Vice President, Portfolio Technology Operations

Tiverton Advisors • Los Angeles, CA

4d • $225,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Tiverton seeks a hands-on Vice President, Portfolio Technology Operations, to lead and own the technology roadmap across Tiverton’s portfolio companies. The role builds the data, automation, and AI foundation on top of workflows already in use. It calls for a technology and operational leader with a problem-solving mindset, strong stakeholder-management skills, and outcomes-driven prioritization. The position is based in Los Angeles, California, and involves approximately 20% travel to portfolio companies and Tiverton’s headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in technology, including at least 3 years as the senior-most technology leader at a company with $50–500 million in revenue.
• Experience leading at least one full-cycle ERP implementation and one on-premise-to-cloud migration as the accountable owner.
• Comfort working in a multi-company model and splitting time across 2–3 portfolio companies as the role expands.
• Practical, hands-on experience applying AI and automation to business operations.
• Strong vendor-management and commercial skills, including system integrator oversight and budget ownership.
• Ability to translate technology into business outcomes for CEOs, CFOs, boards, and non-technical teams.
• Strong project-management skills, extraordinary attention to detail, and an entrepreneurial attitude.
• Pragmatic, high-integrity builder with an execution focus and operational mindset; OKR/KPI-driven, with a track record of delivering measurable results in under-resourced environments.
• Willingness to travel to portfolio companies and Tiverton headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, approximately 20% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• MBA.
• Experience in food, agriculture, or consumer packaged goods.
• Portfolio company experience within a private equity context.

Responsibilities

• Assess current-state systems, infrastructure, data, and security, and deliver a 100-day assessment and multi-year technology roadmap tied to business value.
• Manage technical debt projects, including ERP upgrades or reimplementations and on-premise-to-cloud migrations; oversee vendor and system integrator selection, budgets, timelines, data migration, and go-live.
• Build a modern cloud foundation covering infrastructure, identity, security, integrations, data, and reporting, with appropriately scaled cybersecurity, data governance, and business continuity standards.
• Develop tactical AI use into a governed AI strategy embedded in core operating and finance workflows.
• Manage the technology budget, vendor contracts, and service providers; drive cost discipline and measurable return on investment.
• Partner with portfolio company leadership and Tiverton senior leadership to prioritize initiatives, and report progress to portfolio company leadership and Tiverton, including through board reporting.
• Lead change management and user adoption across operations, finance, and field teams.
• Assist with hiring and developing IT staff at portfolio companies, manage external partners, and share playbooks across the Tiverton portfolio as the role expands.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with eligibility for an annual bonus based on individual and firm performance.
• Generous PTO and paid holiday policy.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Group life insurance.
• 401(k) plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior