Vice President Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 12+ years in software engineering or technology leadership.
• 5+ years leading teams of 10 or more people, with managers among direct reports.
• Experience leading technology at a company of roughly 50 to 500 employees, covering both product engineering and IT/infrastructure.
• A record of hiring and developing engineers and technical managers and growing a team while keeping delivery on schedule.
• Experience managing technology budgets, vendor portfolios, and investment prioritization decisions.
• Hands-on experience running an engineering team on an agentic development lifecycle, using AI coding agents across planning, coding, review, and testing with human review and approval steps.
• Experience leading AI-driven workflow redesign in business operations with measured results.
• Experience putting AI or automation tools into use in business operations.
• Hands-on technical depth to review architecture and code, judge engineering tradeoffs, and step into delivery when needed.
• Experience building and running B2B platforms that depend on many third-party integrations.
• Working knowledge of information security and data protection practices.
• Proven success partnering with executive teams and influencing company strategy through technology planning and execution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical leaders, staff, and partners.

Nice To Haves

• Marketplace or membership-based software experience.
• Travel-industry technology experience, such as GDS systems (Sabre, Travelport, etc.), supplier APIs, booking engines, or host agency or OTA platforms; strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technology organization across software engineering, travel technology, IT infrastructure, information security, project delivery, and AI workflow automation.
• Plan the technology organization's growth, including organizational structure, leadership needs, and hiring strategy across engineering, infrastructure, and technology operations.
• Build and report on a technology scorecard covering delivery performance, system reliability, security, and cost management.
• Develop and maintain a technology strategy aligned with company growth objectives, operational scalability, and revenue goals.
• Directly manage the software engineering team, setting priorities, reviewing architecture and code, and holding the team accountable for delivery commitments until additional engineering leadership is added.
• Partner with the CEO and Product Management to translate the product roadmap into delivery plans, estimates, release schedules, and measurable outcomes.
• Own technical architecture and key technology decisions, including platform strategy and build-versus-buy evaluations for advisor-facing tools, WorldVia.com, and internal systems.
• Lead WorldVia's adoption of AI, including an AI-native development lifecycle in which AI agents support planning, coding, testing, code review, and deployment under engineer oversight.
• Partner with department leaders to redesign workflows using AI and measure improvements in efficiency, cost, quality, and scalability.
• Oversee the AI workflow and automation program, identifying automation opportunities and driving implementation, adoption, and results tracking across departments.
• Oversee travel technology platforms and integrations, including GDS systems, supplier connections, booking tools, advisor technology, and mid-office systems.
• Ensure technology platforms support advisor and employee experiences, business growth, and operational efficiency.
• Own IT operations, network infrastructure, Microsoft 365 administration, access management, and overall technology operations.
• Lead the information security program, including policies, risk management, incident response, vendor security reviews, and security best practices.
• Ensure systems are reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned with business continuity objectives.
• Manage the technology budget, vendor relationships, contracts, and technology investments.
• Evaluate and prioritize technology spending to maximize business value, operational effectiveness, and long-term scalability.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Employer-sponsored medical and dental insurance with employee contribution.
• Fully funded life insurance (1x salary) and long-term disability insurance.
• Optional employee-paid vision insurance and short-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Additional time off for birthday and work anniversary.
• Travel industry perks and discounts.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.