Vice President, Technology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Georgia.

📋 Description

• Oversee WorldVia's technology organization, which encompasses software engineering, travel technology, IT and network infrastructure, information security, project delivery, and AI workflow automation.

• Strategize on organizational growth, structure, leadership requirements, and recruitment plans.

• Create and present a technology scorecard that evaluates delivery performance, system reliability, security, and cost management.

• Formulate and sustain a technology strategy that aligns with the company’s growth, scalability, and revenue objectives.

• Directly manage the software engineering team, establishing priorities and reviewing architecture and code.

• Collaborate with the CEO and Product Management to convert the product roadmap into actionable delivery plans, estimates, release timelines, and measurable results.

• Take ownership of technical architecture and make decisions regarding build-versus-buy for advisor-facing tools, WorldVia.com, and internal systems.

• Champion the integration of AI throughout the company and enhance an AI-native development lifecycle.

• Work alongside department leaders to reengineer workflows using AI and assess improvements in efficiency, cost, quality, and scalability.

• Manage the AI workflow and automation initiatives across various departments.

• Supervise travel technology platforms and integrations, which include GDS systems, supplier connections, booking tools, advisor technology, and mid-office systems.

• Take responsibility for IT operations, network infrastructure, Microsoft 365 administration, access management, and technology operations.

• Lead the information security program, encompassing policies, risk management, incident response, vendor security assessments, and security best practices.

• Ensure that systems are dependable, scalable, secure, and aligned with business continuity goals.

• Oversee the technology budget, vendor relationships, contracts, and technology investments.

• Assess and prioritize technology expenditures to optimize business value, operational efficiency, and scalability.

• Report directly to the CEO.

• Travel up to 20% for company meetings, collaboration, training, conferences, industry events, and other business-related activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering or technology leadership.

• 5+ years of experience leading teams of 10 or more, including managers within your direct reports.

• Background in overseeing technology in a company with approximately 50 to 500 employees, covering both product engineering and IT/infrastructure.

• Proven track record of hiring and mentoring engineers and technical managers while maintaining on-time delivery.

• Experience managing technology budgets, vendor portfolios, and making investment prioritization decisions.

• Hands-on experience operating an engineering team within an agentic development lifecycle, utilizing AI coding agents across planning, coding, review, and testing stages, with human review and approval steps, and leading AI-driven workflow redesigns in business operations with quantifiable outcomes.

• Experience successfully implementing AI or automation tools in business operations.

• Technical proficiency: capable of reviewing architecture and code, assessing engineering trade-offs, and stepping in to assist with delivery when necessary.

• Experience in building and managing B2B platforms reliant on multiple third-party integrations.

• Familiarity with information security and data protection practices.

• Proven success in collaborating with executive teams to influence company strategy through technology planning and execution.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to articulate technical trade-offs to non-technical leaders, staff, and partners.

• Experience in travel-industry technology is highly preferred, including familiarity with GDS systems (Sabre, Travelport, etc.), supplier APIs, booking engines, or host agency or OTA platforms.

🏝️ 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.

• 401k plan with up to 4% company matching.

• Paid time off plus company holidays.

• Additional time off for your birthday and work anniversary.

• Travel industry perks and discounts.

• Collaborative and innovative work environment.