PeopleFinders.com, the premier online service for consumers to locate, contact and verify people and businesses. Over the past couple of decades the Company has quietly become one of the largest owners of public records data in the country, distributing its products over a vast network of websites.
The VP of Technology provides leadership, management, direction, full-stack development architecture skills and vision to the cross-functional team, including a software engineering team of web developers, QA engineers, IT, Infosec, and project management. The position works cross functionally as a member of the executive team to direct the successful completion and delivery of software application products and services. The position reports ongoing progress to the CEO. Additional responsibilities include oversight of the department budget, identifying and build out of team and talent, as well as defining resource requirements and allocations.
Employees must have their primary residence in one of the following states.
Arizona | California | Colorado | Georgia | Illinois | Iowa | Massachusetts | Minnesota | Missouri | Nevada | New Jersey | North Carolina | Texas | Washington | Wisconsin
Salary
$180K -$210K
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversee all of Technology, ensuring alignment with Product Development, defining metrics to measure team success, and remaining accountable for the team’s results.
- Define, structure, and manage the technology department, including all staffing and performance activities.
- Lead the team to continuously improve agile/scrum environment to maximize quality and velocity while delivering customer value through multiple concurrent projects, on time and within budget.
- Work as a member of the executive leadership team to effectively prioritize projects to align with company initiatives.
- Ensure prompt responses to urgent issues that are client and revenue impacting with leading customer-facing communication relating to customer experience and product availability.
- Foster a culture of ownership and responsibility for our products within and across teams.
- Lead architecture decisions of front-end web development, API application development of micro services.
- Represent the Technology team, partnering with product, operations, client relations, etc. in cross-company initiatives and issues.
- Provide ongoing visibility to the rest of the executive leadership team.
Required qualifications include:
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering with management of cross-functional team including web development, system engineers, software engineering, QA engineers, QA testers, technical professional services.
- 3+ years of experience in leadership/management roles, including experience managing a team of multiple disciplines.
- 5+ years hands on experience architecting/developing API Services and web-based applications within highly available, complex technical infrastructures and enterprise architecture.
- 5+ years delivering products using Agile software development
- A proven track record of maintaining a workplace that attracts and retains top engineering talent.
- Previous experience aligning software engineering within a product-driven environment.
- Prior experience in a highly-regulated industry with routine audits, including PCI-DSS and SOC2.
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills with both technical teams and non-technical business stakeholders.
- Proven experience developing KPI’s and metrics for optimal performance
- Bachelor’s degree in the field of computer science or engineering.
Preferred qualifications include:
- Ecommerce experience in a B2B and/or B2C space.
- Strong knowledge of HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Strong knowledge of Public Cloud (AWS) Infrastructure
- Extensive knowledge microservices, public-facing APIs
- Strong knowledge of programming in ASP.NET/C#.
- Working knowledge in web protocols, such as HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, etc.
- Extensive knowledge in databases and queries, notably MS SQL Server and Mongo DB.
Benefits
- Flexible PTO
- 6% 401K match
- 100% of the cost paid for the employee for medical, dental and vision
- 60% of of the cost paid for dependents for medical, dental and vision
Top Skills
What We Do
At PeopleFinders, we turn information into actionable insights, empowering trust and safety in today’s digital world. PeopleFinders and our affiliated brands are trusted providers of public records searches and analytical data, offering unparalleled insights. At our core, we’re committed to finding, organizing, and making the right information accessible. Founded in 1999, the PeopleFinders team of innovators is dedicated to helping people stay safe and connected. The team specializes in personalizing data using next-generation technology for each unique user, empowering customers to stay informed and in control of what matters most. In an increasingly digital world, trust begins with accurate information, and that’s what PeopleFinders delivers.
With a focus on emotionally meaningful connections and safety, PeopleFinders helps individuals confirm their trust and protect themselves and their loved ones. Whether it’s for online dating safety, identifying unknown callers, researching family history, reconnecting with long-lost friends, or monitoring your own digital footprint, PeopleFinders is here to help.
The PeopleFinders platform delivers unmatched identity profiles, enabling smarter decisions and deeper insights, leveraging one of the most expansive repositories of public records data, spanning over 40 years. Its unique search engine offers fast, easy access to verified, high-quality information, setting the standard for reliability in data services.
Why Work With Us
For more than 40 years, PeopleFinders has helped people stay connected. We maintain big company ideas and analytics, with a small-company feel and a driven, entrepreneurial spirit.
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