Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Kansas City, MO

Lead and grow a data engineering team, set technical standards and roadmap, architect scalable GCP data solutions (ingest, transform, warehouse, serving), ensure pipeline reliability and data quality, partner with analytics and client teams, drive best practices (CI/CD, IaC, governance), and evaluate new tooling.

Write and edit high-quality financial news, features, and opinion pieces; ensure grammar, AP Style, SEO, and factual accuracy; fact-check sources; collaborate with reporters; optimize headlines; meet tight deadlines and mentor writers.

Provide in-house legal support focused on US commercial contracting for customers and suppliers, lead negotiations, advise on procurement and compliance, develop compliance programs and training, and support litigation and dispute management.

Lead and deliver office and tenant improvement projects from planning through completion. Oversee architects, engineers, contractors and relocation/furniture vendors; manage budgets, schedules, scope changes, compliance, and stakeholder communications; coordinate across facilities, IS, security and building trades; act as primary client contact.

Senior leader to grow and lead a Compliance Advisory practice focused on KYC, sanctions, AML, and fraud. Originate and deliver large transformation and remediation programs, advise C-suite stakeholders, drive business development, build executive relationships across financial institutions, and mentor senior teams while shaping go-to-market strategy and thought leadership.

Manage project and operational aspects of the NSC 2027 conference: create and maintain master project plan, timelines, budgets; coordinate registration, volunteers, venue logistics, AV, transportation, supplies, and on-site operations; track deliverables, identify risks, escalate issues, and support the Conference Director.

Define and drive product strategy and roadmap for high-priority Coursera platform areas (e.g., mobile, AI assessment, enterprise integration). Translate customer insights into scalable solutions, lead execution from ideation through launch, partner with Engineering/Design/Data to deliver AI-powered features, use data to iterate, and mentor peers to build a high-performing product organization.

Design, automate, and scale Azure-based infrastructure and CI/CD using IaC (Terraform/Bicep/ARM) and Azure DevOps. Build pipelines, manage AKS and containers, implement observability and security, drive reliability engineering, standardize reusable platform patterns, and mentor engineering teams on DevSecOps best practices.

Produce end-to-end AI-assisted marketing assets across channels (paid ads, streaming TV, social, display). Drive motion, video, and animation using AI generation tools plus traditional editing. Build prompt systems, reusable templates, and brand-consistent workflows. Collaborate with brand, design, and demand teams to iterate quickly based on creative direction and campaign performance.

Lead publisher sales strategy and revenue growth for enterprise/premium publishers. Manage major accounts, negotiate high-value contracts, optimize sales processes, and collaborate with product, marketing, and operations to drive go-to-market execution and publisher success.

Lead enterprise publisher prospecting and deal execution to grow Freestar's publisher network. Use market intelligence and CRM forecasting, provide product feedback, close complex custom deals, cultivate executive relationships, and mentor junior sellers.

Lead publisher sales by prospecting and closing high-value deals with publishers and ad-enabled apps. Manage pipeline, hit revenue targets, maintain CRM records, collaborate with senior management, and present Freestar's monetization solutions to grow business.