Executive Director, Technology

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Executive Director, Technology based in the United States. We are seeking an accomplished technology leader who combines strategic vision, hands-on software engineering, and operational excellence to drive the evolution of a growing digital media platform. In this executive-level role, you will lead engineering, delivery, infrastructure, security, and business technology operations while remaining actively involved in production code. Working closely with senior leadership, you will translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions, guide architectural decisions, and ensure reliable delivery across multiple products and services. You will oversee the development of content platforms, subscription systems, identity services, APIs, and internal business tools in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. You will also strengthen security, modernize operational workflows, and leverage AI-assisted development to improve productivity without compromising quality. This fully remote opportunity is ideal for a technically experienced leader who thrives in a hands-on culture, builds high-performing teams, and connects technology strategy directly to business outcomes. Accountabilities - Technology leadership and team development: Lead and grow the technology organization across engineering, delivery, and operations. Own recruitment, performance management, professional development, team standards, and organizational planning, while developing management capabilities as the function scales. - Technical strategy and architecture: Partner with senior leadership to evaluate architectural options, assess build-versus-buy decisions, establish technical priorities, and define the platform's long-term direction. Provide clear technical recommendations, assess trade-offs, and translate strategic decisions into actionable delivery plans.

- Engineering execution and delivery management: Convert product and business objectives into technical requirements, project scopes, delivery schedules, and measurable outcomes. Manage dependencies, establish delivery cadences, communicate commitments to stakeholders, and maintain visibility into progress, risks, and priorities. - Hands-on software development: Contribute production code regularly, lead complex technical investigations, develop prototypes, and resolve challenging engineering problems. Review architectural designs and implementations, establish engineering standards, and introduce quality controls that identify issues before they reach production. - Platform and product development: Lead the development and evolution of digital products supporting news publishing, subscriptions, identity management, events, and data services. Manage the transition from legacy platforms to new solutions while ensuring continuity, reliability, and maintainability. - Content architecture and data services: Own the underlying content and data infrastructure, including content modeling, content management systems, APIs, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) services. Collaborate with design teams that independently develop and deploy user-facing interfaces, ensuring the underlying systems support consistent and efficient product development. - Infrastructure and operational excellence: Oversee cloud infrastructure, development environments, CI/CD pipelines, preview environments, monitoring, logging, and observability. Build reliable deployment processes that enable engineers and designers to release changes safely and efficiently. - Security, privacy, and incident management: Establish and maintain security standards across applications, infrastructure, access controls, credentials, dependencies, and third-party services. Lead incident response, evidence preservation, and reporting, while ensuring appropriate privacy, consent, and data-retention practices.