Vice President Technology / Entertainment

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Vice President Technology / Entertainment based in the United States. We are seeking an experienced technology executive to lead and expand a technology practice focused on hospitality, entertainment, and guest experiences across the Americas and Europe. This strategic leadership role spans hotels, casinos, restaurants, and food and beverage businesses, with opportunities to expand into cruise lines, attractions, and live entertainment. You will work directly with senior client executives to develop AI-powered solutions that improve guest experiences, streamline operations, and deliver measurable business outcomes. The role combines enterprise account growth, commercial leadership, technology innovation, and team development. You will oversee complex client engagements, build high-performing technical teams, and transform successful project insights into scalable industry solutions. This is an opportunity to shape how applied AI and modern technology create value across the hospitality and experiences sectors. \n Accountabilities

Define Technology Strategy: Set the strategic direction for the hospitality and experiences technology practice across the Americas and Europe, serving core markets such as hotels, casinos, restaurants, and food and beverage businesses while expanding into adjacent industries.

Develop Executive Relationships: Build trusted partnerships with client CIOs, CTOs, and other senior decision-makers, collaborating with client partners to strengthen relationships and grow strategic enterprise accounts.

Lead and Develop Technical Teams: Recruit, lead, and mentor technology directors, architects, engineers, and other technical professionals across distributed teams, with applied AI as a core capability.

Drive Business Development: Lead complex sales opportunities from initial discovery workshops through solution design, commercial negotiations, pricing, and contract signing.

Manage Practice Performance: Oversee revenue, profitability, utilization, capacity planning, delivery quality, and portfolio risk to ensure sustainable business growth and successful client outcomes.

Advance AI-Powered Innovation: Guide the development of AI-native industry solutions, reusable accelerators, and scalable assets that translate client project learnings into broader business value.

Represent Industry Leadership: Build a strong professional presence through speaking engagements, publications, and original perspectives on the impact of AI on guest experiences and hospitality operations.

Requirements:

Technology Leadership Experience: Bring at least 12 years of experience in technology, including leadership within a hotel, casino, restaurant, or food and beverage business; a technology provider serving the hospitality industry; or a consulting or professional services organization.

Hospitality Industry Expertise: Demonstrate a deep understanding of hospitality operations across hotels, casinos, restaurants, quick-service chains, property-level or restaurant-floor activities, and corporate functions.

Commercial and Financial Acumen: Have experience owning a profit and loss (P&L) responsibility or winning and growing major enterprise accounts, with a proven record of securing complex new business.

Enterprise Delivery Experience: Demonstrate success leading large-scale client engagements involving AI-native solutions, digital guest experiences, operational improvements, and modernization of core systems.

Team Building and Leadership: Have a track record of building and developing senior technical teams, including teams distributed across multiple locations.

Technical Credibility: Be comfortable advising senior technology executives on cloud platforms, cybersecurity, and architecture, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes.

Executive Communication Skills: Bring strong presentation, facilitation, relationship-building, and storytelling skills to engage senior stakeholders and guide strategic decisions.

Benefits:

Competitive Compensation: Annual salary range of $210,000–$250,000, with final compensation depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, and qualifications.

Paid Time Off: Unlimited paid time off, approximately 12 paid company holidays per year, and a dedicated self-care day on your work anniversary, subject to applicable terms.

Healthcare Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits.

Insurance Protection: Disability and life insurance benefits.

Retirement Savings: 401(k) retirement plan, with a potential employer match.

Parental and Adoption Leave: Up to 14 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, up to 4 weeks for non-birthing parents, and up to 8 weeks for adoption, subject to eligibility requirements.

Family Support: Up to 15 paid calendar days per year for child hospitalization leave, subject to qualifications.

Additional Paid Leave: Paid jury duty leave of up to 4 weeks per year and paid moving days of up to 2 days per year, subject to eligibility.

Personal Milestone Recognition: Graduation and birthing gifts, subject to eligibility.

Remote Work: Remote work arrangements are available, although location permissions may change according to business needs.

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