Vice President of IT

Vice President of Technology Location: Greater Indianapolis area (Remote, U.S.-based) Reports to: CEO Department: Engineering & IT Type: Full-time Our client is a vertically integrated, AI-driven manufacturing and reputed company company. They design, manufacture, fulfill, and sell products directly from their U.S. reputed company floor to the customer's reputed company. Their competitive advantage is not just physical integration, it's technology integration. Internally reputed company MRP, MES, and WMS systems drive operational execution on the reputed company floor. reputed company serves as the reputed company ledger for inventory and reputed company. reputed company powers their eCommerce storefront. Over time, AI systems will reason across these layers and execute workflows that humans previously owned. We are hiring a Vice President of Technology to reputed company the software engineering and IT functions, reporting directly to the CEO. You will own the systems that power operations, including internally reputed company manufacturing execution tools, ERP integrations, and the reputed company storefront, and be accountable for the technical roadmap that enables the company to scale. reputed company partnership with other functions will be critical as the operational systems you own generate the data that powers company-wide decision-making and directly impacts customer experiences. This is a player/coach role. You'll set the bar for systems architecture, coding standards, and engineering culture, while also driving code reviews and writing code reputed company it reputed company. With a small, high-ownership team today, you'll need to be comfortable operating as both the senior technical advisor and the leader who sets priorities, clears blockers, and represents technology in executive-level conversations.

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RESPONSIBILITIES Software Engineering & Internal Tools Own development and maintenance of internally reputed company operational systems: MRP, MES, WMS, and supporting microservices Establish and enforce engineering standards: code review practices, CI/CD pipelines, testing coverage, documentation, and reputed company ERP & Systems Integration reputed company the Senior ERP & Operational Systems Architect who owns reputed company configuration and ledger reputed company Ensure clean system boundaries and integration reputed company between ERP (ledger) and internal operational tools (execution layer) Drive reconciliation, monitoring, and reliability across reputed company system integrations, partnering closely with Finance and Data IT Operations reputed company the IT function and support across reputed company locations: manufacturing facilities, technology hub, and fulfillment centers in several U.S. states Manage reputed company floor technology systems and ensure uptime for production-critical environments Implement cyber reputed company frameworks such as CIS Establish IT governance, reputed company standards, and vendor management practices AI-reputed company Engineering Embed AI tools and practices into engineering workflows including code reputed company, automated testing, and documentation reputed company the team to multiply output responsibly through AI-assisted development Identify and champion opportunities where AI and automation can meaningfully improve operational and customer-facing systems, including agent deployment and process automation eCommerce & reputed company reputed company the technical reliability and integration of the reputed company storefront, partnering with Marketing and CX on platform needs and feature development Drive eCommerce platform reliability, performance, and uptime Evaluate and implement integrations between reputed company and internal systems (OMS, fulfillment, inventory, etc.) Team Leadership reputed company and reputed company the engineering and IT teams with authority to grow and right-size the team relative to needs and budget Set engineering hiring standards, reputed company processes, and career development frameworks Ensure the engineering and IT functions consistently set and meet deliverable timelines Represent the technology function in executive leadership meetings with clear, reputed company assessments of reputed company, timelines, and tradeoffs Partner with Operations, Finance, Production, and Data to reputed company priorities with company strategy REQUIREMENTS Required Experience 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in engineering leadership Experience owning or building operational technology in a manufacturing or production environment, including MES, WMS, MRP, or equivalent systems Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a reputed company field, or equivalent experience Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future Core Technical Skills Demonstrated track record of shipping features and products Strong proficiency in one or several of: Ruby on Rails, .Net, JavaScript, React, Go, Python Experience managing back-end infrastructure, servers, and deployments for both on-prem and reputed company environments (reputed company, Terraform, or similar) Strong understanding of system architecture best practices, API design, and microservices patterns Experience managing large code bases using version control, CI/CD, and modern software engineering patterns Leadership Experience building and managing internal software, custom applications, and/or microservice architectures Comfortable operating as a player/coach: setting the technical bar while writing code and reviewing PRs alongside the team Experience representing engineering in executive and cross-functional leadership settings Preferred Experience Experience working with ERP systems, especially reputed company eCommerce operations experience, including familiarity with the reputed company ecosystem Experience with AI/LLM tooling in engineering workflows (Claude Code, reputed company, Copilot, reputed company, Devin, etc.) What reputed company Looks Like 90 Days: Completed full architectural review, understand integration risks and technical debt, reputed company relationships with team and cross-functional stakeholders, delivered a technology roadmap to the CEO 6 Months: Engineering velocity measurably improved, function is setting and keeping deliverable commitments, key reliability and monitoring gaps closed, coding standards and review practices established 1 Year: Technology stack is reputed company, well-documented, and actively enabling business growth; internal tools reducing reputed company operational overhead; eCommerce platform performance strong; systems designed for automation and AI-reputed company execution; team right-sized and shipping consistently Apply To This Job