Vice President of Technology & Architecture

Vice President of Technology & Architecture - Remote DISHER is currently partnering with a global supply chain solutions company on their VP of Technology & Architecture opportunity. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping their multi-year technical strategy and leading engineering execution. This is a succession planning role that will prepare this person to become a Chief Technology Officer. You will translate company strategy into architectural vision, lead transformative technology initiatives, and position the company for its next phase of growth, all while building and mentoring high-performing teams. What it's like to work here: This organization is a technology-driven organization. You'll join a lean, high-performing technical organization where strategic influence is significant and your work will directly shape the company's direction over the next 3-5 years. The culture values innovation, adaptability, and continuous learning. The engineering teams are hungry, collaborative, and have successfully adapted to emerging technologies and tools. What you will get to do:

Translate company strategy into a clear 2-3 year architectural roadmap and align engineering, product, data, and business teams around it.

Establish architectural principles that guide decisions across legacy modernization, new service delivery platforms, and AI-native platforms.

Lead the engineering organization by hiring, mentoring, and developing senior engineering leaders, tech leads, and architects.

Drive engineering execution by establishing best practices for CI/CD, observability, infrastructure, developer experience, and delivery management.

Own and continuously improve the software development lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring operationalization, metrics tracking, reporting, and team optimization.

Oversee their enterprise cybersecurity strategy, policies, and technical controls, ensuring security is embedded into architecture, SDLC, and operations (secure-by-design).

Manage identity, access management, data protection, incident response, and vulnerability management as the organization scales.

Regularly assess evolving business conditions, customer needs, and market dynamics, adapting technical direction accordingly.

Proactively surface risks, tradeoffs, and opportunities to leadership before they become constraints.

Present their architecture, platform vision, and AI strategy to customers, partners, and prospects with executive presence and polish.

Represent the company at industry conferences, panels, and events, serving as a visible technical leader and brand ambassador.

Balance system and architectural decisions across scalability, speed, security, cost, and operational maturity.

Establish clear ownership models, accountability, and delivery standards across the engineering organization.

Address structural challenges within the engineering team, making difficult decisions about process improvements and team composition when necessary.

Lead a fully remote, distributed team of approximately 20 people across 3-4 direct reports (senior directors).

Articulate the "why" behind architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences with clarity and conviction.

Travel approximately once per month for quarterly leadership meetings and strategic sessions.

What will make you successful:

15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, SDLC, and solution design leadership roles in high-growth, global environments.

Deep software development experience including running software engineering teams and delivering production software.

Expert-level understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including how to operationalize it, deliver on it, report on metrics, and optimize teams around it.

Strong cloud architecture expertise specifically in cloud-based applications (Azure or AWS required).

Experience driving enterprise-wide transformations including modernization, cloud migration, data strategy, and AI enablement.

Proven success designing, implementing, and evolving integrated systems at scale.

Practical experience integrating AI/ML systems into production software.

Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, including customers and executives.

Executive presence and polish, comfortable presenting at customer meetings, partner engagements, and industry speaking events.

Strategic and visionary thinking, not just a strong executor, but someone who can envision corporate architecture and shape long-term technical direction.

Proven ability to balance big-picture strategic thinking with hands-on involvement. Willing to roll up sleeves and understand details in a lean organization.

Experience successfully managing fully remote, distributed teams.

Track record of hiring, developing, and mentoring senior technical leaders.

Demonstrated leadership through change.

Ambitious career trajectory with genuine interest in progressing to a CTO role.

Must have the current and continuing right to work in the United States of America without restrictions or expirations.

Experience in high-growth technology companies or organizations undergoing digital transformation.

Experience launching commercial software products or transitioning from internal to external product delivery.

Familiarity with logistics, supply chain, or complex operational environments (not required).

Track record working effectively with tight-knit, long-tenured teams.