Vice President of Technology
The Imagine Group, An Imagine Company · Atlanta, GA
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The firm partners with management teams to provide strategic resources, industry expertise, and capital to help businesses scale and achieve sustainable growth.In this role, you will be responsible for leading the organization’s technology strategy, infrastructure, systems, and digital initiatives to support business growth and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include overseeing technology teams and vendors, managing IT operations and cybersecurity, evaluating and implementing new technologies, developing strategic roadmaps, and ensuring technology investments align with overall business objectives.Role & Responsibility:Serve as a trusted advisor for technology leaders, translating strategic objectives into actionable delivery and infrastructure plansConduct working sessions with technology leaders and engineering teams to remove roadblocks, troubleshoot critical issues, and uplift operational disciplineOperate as a player-coach during special projects, interim leadership gaps, or escalation scenariosAdvise on engineering org design, career leveling, hiring priorities, and team structureSupport development of technical leadership capabilities, engineering culture, and retention strategiesIntroduce best practices for team rituals, on-call rotations, retrospectives, and feedback loopsEvaluate and mature SDLC practices, including planning, development, testing, and deployment processesDefine or optimize branching strategies, pull request hygiene, CI/CD workflows, and test automationImplement scalable release management practices: deployment readiness, rollback procedures, change control, and communication protocolsBenchmark and improve key engineering KPIs: DORA metrics, sprint churn, backlog health, and release cadenceRecommend tooling and workflow improvements to increase predictability, throughput, and qualityConduct periodic delivery health audits and define remediation plans tailored to team maturityReview cloud infrastructure for cost efficiency, performance, and reliabilityTrack infrastructure spend vs. budget and advise on forecasting, tagging hygiene, and rightsizing strategiesPromote cost-conscious design and automation for scalable, secure infrastructure managementEvaluate data platform capabilities, data quality practices, and reporting coverageGuide governance standards, schema management, and integration with business intelligence toolingIdentify and scope automation or AI/ML use cases tied to strategic business outcomesLead or support technical integration initiatives post-acquisition, focusing on:Team and org structure alignmentHarmonization of engineering processes and toolingProduct and architecture integration planningTranslate diligence findings into post-close technical plans and ensure cross-functional alignment during executionAdvise on selecting, managing, and scaling offshore development partnerships or captive teamsDefine engagement models, communication protocols, and delivery ownership expectationsMonitor and improve distributed team productivity, quality, and integration into the broader engineering organizationHelp technology leaders s build stronger partnerships with Product, Customer Success, and Go-to-Market teamsCoach on executive storytelling and board-level communicationEnsure technology initiatives are tied to business outcomes such as customer satisfaction, retention, and revenue growthSkills & Experience7+ years in software engineering leadership roles, ideally across multiple growth-stage or investor-backed software companiesDeep hands-on experience in engineering delivery, infrastructure operations, and organizational scalingFamiliarity with modern cloud architectures, CI/CD tooling, and agile practicesDemonstrated ability to coach technical leaders and uplift team capabilities across varied maturity levelsExperience with offshore team models and post-merger technology integration preferredOutstanding communication and influence skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders