Paleovalley & Wild Pastures · United States
Technology Strategy and Leadership
Set the technology strategy and multi-year roadmap with the CTO, turning business priorities into clear investments, sequencing, and delivery across both brands.
Lead engineering, business systems, and IT as one function, developing leaders, clarifying decision rights, and building the capacity needed for growth.
Own the technology budget, staffing, and vendor strategy; make sound build-versus-buy decisions and raise enterprise-level risks and architectural choices with the CTO.
Establish and oversee a centralized technology request intake and prioritization process, evaluating incoming requests, defining project scope, assessing business impact, allocating resources, and communicating realistic timelines to stakeholders across departments.
Develop scalable engineering workflows and project management practices that improve accountability, delivery predictability, and cross-functional communication without introducing unnecessary administrative complexity.
Custom Platforms and Engineering
Own the architecture and engineering delivery of our custom commerce, subscription, customer service, and internal platforms, balancing new capabilities with maintainability.
Ensure systems are documented, maintainable, and independently operable.
Business Acumen & Leadership
Manage budgets, vendors, technical investments, and competing priorities across functions.
Earn a technical founder’s trust while leading independently and building a stronger technology organization.
Bonus Points
Experience working in a startup, founder-led business, or high-growth e-commerce environment.
Experience with custom-built e-commerce platforms, legacy application modernization, or migrations involving PHP/Laravel-based systems.
Familiarity with platforms such as Shopify and the technical considerations involved in building or integrating e-commerce functionality.
Experience with RESTful APIs, MySQL or comparable relational databases, AWS or similar cloud infrastructure, and modern web development practices.
Experience with ERP, warehouse management, fulfillment, or customer service platforms, including systems such as Acumatica, Logiwa, Klaviyo, or Gladly.
Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, or other structured project management practices; relevant certifications are a plus.
Interest in food, wellness, and regenerative agriculture.