Vice President of Technology (US) Remote (anywhere in United States)

Reports to: CTO

Department: Technology

Location: This is a fully remote U.S.-based position. Candidates must reside and work in one of the following states due to tax and compliance requirements: AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, LA, MD, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, TX, VA, WA, WI, or WY.

FLSA Classification: Salaried, Exempt

Compensation: This position has geographic-based pay ranges. Final compensation and geographic tier placement are determined based on the candidate's primary work location, skills, experience, and qualifications.

Tier 1 (Higher Cost Markets): $190,000 - $220,000

Tier 2 (National Markets): $180,000 - $210,000

Tier 3 (Lower Cost Markets): $170,000 - $200,000

About the Company

Paleovalley and Wild Pastures were born from a simple but radical idea: real food can heal — people, animals, and the planet. When Paleovalley co-founders Autumn and Chas Smith saw how industrialized food was affecting human health and the health of the land, they refused to play along. Autumn’s own journey of healing through nutrient-dense foods lit a fire that became Paleovalley. From there, the mission grew roots, sprouted wings, and eventually expanded into Wild Pastures to bring regeneratively raised meats directly to families nationwide.

Today, Paleovalley crafts deeply nourishing snacks and supplements made with organic ingredients and honorable sourcing. Wild Pastures connects small American farmers practicing regenerative agriculture with customers who believe better food is worth fighting for. Every product, every partnership, and every decision is guided by a commitment to real ingredients, regenerative practices, and the belief that health is built from the soil up.

We’re a team of grounded doers, curious thinkers, bold builders, and warm humans who like to laugh while doing meaningful work. We're growing quickly, fueled by purpose and a shared desire to repair the food system one thoughtful choice at a time. If you feel energized by impact, drawn to mission, and ready to join a company rewriting the future of food, we’d love to meet you!

About the Opportunity

The technology behind Paleovalley and Wild Pastures is central to how customers shop, subscribe, and get help - and how our teams fulfill orders and run the business. Much of it was built in-house by our co-founder and CTO. As both brands grow, we need a technology organization that can keep these platforms strong, connect them with our business systems, and support the next stage of growth.

The Vice President of Technology will be the CTO’s trusted right hand and lead the full technology function across software engineering, business systems, and IT. This leader will set priorities and investment plans with the CTO, make consequential day-to-day decisions with substantial autonomy, and own the team, budget, delivery, and health of our technology. The role gives the CTO room to focus on company-wide direction and the technical work where he can add the most value.

Success here requires executive judgment, real technical depth, and a practical approach to AI and automation. You’ll work through architecture, code, and difficult incidents while building shared knowledge and ownership across the team. You’ll also guide AI adoption that improves how we build software and run the business, partnering with E-Commerce on reliable solutions for the shopping experience and commercial priorities.

What You’ll DoTechnology 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 reliability and maintainability.

Stay close to the technical work through design and code reviews, hands-on troubleshooting, and selective coding when a critical problem calls for it.

Set practical standards for testing, releases, monitoring, and incident response so teams can move quickly while protecting the customer and employee experience.

Reduce dependence on any one person by documenting critical systems, sharing ownership, cross-training the team, and testing recovery procedures.

AI and Automation

Lead AI and automation strategy with the CTO, turning emerging capabilities into practical agents, workflows, and tools that improve efficiency, decision-making, and organizational capacity.

Evaluate where AI, conventional automation, and human expertise are best applied, measuring business value before scaling adoption across engineering and business functions.

Business Systems, IT and Security

Lead the strategy for business applications, integrations, and data flows that connect commerce with customer service, fulfillment, manufacturing, supply chain, and finance.

Oversee IT services, infrastructure, access, cybersecurity, privacy, and vendor risk, including practical standards for AI reliability, data protection, and appropriate human oversight.

Maintain continuity and disaster recovery plans for revenue-critical and operational systems, and prioritize technical debt based on security, scalability, cost, and business impact.

Delivery and Cross Functional Partnership

Partner with E-Commerce and web experience teams to translate storefront and testing priorities into technical solutions; E-Commerce owns commercial outcomes while Technology owns platform delivery.

Partner with business leaders to evaluate processes, automation opportunities, and capacity needs before recommending additional systems, vendors, or headcount.

Set realistic commitments, manage competing requests, and give the CTO and executive team a clear view of progress, service health, and emerging risks.

Serve as a responsive and solutions-oriented technology partner to department leaders, ensuring incoming requests are properly evaluated, stakeholders receive clear updates, and technical priorities remain aligned with business impact and available capacity.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering and technology leadership, including 4+ years leading technical teams and developing managers or other senior leaders.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field preferred; equivalent practical experience and demonstrated technical leadership will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Strong command of software architecture, production code, integrations, cloud infrastructure, and engineering practices.

Hands-on experience applying AI tools and automation in software development or business workflows, with sound judgment about their limitations, reliability, and data risks.

Experience leading customer-facing commerce or subscription platforms alongside enterprise applications and IT services.

A track record of making custom or founder-built systems maintainable, documented, and independently operable.

Practical judgment in security, privacy, access, incident response, disaster recovery, and business continuity.

Business acumen to manage budgets, vendors, technical investments, and competing priorities across functions.

Ability to 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.

Our Commitment to You

Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% employer-paid dental/vision and a small monthly medical premium for employees; dependents may be added at employee cost

Generous Paid time off to support balance and rest

Paid sick time for when you need it

Six (6) company-paid holidays each year & two (2) floating holidays

Paid parental leave after 6 months of service for eligible employees

100% company-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance

Referral bonuses up to $1,500 when you refer great people who join our team

401(k) or Roth Plans with up to a 4% company match after one year of service

$300 Paleovalley Monthly product stipend for employees

Compliance & Employment Practices

Paleovalley and Wild Pastures are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and we do not discriminate based on any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We’re also committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process. If you need assistance or an accommodation at any point, please reach out to HRteam@paleovalley.com.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. At this time, Paleovalley and Wild Pastures are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of employment visas, including but not limited to H-1B, TN, or OPT. Any offer of employment is contingent upon completion of Form I-9 and verification of work authorization. We participate in E-Verify to confirm eligibility to work in the U.S.

To support an efficient and consistent application review process, we may use technology-assisted tools to help organize and review applications; however, these tools do not make hiring decisions. All final hiring decisions are made by our team.

This role is open until filled.