Head of Technology

About the role

The ideal Head of Technology is strategic and steady, humble and confident, empowering and accountable, technically credible, future-facing and practical, clear and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a strong Technology function with clear standards, ownership, and accountability across engineering and technical teams
• Own the technology roadmap so technical priorities support business goals, product direction, security, and long-term scalability
• Lead modernization efforts that strengthen Asmark’s systems, data, infrastructure, and development practices
• Create technical discipline that helps engineering work move forward with quality, predictability, and clear priorities
• Strengthen the partnership between Technology, Product, Operations, and leadership so business priorities become scalable technical solutions
• Reduce cybersecurity, data, system reliability, and technical risks before they become business problems
• Build practical technology rhythms that make capacity, system health, blockers, priorities, risks, and decisions visible to leadership
• Lead and develop technical team members into strong owners, problem solvers, and future leaders
• Use clear measures of technology success to connect system performance, engineering capacity, security, and business impact
• Evaluate AI, automation, and emerging technologies with practical judgment so Asmark stays competitive and uses the right tools for where the business is going
• Identify technical debt, capacity issues, and execution risks early, then create practical solutions that keep technology work moving

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of senior Technology or Engineering leadership experience, with ownership of a technical function and direct partnership with senior leadership
• Direct people leadership experience with software development or engineering teams, with a track record of creating clarity, accountability, and stability
• Experience leading software engineering or application development teams through architecture, modernization, technical risk, and delivery decisions
• Experience building and scaling a Technology or Engineering function through clearer structure, standards, priorities, accountability, and measurable execution
• Strong business and technology judgment, with experience advising leaders on technical risk, investment priorities, scalability, security, and emerging technology
• Experience leading and scaling technical teams of roughly 5–25+ people, including employees, contractors, vendors, or technical leads
• Leadership experience in a small to mid-sized organization
• Experience in a regulated or operationally complex environment
• Experience working with LMS, SaaS, or compliance-driven software platforms
• Experience with AWS, JavaScript, React, Node.js, TypeScript, Next.js, CI/CD, or automated testing
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent technical experience
• Experience in AgTech, agricultural retail, safety, risk management, compliance, training, or related industries
• Familiarity with EOS or similar operating systems
• Advanced technical degree, AWS certification, Scrum certification, or similar technical credentials