Vice President of Technology
Company Description
Walk On Ventures (WOV) is a strategic growth advisory and venture firm partnering with founders and executive teams to build high-impact, scalable businesses. Operating at the intersection of performance marketing, insurtech, and agentic AI, WOV embeds directly with leadership to create operating leverage and accelerate outcomes. The firm brings deep, real-world operating experience rather than rigid frameworks, focusing on high-impact partnerships that drive growth and enterprise value. WOV typically works with organizations navigating complexity, rapid growth, or capital events and embraces a “walk-on” mentality—showing up prepared, working hard, and delivering exceptional performance for every client. Role Description The Vice President of Technology is a full-time, remote leadership role responsible for shaping and executing Walk On Ventures’ technology vision across performance marketing, insurtech, and agentic AI initiatives. This role oversees end-to-end technology strategy, architecture, and delivery, ensuring platforms and solutions are secure, scalable, and aligned with client and firm goals. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading cross-functional technology teams, prioritizing and managing complex projects, and collaborating with founders and executive teams to design and implement technology roadmaps that support growth and enterprise value creation. The Vice President of Technology will evaluate and integrate new technologies, optimize existing systems, establish best practices for engineering and IT operations, and ensure data governance, security, and compliance standards are met. The role also includes mentoring technical leaders, owning vendor and partner relationships, and contributing to venture diligence by assessing the technical robustness of potential investments.
Qualifications
Strong Information Technology leadership experience, including oversight of infrastructure, applications, and emerging technologies. Demonstrated expertise in IT Strategy and Strategic Planning, with a track record of building and executing long-term technology roadmaps. Proven Project Management skills, including managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from concept through delivery. Advanced Analytical Skills for evaluating technology investments, performance metrics, and data-driven decision-making. Experience with cloud-native architectures, data platforms, security and compliance, and integration of AI-driven solutions. Background in or strong familiarity with performance marketing, insurtech, or related digital-first, growth-stage environments. Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; an advanced degree is beneficial but not required. Experience leading remote and distributed technology teams, with strong organizational and time management skills.