VP, Technology - 7865

Description About the Opportunity

The Technology VP will be responsible for development and maintenance of an enterprise marketing system including web applications, transaction system, database, and reporting systems. Responsible for leading and directing multiple development teams to include project management and resource allocation of technical teams, leading application development enhancements as well as platform technical design and maintenance. The Technical VP will work with General Managers and technical management on customized solutions to clients based on a common core architecture and code base. These development projects include requirements definition, resource allocation, pricing, delivery, deployment, and acceptance testing. Most development is done on the .NET platform with an Oracle database. The Technical VP will also be involved in defining, creating and/or presenting proof-of-concept demos and sales materials.

Required Skills
The right candidate will have been a senior level Software Architect or a Software Development VP within a mid-sized or large company. The Technical VP will understand how to assess both the existing talent pool, and also understand how to select the right talent moving forward. This is a leadership role with 10% or less hands-on technical development. We are looking for someone that is comfortable in client facing, business, and technical settings.

Personal Skills/Attributes
Established Leader
Strategic thinker
Polished presentation skills
Disciplined organization and planning skills
Good communication skills
Self-motivation
Positive attitude

Requirements Educational Requirements; Experience
Bachelor's degree in MIS or related field
Strong technical development background
Five plus years relevant experience including client facing duties
Seven plus years leading a development team of at least 10 total resources
Seven plus years working with OLTP/OLAP systems on Oracle Databases
Knowledge of marketing strategies and analytic driven solutions is a plus
Past experience in managing an application development team focused using .NET, ASP.NET, VB, C#, PL/SQL, SOAP, SOA, is required.
Open to travel up to 20%

Compensation and Benefits

Alliance Data offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive selection of benefit options including 401(k).
Conditions of Employment

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of drug screen, credit check, and background check.

About Us

Epsilon - including its Abacus division - is a 21st Century Marketing Services Company that uses consumer and business data together with proven techniques to maximize marketing power for clients worldwide. Services include strategic consulting, database and loyalty technology, proprietary data, predictive modeling and a full range of creative and interactive services including brand and promotional development, web design, email deployment, search engine optimization and direct mail production. Among other notables, Epsilon is the world's largest permission-based email marketer. Epsilon is an Alliance Data company. For more information, visit www.epsilon.com.