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Job description
Here's What We Need
The VP of Technology establishes a clear technology vision that aligns systems, data, and teams with business priorities. This role ensures technology enables restaurant teams to serve guests efficiently and consistently, while scaling reliably with the needs of the business through strong partnership with leaders across the organization.
What You'll Be Doing
Set Technology Strategy - You will define and own the company's long-term technology roadmap, aligning systems, platforms, and investments with business priorities and growth plans
Lead and Develop the Technology Team - You will build, coach, and retain a high-performing technology organization.
Own Core Business Systems - You will ensure POS, restaurant systems, back-office platforms, corporate applications, and integrations are reliable, scalable, and well-supported.
Enable Restaurant Operations - You will partner closely with operations to ensure technology works in real restaurant conditions, supports speed and accuracy, and minimizes disruption for teams.
Strategic Data Leadership & Governance - You will define and implement the long-term data roadmap, architecture and systems to obtain, store and integrate data across various sources.
Manage Security Risk - You will establish strong cybersecuirty, data privacy, and disaster recovery practices appropriate for growing a multi-state restaurant company.
Oversee Vendors and Partners - You will select, manage, and hold technology vendors accountable for performance, cost, and service levels.
Guide Technology Investment - You will manage technology budgets, prioritize spend, and clearly communicate trade-offs and return on investment.
Support Growth and New Restaurants - You will ensure technology scales smoothly with new restaurant openings, market expansions, and evolving guest expectations.
Additional Responsibilities - You will perform additional duties as assigned.
How You'll Do It
Strategic Thinking - You connect technology decisions to business outcomes and long-term growth.
People Leadership - You build trust, develop leaders, and create clarity for teams in a complex environment.
Operational Judgement - You balance innovation with reliability, especially in restaurant-critical systems.
Clear Communication - You translate technical topics into practical implications for non-technical partners.
Partnership Mindset - You collaborate effectively across operations, finance, marketing, people, and other teams.
Queso...Here's What We Need
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
10+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including responsibility for enterprise-wide systems
Experience leading technology in a multi-unit, consumer-facing business such as restaurants, retail, or hospitality
Demonstrated experience building and leading managers and senior technical leaders
Strong understanding of modern cloud-based systems, integrations, and cybersecurity practices
Preferred Qualifications
Experience leading technology in the restaurant industry
Experience supporting rapid growth and new unit expansion
Background with restaurant POS, workforce, and guest loyalty systems
Location
Austin, TX
This position does not offer employment visa sponsorship, and candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and reside within the U.S. to be considered.
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Worksite address
austin, TX, 78716, US
Who can apply
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