VP, Technology

1 Hour ago • All levels • $195,000 PA - $240,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Critical Mass is looking for a VP of Technology to lead their Chicago-based team and accounts, including the US Army, and support their AI practice. The role involves overseeing technology strategy, platform architecture, micro-sites, precision marketing, and innovation. As the technical leader, the VP will ensure the team has the right talent, processes, and tools for success. The VP will also provide technical strategy and leadership to clients, partner with other disciplines to elevate digital experiences, support business growth, and mentor technology directors. The position requires a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.
Must have:
  • Post-secondary education in Computer Science or related field
  • Unique expertise to deliver experiences across the digital ecosystem
  • Understanding of programming and architecture for large-scale projects
  • Experience with Adobe Experience Cloud solutions (AEM, Target, Analytics)
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent clients and projects
  • Experience working in a globally distributed team
  • Acted as a public-facing representative of your organization
  • Experience working across multiple industries
Perks:
  • Global maternity and parental leave
  • Competitive benefits packages
  • Vacation, compassionate leave, wellness days, and flex days
  • Access to online services for families and new parents
  • Extensive winter holiday office closures
  • Early Dismissal Friday’s (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
  • Internal learning and development programs
  • Enterprise-wide employee discounts

Job Details

Critical Mass is seeking a VP, Technology to lead our Chicago-based team and accounts, including US Army, and support our AI practice. You will work alongside our technology leadership overseeing activities including technology strategy, platform architecture, micro-sites, precision marketing, and innovation. As the technical leader of the team, you’ll be responsible for ensuring you have the appropriate talent, process, and tools for success. You’ll have direct input on the roadmap and be the steward of our technical solutions, aiming for the right balance of features, scalability, and maintainability.

Anchored by entrepreneurial practitioner-leaders, Critical Mass is at the forefront of wholistic digital ecosystem thinking and experience delivery. AI has given us more powerful tools to identify audiences and deliver personalized experiences with bespoke content. If that sounds exciting, you’ll be a perfect fit.

Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office a minimum of 3 days a week.   


You will:

  • Lead and grow the “Pancakes” group of accounts and talent
  • Be a contributing leader to our global AI and innovation practice
  • Provide technical strategy and leadership within CM and to our clients
  • Partner with other disciplines to elevate the digital experiences we deliver
  • Support organic and new business growth
  • Bring unique expertise to CM and leverage others’ expertise from across the org to drive innovation
  • Oversee multiple projects and programs across technology platforms and establish efficient processes and procedures for improvement
  • Contribute to and support CM Technology Discipline initiatives
  • Directly mentor Technology Directors and Technology Leads, and indirectly guide the careers of their direct reports
  • Willingness to undergo federal security clearance (CAC/T3)

You have:

  • A post-secondary education in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent industry experience
  • Unique expertise that enhances CM’s ability to deliver experiences across the digital ecosystem
  • Understanding of programming and architecture of large-scale projects
  • Experience working with Adobe Experience Cloud solutions, namely AEM, Target, and Analytics
  • Managed multiple concurrent clients and projects alongside new business pursuits
  • Worked as a part of a globally distributed team
  • Acted as a public facing representative of your organization
  • Experience working across multiple industries such as public sector, higher education, healthcare, and financial services
  • Directly mentored managers and overseen distributed teams

What We Offer

  • Global maternity and parental leave
  • Competitive benefits packages
  • Vacation, compassionate leave, wellness days, and flex days
  • Access to online services for families and new parents
  • Extensive winter holiday office closures
  • Early Dismissal Friday’s (off at 3:00 PM local time every Friday)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
  • Internal learning and development programs
  • Enterprise-wide employee discounts

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About The Company

Critical Mass is a team of 1,800 inspired folks based in 12 offices around the world, providing full-service digital capabilities for the greatest brands on Earth. Our secret sauce is our uncompromising design standards, our relentless focus on customers, and an ability to put powerful new technologies to work for our clients.


We work with the best—Apple, Nike, Mars Wrigley, Nissan, Diageo, Airbnb, BMW, BNY Mellon, Johnson & Johnson, and many more—brands who strive for connected digital ecosystems and unparalleled experiences. We help them get there by gaining deep insight into their consumers and orchestrating data, AI, design, media, and tech stacks around human stories.


We’re a global agency founded in Canada, but digital is our home. If you know us, then you know we’re a special, quirky place that attracts big talent and tiny egos. (We actually give out a “so f-n nice” award—lots of them). But just because we’re friendly doesn’t mean we’re not a force to be reckoned with. We’re driven. Relentless. And we live our values. We’re Critical Mass, but our friends call us CM. Please call us CM!

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