Director Of Technology And Engineering

Heggerty is seeking a Director of Technology to oversee technology strategy and operations for customer-facing digital products and internal business systems. This role will work across departments to identify solutions to complex problems, lead vendor teams in developing and implementing solutions, and ensure all software created and used by Heggerty supports organizational objectives and scales for the future.

Heggerty is an educational publishing organization that offers literacy curricula and support resources that are currently used in more than 24,000 schools in the United States, Australia, and Canada. Our products are developed by educators, for educators and we are proud to be a leading voice in the ongoing work to solve the literacy crisis and teach children to read.

Responsibilities

The Director of Technology’s responsibilities include:

Technology Strategy

• Overseeing vendor partners tasked with building and maintaining software that supports the purchase, delivery, and use of Heggerty products, including:
• Ensuring quality, reliability, sustainability, and scalability of technology solutions by ensuring they align to a long-term strategy and follow development best practices.
• Access and user management systems
• Working with external vendors to integrate new systems while ensuring appropriate compatibility with existing systems.
• Marketing website
• Collaborating with Heggerty leadership to present, discuss, and refine solutions and plans for implementation.
• User-facing digital product site
• In partnership with Product, Curriculum, Operations, Marketing, Sales, and HR leadership, developing a technology strategy and roadmap that supports organizational objectives and scales for the future.
• Working across business units to identify current pain points related to the technologies in use and providing strategic input for scaling technical systems to best support business growth.
• Responding to technical questionnaires from states, schools, and districts.
• Researching options, proposing viable solutions, and providing architectural guidance for complex initiatives, taking into account system-wide impact for Heggerty.
• ECommerce site
• Billing and order fulfillment systems
• Providing guidance and recommendations to leadership on feasibility, cost, and effort for new projects.

IT Oversight

• Overseeing internal systems and tools (Salesforce, Slack, Google, etc.)
• Overseeing IT operations and team members, whose responsibilities include managing employee hardware, software, and access to business systems.
• Developing and owning IT, security, and data policies and procedures for the organization.
• Collaborating with department heads to identify and implement out-of-the-box software solutions that meet organizational and department-specific needs.

Requirements

• Experience building software for B2C and B2B educational products
• A player-coach mentality, and willingness to wear multiple hats in a growing organization
• Minimum 8-10 years leading software development teams and IT operations
• Curiosity, empathy, and a passion for our mission

Benefits

• 401(k) with matching
• Company-paid life insurance
• Generous PTO and paid holidays (including summer Fridays and winter break!)
• Flexible work environment with the option to work in-person or remotely
• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Independence and autonomy