Head of Technology

The Head of Technology leads Tallo’s engineering and technology organization, developing and supporting the existing team and growing the structures and systems that power a career platform serving early talent. This leader manages engineering managers (currently 2 roles) who lead software engineering and QA teams, sets the technical direction for the platform, and partners closely with Product, Data, Marketing, and company leadership to translate strategy into execution. This is one of the most important roles in the organization.

Responsibilities

Take over an existing engineering team and develop and support it; Own the structure of the engineering organization; Set clear expectations for the engineering manager role; Hire exceptionally well across the engineering organization; Identify and empower strong technical leaders; Establish engineer leveling and development paths; Set clear standards for engineering quality; Own and improve core engineering practices; Own quality assurance; Champion agile, iterative ways of working; Keep engineering work connected to user outcomes and product goals; Guide the platform and enablement team; Set the model for mobile native engineering; Set and evolve technical architecture and standards; Prioritize across short-term feature delivery and long-term technical investment; Own safety and security for technology; Work with Operations on compliance; Own technology relationship with parent company; Partner with data and data science team; Collaborate on data architecture; Work with data science on methodology; Partner on data quality standards; Partner with Marketing on SEO and platform performance; Work with Operations and cross-functional teams; Partner with product managers on roadmap priorities; Ensure engineering teams have context for tradeoff decisions; Connect engineering efforts to company goals; Identify and clear blockers to delivery; Evaluate AI/ML use cases; Recommend AI/ML focus areas; Advise on tooling and infrastructure for ML; Report to CEO and partner with Principal PM; Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences; Communicate regularly with leadership; Build strong working partnership across Tallo and Stride; Establish and track engineering metrics

Requirements

Deep experience in software engineering and senior leadership of multi-team organizations; An exceptional hirer who consistently identifies, attracts, and lands strong engineers and engineering leaders, and builds teams that raise the bar; Proven experience leading engineering managers and building team structures, leveling frameworks, and operating models; A track record of identifying and empowering strong technical leaders, giving them the scope to grow their impact; Demonstrated success building and scaling engineering organizations in high-growth environments; Strong background in modern cloud-based architectures, DevOps practices, and distributed systems; Track record of shipping customer-facing product capabilities, including data-driven or AI-enabled features, into production; Experience owning quality assurance and the standards and practices that keep what a team ships reliable; Ownership mindset for technology safety and security, with experience building secure systems and meeting compliance requirements, ideally for sensitive or young user populations; Experience partnering with data and data science functions, including data architecture and analytics; Excellent people leadership skills, including coaching managers, building performance cultures, and developing technical leaders; Strong strategic thinking paired with a hands-on execution orientation. Comfortable working directly with the team rather than leading from a distance; Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence at the executive level; Ability to clear required background checks

Nice to have

Experience meeting compliance requirements for sensitive or young user populations

Benefits

health benefits; retirement contributions; paid time off; bonus eligibility