VP of SoftwareYellow Dog Software

We are looking for someone to lead our efforts across all our products and technologies. This role has high potential to evolve into a more senior leadership position based on impact and performance over time. The current leadership consists of the CEO and then 3 Directors (Client Software, Integrations, and Tech and Mobile) along with product/QA leads for the three groups.

Up until now, the heavy load of roadmap and product design has fallen almost entirely to the CEO. The technical directors do a great job over their areas, but they control the how to do what they do, but not the why. We need a leader to build a process to capture the business needs, prioritize them, then build/follow a process to execute successfully. It’s time for the company to not be reliant on any individual and be reliant on the process.

The person in this role needs to do the following in Year 1:

• First 3 months: Evaluate all teams and processes. For current products (Call this Track 1): Create/implement detail plans with underlying process docs on exactly how software is determined, developed, tested, and delivered. Maximize how we get product out the door with our current teams

• Months 3-6:  Determine approach to develop a new web-based product to provide a Master Catalog ability to add/update items and recipes to instance of Yellow Dog Inventory

• Months 6-9: Execute on the Master Catalog.  Begin planning and budgets for Next Gen (Track 2) of Yellow Dog Inventory

• Months 9-12:  Begin Next Gen development

• Year 2: Develop Next Gen product

• Year 3: Complete Next Gen product, launch MVP end of Year 3

• Year 4: Complete all Next Gen product development

Track 1 will continue driving revenue in the near term, while Track 2 sets the foundation for the next decade. The goal is to sunset Track 1 within 3–4 years.

• Ahead of everyone else

• Smart, Curious, and Quick (Multi-Threaded)

• Create positive, permanent change every day

• Self-starting, becomes an expert

• The kind of manager who roles up your sleeves, dives in, and figures out how things should be done

• Capable of building detailed processes on the fly and to control the way things get done

• Ability to think fast, act fast

• Be out and front ahead of the rest of the group

• Get stuff done every day

• Ability to see the whole field, anticipate changes, and be paranoid about the success of the company

• Great at determining budgets and timelines, ensuring we adhere to them

• Servant leader who can gain the team's trust and make it successful

Yellow Dog Software develops, installs, and services our own inventory management software for a wide range of hospitality clients, including restaurants and groups, large 5-star resorts & clubs, and now over 30% of major league sports stadiums. We like to move quickly, work hard, and take care of our people. If you have a proven track record of successfully leading project teams, a commitment to excellence in customer service, and a passion for doing things right, we'd like to speak with you.

• Competitive compensation based on experience with an anticipated quarterly bonus plan and generous benefit package