Director of Technology

Exploding Kittens is a leading game and entertainment company with a mission to inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun games in the physical world. After initially seeking to raise $10K through Kickstarter, the Exploding Kittens campaign raised $8.7M in 30 days from 219,000 backers. To date, Exploding Kittens is the 1 most-backed project in Kickstarter history and has sold over 18 million games. Started by former Xbox game designer Elan Lee and The Oatmeal’s founder Matthew Inman, Exploding Kittens and its family of games seek to reshape traditional game night into an entertaining person-to-person experience. Today, there are nearly 30 games available for purchase as well as an Exploding Kittens mobile app that is one of the top 30 premium games on both iOS , Android , and the Nintendo Switch console, as well as a free-to-play app, Kitty Letter. We are looking to hire an experienced Director of Enterprise Technology with broad experience implementing and managing IT systems in a startup environment with strengths in implementing and managing IT infrastructure as well as ERPs, data warehouses and reporting platforms, middleware systems and eCommerce platforms. This is a new position at Exploding Kittens, as we’ve grown rapidly and are now excited to establish this key role to improve operations. As the key technology leader at Exploding Kittens, you will be an integral part of our success, responsible for both building out the team and capabilities to ensure the business can be scaled and operating productively with the proper security and safety needed for this type of organization . HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE: Responsible for the planning and operational delivery of ERP systems in our cloud environments, including the middleware (application servers, databases) for all divisions across all of our cloud environments for the entire organization, while protecting the data in the enterprise systems in partnership with our IT Security team Leading a team of highly skilled and specialized technical staff to deliver on multiple reporting needs across our enterprise solutions and driving innovation in our service offerings and processes Proactively identify technical risks and issues for the business and implement systems and processes to mitigate. Create a roadmap of technology systems necessary to support business now with a 3-5 year plan in place Oversee our new ERP implementation and key integrations with retailers and our 3PLs as well as supporting feature enhancements for the business teams Partner with the Executive team to create our 3-5 year roadmap to support Exploding Kittens’ rapid global growth needs Direct the implementation of our Enterprise reporting and data warehouse, building from a foundation of Snowflake and Tableau to develop an enterprise dashboard and deliver prioritized business reports across all subject areas WHAT WE NEED: 7 years IT experience in both private and public company settings (high growth startup is a plus) 3 years of experience in a IT leadership position with people leadership experience, supporting a B2B and B2C retail business 3 years of experience developing strategic and tactical plans for delivering technology services and solutions Hands on experience with managing, implementing and supporting ERP systems, middleware systems, Quickbooks, modern data warehouse and BI platforms, and ecommerce system Experience leading internal helpdesk, procurement and onboarding/offboarding of employees Strong project management skills with the ability to create RFP’s, project plans, roadmaps, prioritize work and drive projects to completion Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills WHAT WE OFFER: Salary Range: $175,000-195,000 per year 100% Company paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family Flexible spending account options (medical, dependent care, transit) 401k with company matching Flexible paid vacation Learning & development allowance Monthly wellness benefit complementary wellness subscriptions Please apply directly at jobs.lever.co/explodingkittens . Make sure to include a PDF of your current resume along with a cover letter. As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer we are committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees regardless of sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), race (including protected hairstyles such as dreadlocks, braids and twists), religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity and gender expression and/or the fact that an individual is transgender, transitioning or transitioned), color, ancestry, national origin, possession of a driver’s license, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/trait/condition, marital or familial status, family care or medical leave status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, membership in military reserves, political affiliation, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation We consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local, state and federal “ban the box” and “fair chance” laws.

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