THE ROLE

The Head of Technology and Analytics will be responsible for owning the design, development and implementation of advanced technological solutions to solve business challenges. The successful candidate will be a seasoned tech veteran with project management experience in working with managed service providers and OEMS, hiring, managing and/or outsourcing developers or engineers, experience in managing and manipulating large data sets for use, business intelligence, machine learning and artificial intelligence. The successful candidate will be able to envision and implement data science technologies, frameworks and analysis that will influence strategic decisions throughout the Gotham Greens organization. The manager will be tasked to implement all the necessary information technology infrastructure, security, and business intelligence platforms, as well as helping create the hiring plan to buildout the technology team to help support the growth of Gotham Greens.

Experience in working in a fast-paced start-up environment is preferred, but not required. This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and highly organized leader to join a rapidly growing, innovative, disruptive company in the 21st century food system.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Assume ownership of the technology infrastructure strategy and vision for the entire organization
• Lead the design and execution of advanced technology utilization to help support and mature the business
• Responsible for assessing, understanding and facilitating the delivery of technology solutions and services to meet and advance the business
• Lead mission critical, high impact programs & projects involving the selection, implementation and ongoing improvement of critical enterprise technological systems.
• Maintain awareness of the rapidly changing technology environment and how new technologies can positively impact our company.
• Provide thought leadership & innovation across the organization.
• Lead the creation of business processes for how our data flows into and out of our technology solutions
• Create and Maintain Centralized Database with Azure Webhosted Database
• Ensure proper utilization and data integrity within our various current systems- including but not limited to the ERP, HRIS and CRM
• Research and hire a managed services solution provider that can support across all facilities and Corporate Headquarters.
• Improve and implement SOPs for utilizing technology across company.
• Enhance existing KPI reports with Business Intelligence Dashboards that integrates our various data streams and helps us drive data-driven decisions.
• Create hiring plan to build out the technology team over time as the company grows
• Foster cross-functional partnerships to identify, design and develop technology-driven solutions for their unique challenges

QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field required.
• Master’s Degree preferred but not required
• 5-7+ years of work in technology- specifically including experience architecture and design of technology integration
• Proven track record and experience of leading and implementing large scale technology solutions and programs required
• Strong change management skills with planning, forecasting and prioritization skills
• Ability to work with multiple levels of stakeholders utilizing creative and consensus building decision making
• Ability take complex, ambiguous problems, break them down into smaller parts and problem solve to come up with a whole, integrated and strategic solution
• Ability to think strategically, synthesize complex data and develop innovative solutions with an end-to-end mindset
• Ability to structure a project from idea to experimentation to prototype to implementation

Technical Requirements:

• Experience with Azure, AWS or other cloud services (e.g. Google Cloud, S3, Redshift, EC2, etc.)
• Experience with Microsoft Applications, Microsoft Power BI, PowerApps are preferred, but not required
• Experience in using Predictive Modeling, (supervised & unsupervised) Machine Learning, for optimization
• Advanced knowledge of data management tools such as SQL(RDBMS), NoSQL, Hadoop and/or other big data technologies
• Advanced skills in at least one of the programming languages such as R, Python, Java, C or C++
• Experience with machine learning related open source libraries including, but not limited to: Hadoop, Spark, SciKit-Learn, TensorFlow, etc.
• Working knowledge of Blockchain

The ideal candidate:

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
• Reliable and highly motivated with a creative flair and lively personality
• Passionate commitment to the company vision
• Appreciation to principles of sustainable agriculture and food

WHO WE ARE

Gotham Greens is a global pioneer in urban greenhouse agriculture and a leading consumer brand of premium-quality local produce and fresh food products. Gotham Greens’ produce is grown using ecologically sustainable methods in technologically-sophisticated, climate controlled, urban greenhouses. Gotham Greens provides its diverse retail, restaurant, and foodservice customers with a local, reliable, year-round supply of salad greens, herbs and fresh food products grown under the highest standards of food safety and environmental sustainability. The company owns and operates over 170,000 square feet of greenhouse across four facilities in New York and Chicago and currently has 500,000 square feet of greenhouse under development in five US states. Gotham Greens was founded in 2009 in Brooklyn, New York.

We are farmers that live in apartments. Our team is hard working, supportive, and passionate about sustainable urban agriculture. We work to create an environment that is caring, fun, and collaborative.

Gotham Greens is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.