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Lead architecture and design of a next-generation centralized authentication platform, define target-state credential consolidation, guide vendor-agnostic SDK design, evaluate integrations (Transmit, Ping, passkeys), set standards for MFA/session management/federation, ensure compliance and resilience, document technical debt and ADRs, and mentor engineering teams through a multi-year modernization.

The role involves building AI-native applications and agents in a customer-embedded setting, focusing on rapid prototyping, full-stack engineering, and aligning solutions with business outcomes. It requires strong technical and communication skills for engaging with stakeholders to identify AI use cases and deliver measurable ROI.

Lead accounting and financial reporting for CIRI and affiliates. Oversee consolidated financial statements, internal controls, shared services, audits, acquisitions integration, GAAP compliance, regulatory reporting, budgeting support, system implementations, and supervise and develop the accounting team.

Own the full sales cycle to drive new business and quota attainment. Build and maintain pipeline from inbound and outbound efforts, deliver technical demos, consultatively tailor solutions, gather competitive intelligence, develop partner relationships, and help create repeatable sales processes while collaborating with product, engineering, marketing, and customer success.

Build and own a 24-month rolling financial model with bear/base/bull scenarios, integrate historicals and product/pricing plans, encode SaaS metrics and app-store economics, gather validated inputs from GTM/Product/HR, upload and maintain forecast in Fathom, produce variance analysis and investor-facing narratives, and provide ongoing monthly and quarterly model maintenance and reporting.

Manage end-to-end influencer campaigns: strategy, creator outreach, negotiation, contracting, FTC compliance, performance tracking, optimization, client communication, and cross-functional collaboration to drive ROAS and renewals.

Lead product vision and roadmap for B2B web applications. Champion customers, define requirements and user stories, collaborate with engineering/design/marketing, use data and analytics to set KPIs, drive delivery via Agile and CI/CD, and improve product development processes.

Lead and own Wonderly's growth and marketing across paid and organic channels, SEO, landing pages, lifecycle/email, attribution, funnel analytics, creative testing, influencer and local-market experiments, and sales enablement. Diagnose technical tracking issues, hire and scale the marketing team, run cross-functional initiatives, and be directly accountable for revenue and growth metrics as the company scales from product-market fit to large-scale growth.

Own operational success of the General Agency channel: manage GA relationships, lead cross-functional projects, build and maintain SOPs and onboarding, monitor partner performance, and drive scalable partner processes and enablement in collaboration with Sales, Product, Finance, Customer Success, and Operations.

Lead and manage the engineering team to design, build, deploy, and maintain cloud-based social media/influencer marketing and AI platforms. Oversee software architecture, large-scale data pipelines, image/video processing, and AI/ML solutions. Coordinate cross-functional work, hiring, project planning, Agile delivery, and continuous system improvement.