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Modern Foundation

Established in 2009, Modern Foundation is an independent digital agency backed by a team where every member brings over 15 years of industry expertise. We don’t just execute; we immerse ourselves in your brand’s ecosystem to spark meaningful conversations and deliver strategic solutions tailored to your business goals. Our approach is simple: we gather, analyze, and leverage data to understand human behavior, uncovering game-changing insights for our B2B, B2C, and D2C clients.

Fractional Technology Leader
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**Summary**

Modern Foundation is looking for a fractional technology leader who remains hands-on. We need someone with 15+ years of experience spanning web platforms, software development, and technical leadership. As Head of Technology for Modern Foundation, you will architect, build, and maintain a robust technology stack that powers a data-centric business model. Operating in a hands-on capacity, you will personally design and develop scalable solutions while collaborating with the media team to align tracking infrastructure with overarching key performance indicators (KPIs).

You will lead the evolution of our tech stack by prototyping emerging initiatives and writing the code to transform them into full-fledged products for both internal insights and client deliverables. Acting as a strategic partner to the executive team, you will identify gaps in reporting and marketing intelligence while continually advancing our MarTech foundation.

**Job Responsibilities**

*   **Hands-on Development & Architecture**: Actively write code and build technical solutions from scratch, architect scalable data foundations, and unify disparate data sets for deeper business insights.
*   **Strategic Oversight & Governance**: Drive collaborative performance reporting, challenge team boundaries to foster innovation, shape measurement strategies, oversee technology budgets, software licensing, and vendor relationships, and ensure company-wide adherence to regulatory compliance frameworks (ADA, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).
*   **Business Development & Pitches**: Actively participate in client and prospect pitches, translating complex technical architectures and data strategies into compelling value propositions.
*   **AI Innovation & Execution**: Stay current on LLM advancements and emerging AI capabilities, designing, building, and deploying realistic, scalable AI solutions that expand client deliverables and optimize organizational workflows.
*   **Infrastructure & Security Management**: Manage internal IT governance, cloud environments (GCP), security protocols, SSO implementation, and Cloudflare configurations.
*   **Client Engagement & CRO**: Partner directly with client IT teams to ensure proper access, tracking implementation, and code deployment while providing actionable recommendations on digital footprints and conversion rate optimization (CRO).
*   **SEO & Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)**: Optimize web properties for traditional search engines while architecting structured data, semantic content models, and API endpoints to ensure maximum visibility, citation, and accurate brand representation within AI-driven search engines and answer engines (e.g., ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini).
*   **Leadership & Talent Development**: Mentor any internal team members, establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for tracking and reporting efficacy, and scale technical capabilities as the organization grows.

**Qualifications**

*   **Hands-On Engineering & Data Architecture**: Demonstrated ability to independently develop software and data solutions, complemented by advanced expertise in tag management systems, website element interaction, and complex tracking implementations.
*   **Infrastructure, Security & Regulatory Compliance**: Proven proficiency in managing cloud infrastructure via Google Cloud Platform (GCP), securing enterprise environments, configuring Cloudflare network/security services, deploying robust Single Sign-On (SSO) protocols, and ensuring strict adherence to accessibility (ADA) and data privacy/healthcare regulations (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).
*   **Technical Leadership & AI Strategy**: A hands-on builder with a history of translating high-level business goals into functional product prototypes, coupled with a deep, practical understanding of applied LLM frameworks and emerging AI solutions.
*   **Collaboration & Communication**: Exceptional cross-functional and client-facing leadership skills, with a proven ability to pitch technical concepts effectively to diverse stakeholder groups and executive leadership.

**Requirements**

*   Computer Science or Computer Engineering Degree
*   10+ years of experience
*   Collaborative team player

**Compensation & Work Arrangement**

*   Pay: $4,500.00 - $5,000.00 per month
*   Work Type: Part-time, Contract
*   Work Location: Hybrid remote in Minneapolis, MN 55401

CEO, Modern Foundation

Lisa McEllistrem

Modern Foundation | Digital Marketing Agency

Chief Executive Officer

Fractional Technology Leader

Software Development

Chief Technology Officer

Technical Leadership

Founded in 2009, Modern Foundation is an independent digital marketing agency built on a simple approach: Strategically gathering, analyzing, and leveraging data to understand human behaviors and uncover game-changing insights for our B2B, B2C, and D2C clients.

Modern Foundation provides a cohesive digital strategy by championing the use of data, generative A.I., and industry research to understand behaviors and uncover game-changing insights that inspire innovative and courageous ideas to drive your business forward.

Our approach focuses on your industry, your business objectives, and your customers. We develop robust digital experiences through eco-system design, purchase funnel strategy, and messaging themes for an optimized digital strategy that gets results.

Join Modern Foundation to work with a dynamic, talented, and experienced marketing team while honing your skills, shaping bold new ideas, and driving real impact for a diverse range of clients.

Innovative Digital Marketing: Built on Data-Driven Performance. We champion the use of data to uncover game-changing insights that inspire innovative, courageous ideas to drive your business forward.

**Fractional Technology Leader**

**Summary**

Modern Foundation is looking for a fractional technology leader who remains hands-on. We need someone with 15+ years of experience spanning web platforms, software development, and technical leadership. As Head of Technology for Modern Foundation, you will architect, build, and maintain a robust technology stack that powers a data-centric business model. Operating in a hands-on capacity, you will personally design and develop scalable solutions while collaborating with the media team to align tracking infrastructure with overarching key performance indicators (KPIs).

You will lead the evolution of our tech stack by prototyping emerging initiatives and writing the code to transform them into full-fledged products for both internal insights and client deliverables. Acting as a strategic partner to the executive team, you will identify gaps in reporting and marketing intelligence while continually advancing our MarTech foundation.

**Job Responsibilities**

- **Hands-on Development & Architecture**: Actively write code and build technical solutions from scratch, architect scalable data foundations, and unify disparate data sets for deeper business insights.
- **Strategic Oversight & Governance**: Drive collaborative performance reporting, challenge team boundaries to foster innovation, shape measurement strategies, oversee technology budgets, software licensing, and vendor relationships, and ensure company-wide adherence to regulatory compliance frameworks (ADA, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).
- **Business Development & Pitches**: Actively participate in client and prospect pitches, translating complex technical architectures and data strategies into compelling value propositions.
- **AI Innovation & Execution**: Stay current on LLM advancements and emerging AI capabilities, designing, building, and deploying realistic, scalable AI solutions that expand client deliverables and optimize organizational workflows.
- **Infrastructure & Security Management**: Manage internal IT governance, cloud environments (GCP), security protocols, SSO implementation, and Cloudflare configurations.
- **Client Engagement & CRO**: Partner directly with client IT teams to ensure proper access, tracking implementation, and code deployment while providing actionable recommendations on digital footprints and conversion rate optimization (CRO).
- **SEO & Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)**: Optimize web properties for traditional search engines while architecting structured data, semantic content models, and API endpoints to ensure maximum visibility, citation, and accurate brand representation within AI-driven search engines and answer engines (e.g., ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini).
- **Leadership & Talent Development**: Mentor any internal team members, establish standard operating procedures (SOPs) for tracking and reporting efficacy, and scale technical capabilities as the organization grows.

**Qualifications**

- **Hands-On Engineering & Data Architecture**: Demonstrated ability to independently develop software and data solutions, complemented by advanced expertise in tag management systems, website element interaction, and complex tracking implementations.
- **Infrastructure, Security & Regulatory Compliance**: Proven proficiency in managing cloud infrastructure via Google Cloud Platform (GCP), securing enterprise environments, configuring Cloudflare network/security services, deploying robust Single Sign-On (SSO) protocols, and ensuring strict adherence to accessibility (ADA) and data privacy/healthcare regulations (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).
- **Technical Leadership & AI Strategy**: A hands-on builder with a history of translating high-level business goals into functional product prototypes, coupled with a deep, practical understanding of applied LLM frameworks and emerging AI solutions.
- **Collaboration & Communication**: Exceptional cross-functional and client-facing leadership skills, with a proven ability to pitch technical concepts effectively to diverse stakeholder groups and executive leadership.

**Requirements**

- Computer Science or Computer Engineering Degree
- 10+ years of experience
- Collaborative team player

Pay: $4,500.00 - $5,000.00 per month

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Minneapolis, MN 55401

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Modern Foundation is seeking a Fractional Technology Leader with 15+ years of experience in web platforms, software development, and technical leadership. The role involves hands-on development, strategic oversight, AI innovation, and client engagement. The position is part-time, contract, and hybrid in Minneapolis, MN.

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