Director of Development, Web Platform

DescriptionVAST Data is looking to add a Director of Development, Web Platform to our growing team!This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization that is in the center of the hurricane being created by the revolution in artificial intelligence."VAST's data management vision is the future of the market."- ForbesVAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building the enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real-time data analysis and AI training and inference. Designed from the ground up to make AI simple to deploy and manage, VAST takes the cost and complexity out of deploying enterprise and AI infrastructure across data center, edge, and cloud.Our success has been built through intense innovation, a customer-first mentality and a team of fearless VASTronauts who leverage their skills & experiences to make real market impact. This is an opportunity to be a key contributor at a pivotal time in our company’s growth and at a pivotal point in computing history.About the RoleWe’re hiring a Director of Development to define, scale, and evolve the platform that powers our global web presence. This role sits at the intersection of brand, customer experience, growth, and infrastructure — and it’s not a traditional “build what marketing asks for” position. You’ll own the technical architecture, delivery velocity, and code quality of a headless CMS ecosystem that powers 100+ projects per year with a lean team that punches well above its weight and takes the initiative.This is a hands-on leadership role for someone equally comfortable thinking at the platform strategy level and diving into deployment mechanics. You’ll bring structure, accountability, and engineering rigor to a team that has scaled faster than its processes. You’ll partner directly with the Director of Website to translate strategy into shipped work, introduce AI-native workflows that accelerate how we build, and be the person who makes sure nothing gets stuck in code review for weeks.Success in this role means making our web ecosystem faster to build on, easier to operate, and measurably more effective as both a business engine and a product experience.What You’ll OwnTechnical Leadership & ArchitectureOwn the technical roadmap for our web platform, currently built on Contentful, Vercel, and Nuxt.jsDrive architectural decisions around performance, scalability, accessibility, and securityEvaluate and integrate third-party tools: Algolia (search), Qualified (chat/ABM), HubSpot (forms/marketing automation), DeepL (localization), CVENT (events)Lead technical due diligence on new platform investments Introduce AI-native workflows that accelerate content creation, testing, personalization, and operational efficiency across the web platform — with demonstrated expertise shipping AI-augmented features on live enterprise sitesEstablish and enforce coding standards, PR review SLAs, and deployment best practices - including quality gates that distinguish thoughtful AI-assisted development from unreviewed AI-generated codeDelivery, Velocity & ExperimentationOwn the development capacity model: forecast effort, flag resource gaps early, and protect the team from scope creepDrive experimentation and measurement implementation strategy (A/B testing, analytics instrumentation, conversion optimization) that improve engagement and business outcomes across web surfacesShape scalable approaches for repeatable launch and campaign experiences — enabling faster iteration while maintaining a high bar, performance, and brand consistencyBe the escalation point when technical work is blocked — unblock it or flag it, never let it sitTeam ManagementManage a hybrid team of FTE developers and agency Hire, onboard, and retain strong developers who thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environmentsCreate clear performance expectations and hold people to themCross-Functional Partnership & Operating RhythmsBuild strong operating rhythms that keep Product Managers aligned and execution moving in a fast-paced environment:intake processes, prioritization frameworks, and delivery hygieneAct as the accountable owner for flagship web initiatives, driving alignment and decisive execution across cross-functional teams when priorities competeWork closely with PM and Design to build a component library that accelerates deliveryInterface with SEO, analytics (GA4/BigQuery/Looker), and content teams to ensure technical implementations support their workflowsPartner with Legal and Compliance on privacy, accessibility, and governance requirements across web propertiesRepresent the development team in leadership conversations with data, not opinionsOwn web application security posture: CSP policies, dependency vulnerability management, secure deployment practices, and incident response for web-specific threatsRequirements10+ year