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Youth Enrichment Brands (YEB) is the nation’s leading youth activities platform, offering best-in-class camps, classes, leagues, and lessons for over one million kids each year. The YEB mission is to help as many kids as possible discover and develop their passion while building critical skills for life.
YEB encompasses i9 Sports (the nation’s largest youth sports league franchisor), School of Rock (the most revolutionary music education school in the world), Streamline Brands (the leading franchisor of swim school concepts), US Sports Camps (the official provider of Nike Camps), and more premier youth activity brands. Please visit www.yeb.com to learn more.
Summary
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will own the technology vision, strategy, org structure, and execution for YEB and all business units while driving business outcomes through both a short and a long-term technology roadmap. This role will evolve over time from leading a highly urgent team that is optimizing the current stack to developing a plan for new business leading products. The leader will work closely with business unit leaders to create better business outcomes and more efficient operational processes that deliver desired outcomes. The CTO will quickly understand YEB’s obsession with delivery of a leading customer digital experience across its registration platforms that promotes acquisition, conversion, and retention. Ultimately, this player & coach leader will usher in a new era of capability and performance in YEB’s technology to support the achievement of its ambitious mission.
Responsibilities:
• Work as a thought partner to CEO, the YEB leadership team and business unit leaders in leading the technology shared service
• Create and own an inspiring technology vision grounded in personal experience and philosophy plus an understanding of market trends & best practices
• Lead application development based on BU priorities which can flex as needed
• Maintain and improve the security of all systems and platforms amidst an ever-changing environment
• Effectively communicate priorities and updates to all stakeholders both internally and externally
• Leverage YEB’s unique scale to drive greater efficiency and vendor partnerships
• Establish and maintain relationships with Managed Service Provider across multiple Business Units
• Responsible for IT budget in the Share Services department including monthly reviews of budget to actuals
• Responsible for managing user access to critical or applications with sensitive information
Requirements:
• Successful experience leading IT/Technology in an organization of comparable size and structure
• Successful experience in e-commerce product development
• Experience with software dev, architecture, and engineering best practices
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – ability to explain complex topics in simple ways
• Experience leading IT department for Shared Service
• Experience leading IT department for PE owned company
• Entrepreneurial approach with a clear understating and connection to business outcomes
• Understanding of youth activity space preferred
• Applicable experience with AI
• Experience working with a PE sponsor and or in a service-based business with multiple brands
• BA/BS Required.
Other:
Full-time employees of Youth Enrichment Brands are eligible to participate in our employee benefit programs, including:
● Medical, Rx, dental, and vision
● Paid time off and holiday pay
● 401(k) retirement plan with company match
● Flexible Spending Account/Health Savings Account
● Life insurance
● Free Employee Assistance Program
YEB is looking for a highly-motivated, experienced Accounts Payable (AP) Manager. As the right-hand to the Functional Controller for Accounts Payable, this will be a highly visible position within the YEB accounting shared service organization with interactions across various departments and the opportunity to make a significant impact. This role will own the accounts payable processes from invoice receipt, through approval, to payment for the entire YEB Group. Primary responsibilities will also encompass the leadership and supervision of a team of on- and off-shore skilled AP professionals as well as the close collaboration with cross-functional business unit (BU) operational teams to ensure invoices are coded correctly, paid timely and that various vendor relationships are sustained and built in a professional manner. To be successful in this role, the AP Manager should possess the ability to conduct and oversee a wide variety of AP processes and projects as well as professionally team with multiple stakeholders and business partners. An ideal candidate would not only be a self-starter who is driven to learn and add value quickly but also should be savvy in Excel, have excellent organizational, analytical, interpersonal skills, and the ability to create and maintain a team-oriented environment. This position will play a crucial role in maintaining the effective functioning of our financial operations across multiple subsidiaries, aligning with established protocols and internal standards as well as reviewing and analyzing current processes for potential improvements. This role is for a self-motivated, reliable individual, who, by ensuring financial integrity and promoting financial transparency, will contribute to the rapid growth and success of the company.
YEB is looking for a highly-motivated, experienced Accounts Payable (AP) Manager. As the right-hand to the Functional Controller for Accounts Payable, this will be a highly visible position within the YEB accounting shared service organization with interactions across various departments and the opportunity to make a significant impact. This role will own the accounts payable processes from invoice receipt, through approval, to payment for the entire YEB Group. Primary responsibilities will also encompass the leadership and supervision of a team of on- and off-shore skilled AP professionals as well as the close collaboration with cross-functional business unit (BU) operational teams to ensure invoices are coded correctly, paid timely and that various vendor relationships are sustained and built in a professional manner. To be successful in this role, the AP Manager should possess the ability to conduct and oversee a wide variety of AP processes and projects as well as professionally team with multiple stakeholders and business partners. An ideal candidate would not only be a self-starter who is driven to learn and add value quickly but also should be savvy in Excel, have excellent organizational, analytical, interpersonal skills, and the ability to create and maintain a team-oriented environment. This position will play a crucial role in maintaining the effective functioning of our financial operations across multiple subsidiaries, aligning with established protocols and internal standards as well as reviewing and analyzing current processes for potential improvements. This role is for a self-motivated, reliable individual, who, by ensuring financial integrity and promoting financial transparency, will contribute to the rapid growth and success of the company.
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will own the technology vision, strategy, org structure, and execution for YEB and all business units while driving business outcomes through both a short and a long-term technology roadmap. This role will evolve over time from leading a highly urgent team that is optimizing the current stack to developing a plan for new business leading products. The leader will work closely with business unit leaders to create better business outcomes and more efficient operational processes that deliver desired outcomes. The CTO will quickly understand YEB’s obsession with delivery of a leading customer digital experience across its registration platforms that promotes acquisition, conversion, and retention. Ultimately, this player & coach leader will usher in a new era of capability and performance in YEB’s technology to support the achievement of its ambitious mission.
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