Role Description We are looking for a product-minded early engineer who can own projects end-to-end across the full stack. You will work directly with the founder, talk to clients, and build the product hundreds of clients use every day. This is not a ticket-following role. You will be expected to spot problems, suggest solutions, and move fast. - Build core product features end-to-end, from idea to production — frontend, backend, and everything in between. - Take full ownership of projects: scope, architecture, implementation, and rollout. - Build and improve backend services, data pipelines, and integrations with ERPs, payment platforms, and external APIs. - Build and refine the interfaces clients interact with daily. - Jump onto critical initiatives and unblock them fast. - Work closely with the founder to shape what we build next. - Talk to clients. You will understand why you are building something before you build it. Qualifications - Product instinct: you think about the user before you think about the implementation. - Senior/Staff level experience in early-stage startup engineering teams, or ex-founder/CTO. - Strong across the full stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js on the frontend; Python and FastAPI on the backend. - Experience with Supabase or similar Postgres-backed infrastructure — you can design schemas, write migrations, and debug queries. - Familiarity with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, or AI agent frameworks. - You have shipped and operated production systems, not just built them. Benefits - Meaningful early stage equity and compensation - The chance to build something that is genuinely hard and genuinely useful - Remote-friendly with occasional in-person time in Berlin

About Western Landowners Alliance (WLA): Founded in 2012 by landowners and managers, the organization aims to increase the wellbeing of working lands in the American West and the living communities, including human and wildlife, that depend on them. Position Overview: The Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) is a senior executive leader responsible for advancing the mission of Western Landowners Alliance through philanthropic revenue generation, strategic marketing and public relations. The CAO leads the strategy and execution of a diversified, values-aligned fundraising, marketing and communications program that advances WLA’s mission to sustain working lands, promote land stewardship, and strengthen communities and landscapes across the American West. This role is accountable for building and managing a robust philanthropic revenue portfolio that includes annual, multi-year, and transformational funding sources. Additionally, the CAO oversees marketing, brand strategy, media relations, communications, and stakeholder engagement to elevate WLA’s presence and influence. The CAO plays a critical role in amplifying WLA’s mission and programs, ensuring clear, consistent, and compelling messaging that resonates with diverse audiences, including donors, policy makers, members, and partners. Amount of Time & Status: 40 hours a week, exempt, Monday-Friday Location: This position is remote, but individuals must be located in the West. Periodic travel will be required. Reports to: Chief Executive Officer Direct Reports: Communications Director, Development Director Compensation: $115,000 to $140,000. Salary is commensurate with experience. Western Landowners Alliance offers comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, parental leave, medical leave, 403b retirement savings account with a discretionary match, life insurance, short and long-term disability benefits, and an employee assistance program. Duties/Responsibilities Include: - Serve as a key member of the executive team, actively contributing to organizational strategy. - Develop and lead WLA’s advancement strategy, integrating philanthropic revenue, marketing, and communications with organizational priorities. - Provide overall leadership and accountability for fundraising, ensuring achievement of revenue goals through a diversified portfolio of annual, multi-year, and transformational funding from individuals, foundations, corporations, and government grants and contracts. - Lead marketing and public relations strategy to expand WLA’s visibility, influence, and audience engagement. - Oversee brand positioning, media relations, campaigns, and external communications to strengthen WLA’s reputation and attract donors, partners, and members. - Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major funders; personally manage a portfolio of high-impact donor relationships. - Partner closely with the CEO and development team to design and execute a sustainable major gifts strategy and strengthen engagement with top prospects and supporters. - Define and lead the long-term strategy for major fundraising initiatives, including campaigns, planned giving, and the creation of an endowment. - Track, analyze, and report fundraising performance, trends, opportunities, and risks to the CEO and Board of Directors. - Engage and support Board members in fundraising and ambassador roles, particularly in elevating WLA’s visibility and external relationships. - Guide messaging and stakeholder engagement strategies that authentically center landowners and land managers to elevate the voice of American stewardship. - Use data and analytics to inform fundraising, marketing, and communications strategies, evaluate performance, and drive continuous improvement. - Serve as a visible and credible representative of WLA, providing strategic counsel on public positioning, reputational risk, and emerging issues, and acting as a spokesperson or overseeing media engagement as appropriate. - Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing advancement team culture grounded in accountability, innovation, and connection to mission and impact. Preferred Qualifications: - Minimum of 10 years of progressive fundraising experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role with budget and supervisory responsibility. - Deep experience developing major and principal gift programs, including capital and/or endowment campaigns and the systems that support them. - Strong strategic communications skills, with the ability to translate complex programs, policy, and field-based work into clear, compelling narratives that advance mission impact, fundraising, and public positioning. - Proven experience developing and managing integrated advancement strategies, aligning philanthropic revenue generation with communications, marketing, and program delivery. - Data-informed decision-maker, with experience using analytics to evaluate communications and fundraising performance and drive continuous improvement. - Track record of building and managing high-performing teams, including direct supervision of senior leaders and cross-functional collaboration. - Experience working closely with executive leadership and Board of Directors, including advising on public positioning, reputational risk, and external communications. - A collaborative, adaptive leader who respects and advances WLA’s mission, values, and community-centered approach. - High emotional intelligence and skill in navigating complex internal and external relationships. - Background in conservation, agriculture, land stewardship, natural resources, or environmental policy, particularly within the American West. - Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the presence and judgement required to represent the organization with credibility to funders, policy makers, partners, and the media. - Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation required. Working Environment/Physical Activities: Work environment is an office setting with occasional field visits. Physical activities include sitting at a desk and working on a keyboard and computer several hours a day; conducting business over the telephone and via email; standing for long periods of time; periodic travel and traveling by plane and long distances by vehicles (including traveling on unpaved roads) This position may also require moving agency materials up to 25 pounds. This position requires the ability to facilitate meetings and interface professionally with the public. Application Procedure: Please submit your resume and cover letter (required) via our website. Please, no phone calls. Western Landowners Alliance values diversity and inclusivity and is committed to providing a supportive and inclusive environment for all team members regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or political affiliation. We encourage all qualified and interested candidates to apply. Target Start Date: Immediately. Preference will be given to applications received by April 20, 2026.

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Role Description As CTO, you will lead the modernization of our technology ecosystem and build a high-performing global engineering organization capable of delivering scalable, reliable, and data-driven platforms that power our next phase of growth. What You’ll Do: - Technology Strategy and Platform Transformation - Define and execute the long-term technology strategy across all marketplace platforms. - Lead platform simplification and modernization across frontend, backend, and data architecture. - Reduce technical debt and eliminate legacy systems created through acquisition. - Align with broader CAR Group architecture and shared services where appropriate. - Engineering Execution and Delivery - Improve engineering velocity, delivery predictability, and execution discipline. - Establish modern development practices, including AI-assisted tooling. - Drive consistency across frameworks, platforms, and teams. - Platform Reliability, Performance, and Scale - Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of consumer-facing platforms. - Implement best-in-class observability, monitoring, and incident response. - Maintain systems where uptime and performance directly impact revenue. - Data and AI Enablement - Build a unified, high-integrity data platform powering search, analytics, and customer insight. - Enable AI-driven capabilities across search, pricing, recommendations, and lead optimization. - Treat data as a core product asset. - Security and Trust - Lead cybersecurity and platform protection in partnership with CAR Group. - Ensure protection of customer data, marketplace integrity, and platform availability. - Leadership - Lead a global engineering organization across multiple regions. - Build a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and high performance. - Partner closely with the CEO, Chief Product Officer, and executive team. Qualifications - 15+ years in technology leadership, including senior engineering leadership roles. - Experience scaling consumer-facing digital platforms with millions of users. - Proven track record leading large, global engineering organizations. - Experience driving platform modernization and reducing technical complexity. - History of improving engineering velocity and delivery outcomes. Requirements - Distributed systems and cloud-native architecture (AWS). - Modern web and application stacks (e.g., Node.js, PHP, React, Vue). - Data platforms and search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, NoSQL, relational databases). - DevOps and site reliability practices. - Experience with AI-enabled development and product capabilities. Leadership - Strong operator with a bias for execution and outcomes. - Ability to simplify complex systems and organizations. - Strategic thinker with hands-on leadership capability. - Builder of high-performing, accountable teams. Benefits - An inclusive and supportive work environment. - Opportunity to be part of a global group of digital marketplace businesses. - Flexible leave options and employee benefits including up to 31 days of paid time off in your first year. - Continuing education with access to LinkedIn Learning. - Full benefits package including medical, dental & vision. - 401K with company match. - Wellness program.