Chief IT & Digital Transformation Leader for Multi‑Unit Dining

Leap Brands; Wayne (NJ); On-site; USD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Leap Brands seeks a visionary Vice President of Information Technology to architect and lead the technology backbone for a fast-growing restaurant brand. You will own strategic direction, enterprise infrastructure, cloud architecture, AI, and digital transformation, while delivering hands-on execution.

This leader partners with Operations, Marketing, Finance, HR, and Development to create scalable tech that elevates guest experience and business performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years IT leadership in multi-unit operations.
• 5+ years leading enterprise technology organizations.
• Experience in restaurant/retail/hospitality preferred.
• Strong strategic and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead restaurant technology across corporate and field ops.
• Oversee POS, payments, online ordering, loyalty, and apps.
• Drive enterprise reporting and BI capabilities.
• Develop AI roadmap and drive digital transformation.
• Ensure cybersecurity, data privacy, and PCI compliance.

Skills

IT leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Cybersecurity

AI & automation

Digital transformation

Budget management

Vendor management

Executive communication

Team building

Strategic planning

Tools

Azure

AWS

Microsoft 365

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

Leap Brands seeks a visionary Vice President of Information Technology to architect and lead the technology backbone for a fast-growing restaurant brand. You will own strategic direction, enterprise infrastructure, cloud architecture, AI, and digital transformation, while delivering hands-on execution.

This leader partners with Operations, Marketing, Finance, HR, and Development to create scalable tech that elevates guest experience and business performance.