Lead Software Developer, Marketing Orchestration

at  World Vision USA

The Intersection of Calling & Career
World Vision is now hiring for a Lead Software Developer, Marketing Orchestration.

ABOUT US

We’re on a mission to revolutionize supporter experiences through a multi-year set of transformations, making them highly personalized, tech-centric, and truly transformative. This is an opportunity to help reshape how World Vision engages with sponsors and others, using the latest in marketing automation and orchestration technology.

WHO WE ARE

You’ve never met an organization quite like World Vision.
Welcome to World Vision, where passion meets purpose! As one of the largest faith-based nonprofits globally, we raise over $1B annually to combat poverty and injustice in nearly 100 countries. We tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice and are working in the places that are the most difficult for children, women and families to thrive. We’re a dynamic team of marketing and tech pros who take our craft and faith seriously
Join us, and you’ll bring your whole self to work—spiritually and professionally. You’ll grow, you’ll be challenged, and yes, you’ll work hard – harder than you ever have in a for-profit career. But the reward? Transforming lives around the world with your unique gifts.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or other related field (Or equivalent work experience)
• At least 7 years of relevant technical and business work experience with at least 2 years managing projects in a marketing organization
• Certifications in SAFe, Scrum, and/or related
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States

KEY SKILLS

• Software Development: Proven skills in software development including Advanced HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Liquid, SQL
• Technical Architecture Design: Proven aptitude to design technical architecture solutions tailored to business needs.
• Marketing Technology Expertise: Experienced with platforms such as CDPs, CRMs, and marketing automation tools.
• Agile Development Proficiency: Skilled in agile methodology, with experience breaking down complex problems, writing user stories, and using work-tracking tools like Jira.
• Change-Driven Project Experience: Familiarity with large-scale, transformative projects that influence mindsets and work approaches.
• Multitasking & Prioritization: Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain focus on overarching goals, and work with minimal oversight, ability to self-manage, listening for actions and managing accordingly.
• Exceptional Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels.
• Marketing Insight: Background in marketing or close collaboration with marketing teams is highly desired.

THE ROLE

As the Lead Developer & Architect, you’ll be the driving force behind the business design of a new marketing automation and orchestration platform. You’ll play a pivotal role in the Child Sponsorship Experience project—a complete reimagining of our sponsorship journey for the first time in over a decade!
But this role is far from just strategic thinking. You’ll apply your technical skills by developing code for cutting-edge campaigns and mentoring a dedicated team of marketing campaign specialists and technologists. This unique blend of hands-on development and strategic leadership will allow you to refine and expand your technical and leadership expertise continuously.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead along with others a Transformative Project: Join an 18-24 month project designed to redefine how we market and communicate with donors—digital-first, donor-centric, and leveraging artificial intelligence for maximum impact.
• Strategically Shape the Solution Design: Guide the technical and business design for a new Marketing Automation and Orchestration solution. Ensure each decision reflects the best technical answer, business alignment, and long-term sustainability. Strategic thinking is key!
• Hands-On Campaign Development: Stay close to the technology by writing and deploying code to bring campaigns to life in platforms like Iterable, Braze, and Adobe Journey Optimizer using JavaScript, Advanced HTML, CSS, Liquid Scripting and more.
• Collaborate in Scaled Agile Frameworks: Work with Program Teams to support a methodology that enables independent yet interdependent workstreams. Align with program objectives while achieving specific goals within Scaled Agile Release Trains and Program Increments.