Chief Technology Officer Job Description
We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer to own our technology strategy and lead the engineering organisation. You will decide how we build, secure and scale our products, grow and coach technica...
Overview
We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer to own our technology strategy and lead the engineering organisation. You will decide how we build, secure and scale our products, grow and coach technical leaders, and make sure technology choices serve the business goals. You will be a member of the executive team and the voice of technology in front of the board, customers and partners.
Responsibilities
- Define the technology vision and roadmap and align it with business strategy
- Lead, structure and grow the engineering organisation, including hiring and developing engineering managers
- Own the architecture of our products and make long-term technical decisions, with clear trade-offs
- Set engineering standards for quality, delivery, security and reliability
- Manage the technology budget, vendors and build-versus-buy decisions
- Work with product, design and commercial leaders to prioritise and deliver the roadmap
- Ensure data protection, security and business continuity are built into systems and processes
- Represent technology to the board, investors, customers and partners
- Create a culture of ownership, learning and healthy engineering practices
- Assess new technologies, including AI, and decide when they are worth adopting
Requirements
- Significant experience in software engineering and in leading engineering teams, including leaders of leaders
- Track record of delivering and scaling products in production
- Strong grounding in software architecture, cloud infrastructure and security
- Experience managing budgets, vendors and technology risk
- Ability to explain technical topics to non-technical executives and the board
- Proven ability to hire, coach and retain senior technical talent
- Strategic thinking combined with a pragmatic approach to execution
Nice to Have
- Experience as a founder, early engineering leader or in a scale-up
- Experience with regulatory or security certification programmes
- Experience in fundraising or technical due diligence
- Experience leading distributed or international teams
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