Chief Technology Officer

Our client is an auto-tech platform focused on the pre-owned vehicles. The role is equivalent to CPTO which involves building and managing tech teams, establishing best practices, owning the product engineering roadmap, and delivering solutions that improve business KPIs like revenue, customer experience, and referral traffic using modern product lifecycle frameworks.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Drive software engineering initiatives in collaboration with business stakeholders, vendors, and product managers
• Lead architecture and technology decision-making, roadmap planning, and project execution
• Oversee capacity planning, team readiness, and professional development
• Align product, architecture, and engineering teams through clear communication and technical leadership
• Contribute to product strategy by analyzing, prioritizing, and planning features and timelines
• Introduce innovative tech trends and drive continuous improvement

People Management Responsibilities

• Set clear team goals, track project progress, and communicate updates to leadership
• Remove blockers, mentor team members, and guide Agile teams
• Lead hiring efforts, foster career growth, and elevate team performance through process improvement

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams in agile, customer-facing product environments
• Experience in building enterprise-grade web and mobile applications
• Exposure to startup environments (0 to 1 scaling) and customer-facing digital platforms (web, mobile apps, PWAs)

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 15+ years in software engineering with 10+ years in leadership roles
• 10+ years of experience managing and scaling B2C products