Chief Technology Officer

We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to provide sound technical leadership in all aspects of our business. This person will be joining an established company that will be rebranding. The individual will be an essential part of this rebrand by helping to set up a new technology development arm. This person will be responsible and assist with hiring a team of developers, and allocating resources, in a successful effort to build the platforms and create first-class technology solutions.You will communicate with employees, stakeholders, and customers to ensure our company’s technologies are used appropriately.Strategic thinking and strong business acumen are essential in this role. We expect you to be well-versed in current technological trends and familiar with a variety of business concepts. If you are also an excellent communicator and public speaker, we’d like to meet you.

Activity and Accountability Overview

Application development, maintenance, and integration(s)

• Effective project management lending to the successful development of key applications to be utilized in multiple industries with a wide array of integration potential through APIs.
• Competent maintenance strategy development and implementation, to ensure uptime of application, and its functions - ultimately lending to user satisfaction and best-in-class dependability.

Client and Customer communications including

• Effective contract negotiation, management, and adherence
• Ensuring status reports are delivered promptly and accurately
• Quality assurance, through effective collaboration with all key stakeholders
• Effective collaboration to ensure client requirements are clearly defined and expectations met consistently

Liaising with the following to achieve division goals and objectives:

• Executive team with a solutions-focused approach to various situations both regular and irregular
• Client-designated contacts to ensure achievement of collective vision, goals, and objectives

Staff oversight, accountability, and delegation

• Oversee division personnel in their day-to-day duties
• Ensure accountability across internal and external personnel, with clearly defined expectations and performance metrics
• Delegate tasks as required to appropriate members within division

Workflow management and training

• Ensure efficient and consistent workflow by properly communicating, delegating, and training team members
• Provide requested statuses and updates as directed by the Executive Team

Regulatory

• Ensure division-wide adherence to local, state, and federal laws and regulations
• Ensure division-wide adherence to company policies and procedures
• Ensure division-wide adherence and maintenance of developed budgets and expectations

Key Accountabilities

• Develop technical aspects of the company’s strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals
• Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage
• Help departments use technology profitably
• Supervise system infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency
• Build quality assurance and data protection processes
• Monitor KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance
• Use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to technology
• Communicate technology strategy to partners and investors

Foundations

• Management – Ensuring the project(s) are managed effectively, lending to timeline adherence, high standards of quality, and best-in-class functionality
• Leadership – Providing overall team management through appropriate and clear direction, delegation, and accountability
• Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with staff, clients, and contractors
• Organization – Time management, prioritization, and delegation of tasks
• Compliance – Maintaining the company's standards

Skills and Attributes

• Proven experience as a CTO or similar leadership role
• Knowledge of technological trends to build strategy
• Understanding of budgets and business-planning
• Ability to conduct technological analyses and research
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership and organizational abilities
• Strategic thinking
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Exceptional prioritization and multitasking skills
• Problem solver, must know or know how to come up with solutions to problems and answers to all questions
• Strong work ethic/sense of urgency
• Strong attention to minor details
• Prioritization of essential tasks

Core Competencies

Integrity; Moral principles and ethical standards; Business Acumen; Training and Development; Managing performance; Coaching and mentoring; Team building; Commitment to excellence; Mind mapping, structured thinking and methodical approach; Strategic management; Future planning; Change management; Collaborative working; Writing skills; Speaking and listening skills; Decision making; Identifying patterns and connections; Research; Problem solving; Resourcefulness; Planning and organization; Technical capabilities; Creative thinking; Computer literacy; Data management; Policies and planning

Requirements, preferred and mandated

Preferred: MBA or other relevant graduate degree 7+ Years relationship management experience, 5+ Years project management experience, 5+ Years business administration experience

Mandated: BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field 5+ Years relationship management experience, 3+ Years project management experience, 3+ Years business administration experience, Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, computer operations, project management tools, advanced app development including but not limited to AR/AI functionality, API/Advanced integrations, Java

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Saint Louis, MO 63105: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• AWS: 5 years (Preferred)
• IT management: 5 years (Preferred)
• Technology management: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Saint Louis, MO 63105