Director of technology

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Director of Technology to lead technology strategy, software architecture, engineering execution, and technical innovation for a growing organization. This role was initially defined as a Chief Technology Officer position and has since been aligned to a Director of Technology level. The ideal candidate will bring strong technology leadership experience combined with deep technical expertise across enterprise SaaS platforms, cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, AI/ML, and modern software engineering.

You will work closely with the CEO and executive leadership to translate business objectives into scalable technology strategies while leading a globally distributed engineering organization. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating at both the strategic and technical levels — providing technology vision while remaining engaged in architecture, technical design, engineering decisions, and product development.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute the company's technology strategy in alignment with business objectives.
• Develop technology roadmaps that support product strategy, scalability, revenue growth, cybersecurity, and operational excellence.
• Serve as a trusted technology advisor to the CEO and executive leadership.
• Evaluate technology investments and ensure they deliver measurable business value.
• Establish and continuously improve engineering standards, development methodologies, and best practices.

Software Architecture & Engineering

• Architect, build, and scale enterprise-grade SaaS platforms using modern cloud-native technologies.
• Lead architecture decisions across distributed systems, microservices, APIs, data platforms, and highly scalable applications.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design discussions, and strategic engineering decisions.
• Maintain strong awareness of emerging technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI.
• Ensure solutions are designed for scalability, security, reliability, maintainability, and operational excellence.
• Preferably bring strong experience within the Java ecosystem and modern enterprise software development.

Product Development

• Lead the development and evolution of commercial software products from concept through market delivery.
• Work closely with product and business stakeholders to translate customer and market requirements into technical solutions.
• Support the development of scalable, high-quality products that meet customer and commercial objectives.
• Establish world-class software development and engineering practices across the organization.

Engineering Team Leadership

• Lead and develop a distributed technology organization of approximately 10–15 IT professionals.
• Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor technical leaders and engineers and support their professional development.
• Establish effective communication and collaboration practices across distributed teams.
• Manage and scale the technology organization as business requirements evolve.

Executive & Commercial Partnership

• Partner closely with the CEO and CFO to develop technology-driven business strategies.
• Support customer acquisition and enterprise software sales through technical expertise and presentations.
• Present technology vision, architecture, and product capabilities to customers, investors, strategic partners, and executive stakeholders.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business and commercial outcomes.

Investment, Fundraising & Business Growth

• Participate in fundraising activities, including:
• Venture capital discussions
• Private equity discussions
• Investor presentations
• Technology due diligence
• Strategic technology assessments
• Ideally contribute to IPO readiness or public-market preparation activities.
• Help align technology investment decisions with revenue growth and long-term business strategy.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years of technology/software engineering experience, with significant leadership responsibility.
• Progressive experience in technology leadership, software architecture, engineering management, or technology management.
• Demonstrated experience architecting and scaling enterprise-grade SaaS or commercial software platforms.
• Strong technical knowledge of AI/ML, with exposure to Generative AI and Agentic AI systems.
• Experience leading engineering teams and establishing scalable software development practices.
• Ability to remain technically engaged in architecture reviews, system design, and major engineering decisions.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and presenting technology strategy to senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial understanding of how technology impacts revenue, customer acquisition, product strategy, scalability, cybersecurity, and operational efficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive presence.
• U.S. work authorization is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience within the Java technology ecosystem.
• Experience developing multiple commercial software products from concept to market.
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI, AI platforms, or AI product strategy.
• Experience supporting enterprise software sales and customer acquisition.
• Previous exposure to VC/PE fundraising, investor presentations, technology due diligence, or IPO readiness.
• Experience managing globally distributed engineering organizations.
• Previous experience working directly with Boards, investors, CEOs, and other executive stakeholders.