Job Description - Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Dette er et eksempel på en arbeidsbeskrivelse for CTO for tidligfase-selskap. Beskrivelsen har både det teknologisike ansvaret, produktansvaret óg engineeringansvaret. Etterhvert som selskapet vokser blir det naturlig å fordele product- og/eller engineeringansvaret til en dedikert CPO eller VP of Engineering.

Job Description

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)


This Job Description is meant for small companies that do not yet have a VP of Engineering or CPO. The CTO, therefore, has to fill these positions, in addition to being the #1 technical guru in the company. For reflections on what to do during growth, refer to the section about this topic at Entrepedia.com.

Job purpose summary

The Chief Technology Officer is the company’s technical guru, and loves technology! Deep insights into the core competencies of the company, and being a thought leader are both important responsibilities for the CTO. In addition, the CTO is responsible for product definition, product roadmap, choice of technology and engineering of the company products. An essential part of the position is to ensure that input from our customers and field is considered for future product specifications.

Key responsibilities

  • Maintain the technical edge of the company and technological thought leadership
  • Keep deep insights into the core and adjacent technologies of the company.
  • Be informed about the latest research and best practices in areas that might impact the company’s technical direction.
  • Maintain knowledge of competing and future technologies in the market.
  • Contribute to and maintain the IP and patent portfolio of the company.
  • Develop and maintain the company’s technology strategy.
  • Contribute to building the company brand by doing market and customer-facing activities (e.g., company blog, speaking engagements, podcasts, etc.).  

  • Define and maintain the product vision, strategy and roadmaps (remove when CPO is onboard)
  • Deep understanding of the customer pain points.
  • Aligning business goals with customer needs.
  • Develop the overall product vision(s).
  • Developing and maintaining the product roadmap and milestones
  • Maintain knowledge of competition, and future technologies in the market
  • Oversee the product delivery

  • Product engineering (remove when a VP of Engineering is in place)
  • Secure smooth transitions from product definition to product development
  • Build a highly capable engineering team with all necessary skills to translate the company’s product roadmaps into world-leading products
  • Lead and motivate the product development teams
  • Develop and maintain an effective development process
  • Regularly interact with engineering resources to secure continuous alignment between product implementation and product definition
  • Participation in key design reviews

Qualifications

  • Master or PhD degree
  • Strong and relevant technical expertise combined with strong people skills

Person-profile

  • Loves technology (and is exceptional at it)!
  • Self-driven, energetic and ambitious
  • Creative and visionary
  • Analytical and systematic
  • Efficient and able to make good and fast decisions
  • Quality conscious and reliable
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to build strong relationships with customers and partners
  • Good leadership skills and ability to create a highly motivated team

Reporting to:

CEO

Estimated travel activity:

5-10 days per quarter

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Job Description - Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Dette er et eksempel på en arbeidsbeskrivelse for CTO for tidligfase-selskap. Beskrivelsen har både det teknologisike ansvaret, produktansvaret óg engineeringansvaret. Etterhvert som selskapet vokser blir det naturlig å fordele product- og/eller engineeringansvaret til en dedikert CPO eller VP of Engineering.

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