Chief Technology Officer

Job description / Role

CTO position within bleeding-edge technology company, seeking to future proof societies and businesses with with new technologies associated with privacy and advertising. This exciting role requires a global thinker and therefore can be operated fully remotely from any country.

Client Details

The client is a start up subsidiary of a giant Saudi organisation. They are seeking to become a "unicorn" (one-billion-dollar valuation) in the next 3-5 years, as the market for their flagship digital product has been validated by industry experts.

Description

* Working with the Head of Product and Chief Architect to create and modify products within the Data Privacy and AD Tech space
* Hire, manage, lead and grow a team of architects and software engineers (front-end, back-end, devops, QA etc)
* Perform in-depth analysis and technical cost-benefit analysis to define and prioritize the engineering roadmap on a regular basis that align to product goals and roadmaps
* Advocating the benefits of digital products to new customers to increase sales

Job Offer

* A leading position in a fast growing Tech organisation looking to change how individuals and corporations use technology
* Fully remote and ability to be based in your home country
* Opportunity to take ownership from Day 1 and to be a key player in driving the company's visions
* Highly competitive remuneration package with extensive benefits and bonus

Requirements

* Experience working in a startup within a large organization and is ready to roll-up their sleeves and work together to make this a successful business
* 5+ years of recent professional web and enterprise service development experience in any major back-end web development programming language (eg React, Javascript)
* Professional experience in privacy and ad-tech technology
* Professional experience in a software engineering management position
* Masters or PhD in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.