Chief Technology Officer
Company: SkyWater Search Partners
Location: Minnetonka
Posted on: June 18, 2022
Job Description:
- Job Tag:
- Posted: June 02,2022
- We have been retained by a fast-growing, global $500M
publicly-traded digital manufacturing company to identify their
next Chief Technology Officer. Reporting to the CEO, this position
is one of the most important hires at the organization as our
client looks towards the next phase of growth (primarily through
technology). With a well-regarded technology team of over 200
people, this CTO position is well-positioned to lead & accomplish a
number of large, strategic multi-year projects on behalf of the
organization.Our client is aggressively growing, both organically
and through multiple acquisitions in the past few years. They have
seen many smaller competitors jump into their space in the last 5-7
years, but the are still seen as the industry leader. This hire
will ensure that they continue to drive the industry forward as the
#1 leader in the space.The selected candidate will receive a very
competitive strong base salary, annual bonus, and long-term
incentive package, along with strong benefits.*** This organization
is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, and the preference of the
executive team is to have this person on-site regularly. However,
exceptions can be made for exceptionally strong candidates if they
are willing to get to Minneapolis on a regular basis.
***Responsibilities
- Ensures a product-focused technology organization and
development process that maximizes the throughput of business
value, aligned to strategy.
- In collaboration with the executive team and technology
leadership, develops the technology strategy to support the
business strategy, improve productivity, and create new strategic
options.
- Directs the design, development and maintenance of systems,
programs, and systems software to meet the current needs and the
future needs of the global organization.
- Leads the global technical services organization to maintain
excellence through continuous learning and improvement.
- Ensures our client's technology organization exemplifies
collaboration and a strong service-oriented culture, including: o
Deep understanding of the needs of all stakeholders (e.g., ELT,
Regional General Managers, Product Managers, employees, customers).
o Sense of urgency to meet needs of all stakeholders. o Visibility
and transparency to investment decisions and resource
allocation.
- Ensures a successful and rapid execution of the company's
innovation pipeline, serving the needs of business.
- Evangelizes the product roadmaps and ensures that the projects
are resourced appropriately and are aligned to the strategic
priorities of the business.
- Maintains a robust, scalable software architecture to meet the
evolving needs of the business.
- Ensure the security and compliance of the organizations
technical systems and software and protects the privacy of the data
within
- Proactively improves the productivity, quality of output and
cost of the technical service organization to assess, evaluate and
continually improve results.
- Ensures robust system disruption prevention and recovery
capabilities and plans are in place to mitigate risk and ensure
business continuity.Desired Skills And Experience
- BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent
- Masters or MBA preferred
- 10+ years leading a large (150+ employee) technology function,
preferably in a global company
- Previous experience leading direct-to-customer or eCommerce
experience preferred
- Experience leading both new software development and large
scale integration of acquisition platforms
- Experience in leading in an integrated business and technology
product delivery model
- Ability and enthusiasm regarding employee development. Proven
ability to mentor, coach and develop new leaders
- Demonstrates expertise in best-in-class software development
techniques and modern IT practices, technical systems architecture
and as well as legacy and modern technology stacks
- Expertise with cloud migration and hybrid cloud and on-prem
models
Keywords: SkyWater Search Partners, Minnetonka , Chief Technology Officer, IT / Software / Systems , Minnetonka, Minnesota
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