Chief Product & Technical Officer

Summary

Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) is an influential member of the executive team charged with driving product innovation, market success and is responsible for aligning company-wide vision, business goals with technology and market demands. Reporting directly to the CEO, the CPTO is tasked with creating a product strategy, roadmap planning and driving product development while leading IT and digital transformation for the organization. The CPTO will be instrumental in aligning technology initiatives with business and strategic goals, fostering innovation, and preparing the company for future growth and market leadership.

The responsibilities are to include but not limited to:

Develop a vision

Working with executive management, clients and product team, CPTO develop, share, update, and align their vision of the product with the CEO & senior management team by creating a product vision statement that acts as a guide for product development team.

Provide strategy & leadership

The Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) will oversee product delivery by creating processes, roadmaps, and strategies to turn the company vision and business objectives into reality. As part of this process, the CPTO will:

Create and execute a product, architecture and engineering roadmap

Assess opportunities, risks, and drive decisions to best ensure the company’s competitive advantage.

Communicate our product and technology strategy to clients, partners and stakeholders.

Make the business case for any new product, major enhancement and or technology initiatives.

Team development and processes

Coach and develop our talented Product and IT teams working closely with the R&D leadership team.

Short and long term team design and resource planning to meet goals.

Attract and hire great talent - employees, freelancers and subject domain experts as advisers.

Nurture and grow our culture of curious problem solving, testing and shared learning.

Ensure clear and constantly improving delivery and quality assurance processes.

Set, monitor and meet KPIs

Product, Architecture and Engineering

Ownership of the specification, architecture, and implementation of company’s R&D on-going initiatives such as ModelSoft and or SaaS solution among others.

Evaluate and implement new tools and infrastructure.

Ensure cross-functional collaboration across teams to ensure timely and successful delivery of high-quality products on time and within cost structure to the business’ financial targets.

Evaluate and implement new tools and infrastructure.

Optimize performance and security.

Staying on top of relevant tech trends, tools and resources

Market Research, analysis & insight

Conduct market research to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape.

Conduct in-depth market analysis to identify potential market segments and customer needs.

Gather and analyze customer insights to inform product development.

Develop strategies to maintain a competitive edge in the market.

Position Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

Minimum of 15 years of experience in product management, technology leadership or a similar role within the technology sector;

Proven track record of developing and executing successful product strategies and roadmaps.

Experience interpreting customer needs and market trends

Ability to effectively lead and motivate teams across a variety of functional roles.

Extensive experience in IT leadership, including infrastructure management and cybersecurity.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all levels.