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DKKD Staffing lists this Chief Technology Officer/ CTO – NYC – Hybrid or 100% onsite opportunity in new york, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
LOOKINGTOHIREASAP.
Pleasesee Q&A below.
NOT LOOKING FOR CONTRACTORS/ NO C2C
TITLE: CTO/ChiefTechnologyOfficer
LOCATION: NYC
IN OFFICE POLICY: Hybrid or 100% onsite
SALARY :$250-$400DOE(openfordiscussion)
TOTALCOMP :Tobediscussed.Salary,bonusandoptions
HIERARCHY :ReporttoCEO
SIZESOFSTAFFTOMANAGE: noneatfirst,butprovenexperiencementoringandbuildingadevelopmentteam
INDUSTRY: Fintech,Banking,FinancialServicesPlatforms,Start-ups
PRIVATECOMPANY
#ofEMPLOYEES: CITIZENSHIPREQUIREMENT: MustbeUSCitizenorLegal/PermanentResidentGreenCard(noC2C)
EDUCATION/DEGREES/CERTIFICATIONSREQUIRED: Bachelors+
WHATISIMPORTANTTOTHECEO
Engineeringleadership: restructuretheorgteam(ifassessedandneeded);useAItomakemoreefficient
Accomplishinthe1st6monthstoayear: OrgAlignmentontheengineeringteam
SizeofCompanyHistory: Personwhohasscaledanorganizationandisveryhandsontechnically.Eventhoughnotastartup,thiscompanyworkstogetherasateam
TheRightFit: Somebodywhohasgrownanorganizationpast300.Needsomebodywithstrong/provenleadershipskills,butnotcompletelyhands-off.Stilltechnical,butnottootechnicalthatyoudon’thaveenoughleadershipskills.
WHYTHISROLE
BethefirstCTOofaprovenfintechwith140+institutionalclientsandrealmomentum– theorg-buildingisyourstodo,onafoundationthatalreadyworks.
Arareproductsurface: workflowsoftwareexpandingintopayments,data,andAl,inanunderservedcorneroffinancialservices–withproprietaryspenddatathatmakestheAlopportunityreal,notaspirational.
Founderswithdeepdomaincredibility whowantagenuinepartner,notacaretaker.
THEOPPORTUNITY
Thisisanexcitingopportunitytobeourclient’sfirstChiefTechnologyOfficer.Thisisaleadershiprole,notahands-on-keyboardrole:
Youwillowntheentireengineeringorganization–productengineering,platformandinfrastructure,security,andreliability–foraplatformthatmovesmoneyforsophisticatedfinancialinstitutions.
Todaytheengineeringteamisroughly100peopleandgrowingfast.Ithasbeenbuiltbyfounderswhostayedclosetothecode.
Yourmandateistotakeitthroughthescalingtransition:
Buildthemanagementlayer,installthehiringengine,raisetheoperationalbar,andgivethefoundersleverage–whilekeepingtheshippingcadencethatgotushere.
EquallycentraltothemandateisAltransformation–onbothfronts.
Intheproduct:
EmbeddingAlintocompanyproducts,fromintelligentdocumentandinvoiceprocessingtospendintelligenceandagenticworkflows.
Intheorganization:
MakingAl-assisteddevelopmentadurableproductivityadvantageacrosstheengineeringteam,notasideexperiment.
WewantaCTOwhohasalreadysuccessfullyledthisshiftinothercompaniesandislookingforagreatnewcompanytohelpbuild.
YouwillreportdirectlytotheCEOandoperateasatruethoughtpartnertothefoundingteamonproductstrategy,commercialcommitments,andcompanydirection.
WHATYOUWILLOWN
Scalingtheorganization. Designandbuildtheengineeringorgforthenextstage–teamstructure,managementlayer,careerpaths,andoperatingrhythm.
Thehiringengine. Buildtherecruitingsystemitself:pipeline,assessmentstandards,andanemployerstorythatattractsseniorengineerstoacompanytheymaynotyetknow.
Deliveryandreliability. Ownboththepaceandthequalityofexecutionacrosstheplatform–shippingatstartupcadencewiththesecurity,uptime,andauditabilityfinancialinstitutionsdemand.
Altransformation–productandorganization. SetandexecutetheAlroadmapacrossourproducts(documentintelligence,spendanalytics,agenticworkflows)anddriveAladoptioninsideengineering‑tooling,standards,andmeasurableproductivitygains–withthegovernanceapaymentsplatformrequires.
Technicaljudgmentthroughothers. Setarchitecturedirectionandcatchriskearlywithoutwritingthecodeyourself-througharchitecturereviews,incidentreviews,andstayingclosetothegroundtruth.
Securityandtrust. Championthesecuritypostureandcompliancereadinessexpectedbyhedgefunds,privateequityfirms,andfamilyofficesmovingrealmoneyonourrails.
Managementpartnership. Translatebetweenbusinessandtechnologyinbothdirections:shapetheroadmapwithcommercialrealityinmind,andgivetheCo-foundersanhonest,currentviewofengineeringcapacityandrisk.
WHATWEARELOOKINGFOR
Aprovenscalingtrackrecord. Youhavetakenanengineeringorganizationthroughthemessymiddle–growingastrained,fast-movingteamintoastructuredorg–notmerelyinheritedalarge,well-resourcedone.Thisisthesinglemostimportantqualification.
Breadthbeyondonespecialty. Youhaveownedfullengineeringscope–applicationandproductengineering,infrastructure,security,andreliability–notjustonelayerofthestack.
AnAltransformationleader. YouhaveledanAltransformationofbothproductandorganization–shippedAl-poweredcapabilitiesthatclientsactuallyuseandchangedhowanengineeringteambuildssoftwarewithAl.YoucandistinguishdurableAladvantagefromdemos,andyouknowhowtodothissafelyinaregulated,money-movingcontext.
Abuilderofhiringsystems. Youhavepersonallyconstructedhiringpipelinesandtalentbrands,ratherthanrelyingonalargecompany’srecruitingmachinery.
Leadershipthroughothers. Youdevelopmanagers,delegaterealownership,retainseniortalent,andholdahigh-performancebar-andyouearnengineers’respectwithoutre-insertingyourselfasleadengineer.
Technicalcredibility. Deepenoughtechnicalgroundingthatseniorengineerstrustyourjudgment,eventhoughyouwillnotbewritingproductioncode.
Businessfluency. Comfortoperatingwithacommerciallens–pricing,clientcommitments,partnerships–andcommunicatingwithfinanciallysophisticatedclientsandpartners.
Experienceinfintech,payments,orfinancialservicesinfrastructureisastrongplus; experienceservinginstitutionalorcapital-marketsclientsisevenmoreso.
TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT
TheplatformrunsonC#,PythonandAngularwithAzureSQL,deployedonMicrosoftAzurewithAzureDevOps.Ourclientispragmaticabouttechnology:weoptimizeforwhattheteamcanexecuteandevolvethestackdeliberatelyaswescale.Youshouldbeopinionatedaboutengineeringexcellenceandunreligiousabouttools.
Tagged as: Chief Technology Officer, CTO, Executive
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
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