Chief Technology Officer

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Remote in Chicago IL

Please note that candidates must currently live in the following states: DC Florida Illinois Maryland Michigan North Carolina New York Pennsylvania Texas Virginia Wisconsin.

Civis Analytics is hiring a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the companys technical vision architecture and execution as we expand our platform and launch standalone AI products. Reporting to the CEO the CTO will play a critical playercoach role: setting long-term technical direction while staying close to systems decisions and delivery.

This role owns the cohesion between Civiss core data platform and its growing AI product portfolio. As we scale our AI capabilities the CTO will ensure that our existing data infrastructure and IP remain strong reliable and extensiblewhile guiding teams toward an AI-centric development and product environment.

Salary 225-325k

What Youll Do

Be the tech voice within our senior leadership team and guide decision-making and business planning as we scale;
Own and drive Civiss technical roadmap across both the Civis Platform and emerging AI products ensuring alignment cohesion and long-term scalability
Lead architecture decisions across platform data and AI systems balancing speed reliability and maintainability
Act as a playercoach: stay close to systems technical tradeoffs and delivery while empowering teams to execute independently. Guide the organization toward an AI-centric product and development environment including tooling workflows and engineering practices
Lead and integrate a cross-functional team spanning product engineering data and AI while serving as a visible hands-on leader and magnet for technical talent as the organization grows (approximately 15 people initially).
Provide thought leadership within the company; research and evaluate cutting-edge practices and enabling technologies for internal adoption; assess potential partnerships and acquisitions;
Be the public face of Civis technology and data science; network evangelize and form relationships with press and peer organizations; participate in high-level sales meetings; and give back to the community.

What Were Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

Practical real-world experience working with AI systems and understanding their application in production environments - beyond theory or research
Significant experience leading software platform or data engineering organizations in a hands-on leadership capacity
Demonstrated ability to own and evolve technical roadmaps across multiple product lines or platforms
Experience making architectural decisions for complex data-driven systems
Comfort getting into the technical weeds when needed to unblock teams or resolve critical issues
Proven ability to hire develop and manage high-performing technical teams
Clear direct communication style and comfort making and standing behind difficult technical decisions
Familiarity with building and scaling AI products in production
Hands-on experience with modern cloud platforms and distributed systems
Authorization to work in the United States

You Should Apply If

You want to actively shape and build AI products not just talk about them
You enjoy owning technical strategy while staying close to execution and delivery
Youre comfortable operating in ambiguity and making decisions with imperfect information
You want to lead teams through a meaningful shift toward AI-centric products and development practices

You Should Not Apply If

You prefer a purely strategic or advisory CTO role with little hands-on involvement
You are uncomfortable working directly with AI systems or learning their practical constraints
You expect highly structured environments with minimal change
You prefer delegating all technical depth rather than engaging directly when needed

Civis embraces the individuality of our employees and we celebrate each others differences. Our products services and culture benefit from and thrive on the unique perspectives brought by each person in our Civis community. Were proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race age sex color ancestry religion national origin sexual orientation gender identity citizenship marital status disability or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please

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Remote in Chicago ILPlease note that candidates must currently live in the following states: DC Florida Illinois Maryland Michigan North Carolina New York Pennsylvania Texas Virginia Wisconsin.Civis Analytics is hiring a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the companys technical vision architectu...