Chief Technology Officer

erg group; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Ownership of technology direction

Senior leadership role

Job summary

erg group in Berlin is seeking a CTO to lead the entire technology organisation as it scales. You will own the technology direction, oversee Engineering, AI, Data Science, architecture, and infrastructure, and work with founders on strategic priorities.

The role emphasizes building strong technical leadership, aligning AI with product strategy, and ensuring scalable processes and systems to support growth. Equity is on offer and the position sits in a high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in a high-growth tech company.
• Experience overseeing multiple tech functions (Engineering, AI, Data Science, architecture, infrastructure).
• Strong understanding of software engineering, architecture and modern tech organizations.
• Knowledge of AI/ML within a broader tech strategy.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall technology strategy and direction of the company.
• Oversee Engineering, AI, Data Science, architecture, infrastructure and wider technical operations.
• Collaborate with founders and leadership to set priorities for product and technology.
• Define how the tech organisation should develop as the business grows.
• Build and develop strong technical leadership across the organisation.
• Ensure AI and ML align with product and tech strategy.
• Set priorities across technical teams and ensure strong execution.
• Develop structure, processes and standards to scale the tech org.
• Hire, develop and retain strong technical people.
• Ensure architecture and infrastructure support growth.
• Work with Product and commercial teams to align tech investments with priorities.
• Maintain high standards in engineering quality, security, reliability and decision making.

Job description

CTO | High Growth AI Scale-Up| Berlin Hybrid | Equity

We are partnering with a fast growing scale-up that has built strong commercial traction and is entering a significant period of expansion.

The business has an established product, strong financial backing and ambitious plans for the next stage of growth. AI plays a major role within the product and technology strategy, but this position will have responsibility for the entire technology organisation.

About the role

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for the overall technology direction of the business.

You will oversee Engineering, AI, Data Science, architecture, infrastructure and the wider technical organisation, making sure all areas develop in line with the company’s growth.

There is already a strong technical foundation in place, but the business is entering a stage where the technology organisation needs to become more structured and scalable.

You will work closely with the founders and wider leadership team to define the technology strategy, set priorities across the technical organisation and ensure the right people, processes and systems are in place for the next stage.

AI will remain an important part of the company’s product and future direction, so you will need to understand how AI and machine learning should be developed and applied within the business. However, the role is broader than AI and requires someone who can take ownership of technology as a whole.

A major part of the role will be developing the technical leadership structure, building strong teams and ensuring Engineering, AI, Data Science and Product Technology work together effectively.

What you’ll do

• Own the overall technology strategy and direction of the company.
• Oversee Engineering, AI, Data Science, architecture, infrastructure and wider technical operations.
• Work closely with the founders and leadership team on company, product and technology priorities.
• Define how the technology organisation should develop as the business scales.
• Build and develop strong technical leadership across the organisation.
• Ensure AI and machine learning remain closely aligned with the wider product and technology strategy.
• Set clear priorities across technical teams and ensure strong execution.
• Develop the structure, processes and standards needed for the technology organisation to scale.
• Hire, develop and retain strong technical people.
• Ensure architecture and infrastructure can support continued growth.
• Work closely with Product and commercial teams to ensure technology investment supports business priorities.
• Maintain high standards across engineering quality, security, reliability and technical decision making.

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience leading technology organisations within a high growth technology company.
• Experience overseeing multiple technical functions, rather than one specialist area.
• Strong understanding of software engineering, architecture, infrastructure and modern technology organisations.
• Good understanding of AI and machine learning and how they fit within a wider technology strategy.
• Experience scaling Engineering, AI or Data Science teams.
• Experience building technical leadership structures and developing senior people.
• Strong product and commercial understanding.
• Experience defining and delivering technology strategy during periods of significant growth.
• Comfortable working closely with founders and taking responsibility for major technology decisions.
• Strong judgement around where to invest, what to prioritise and how to structure technical teams.

What’s on offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Equity in the business.
• Significant ownership over the technology direction of the company.
• Responsibility for the full technology organisation.
• The opportunity to shape Engineering, AI and Data Science during a major period of growth.
• Direct involvement in company and product strategy.
• Work alongside an experienced leadership and technical team.