Field CTO - Helsinki

Stott and May Inc.; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Stott and May Inc. in Helsinki seeks a Field CTO to lead its technical and customer-facing operations in Finland, blending hands-on AI leadership with enterprise engagement.

You will partner with GTM, translate opportunities into practical solutions, and build a high-performing local engineering team delivering scalable AI deployments.

The role requires senior stakeholder engagement with C-suite, strategic thinking, and a culture of quality, speed and impact.

Qualifications

• Hands-on CTO with recent AI experience and ability to work with GTM functions.
• Experience working directly with enterprise customers and C-level stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate business problems into practical technical solutions.
• Demonstrable experience influencing or supporting enterprise technology sales.
• High agency and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑moving, ambiguous environment.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in Finnish and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the local engineering and customer-facing technical teams (FDEs, Deployment Strategists, etc).
• Provide technical leadership across AI, software architecture, APIs, integrations, data and cloud infrastructure.
• Work directly with GTM and enterprise customers from discovery through solution design, deployment and adoption.
• Partner with commercial teams to identify AI use cases, shape proposals and define measurable outcomes.
• Act as a senior technical advisor to C-suite and senior enterprise stakeholders.
• Support engineering teams in resolving complex technical, product and customer challenges.
• Build a strong customer-focused engineering culture centered on quality, speed and impact.
• Recruit, coach and retain exceptional technical and customer-facing talent.

Skills

Hands-on CTO

AI experience

Enterprise engagement

Technical leadership

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Finnish & English fluency

Fast-moving environment

Communication

Job description

Field CTO – Helsinki

A rapidly growing AI technology company is looking for a Field CTO to lead its technical and customer-facing operations in Finland.

This is a senior, hands‑on leadership role combining technology, enterprise customers, AI, commercial strategy and team building. You’ll work with GTM to help organisations identify high‑value opportunities for AI, translate those opportunities into practical solutions, and ensure successful deployment and adoption.

You’ll work closely with senior customers and internal commercial and technical teams, while building and leading a high‑performing local technical organisation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and grow the local engineering and customer‑facing technical teams i.e FDEs, Deployment Strategists etc
• Provide technical leadership across AI, software architecture, APIs, integrations, data and cloud infrastructure
• Work directly with GTM & enterprise customers from initial discovery through solution design, deployment and adoption
• Partner with commercial teams to identify valuable AI use cases, shape technical proposals and define measurable outcomes
• Act as a senior technical advisor to C‑suite and senior enterprise stakeholders
• Support engineering teams in resolving complex technical, product and customer challenges
• Build a strong, customer‑focused engineering culture centred on quality, speed and impact
• Recruit, coach and retain exceptional technical and customer‑facing talent

What they’re looking for

• Hands‑on CTO with recent AI experience and ability to work with GTM functions
• Experience working directly with enterprise customers and C‑level stakeholders
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate business problems into practical technical solutions
• Demonstrable experience influencing or supporting enterprise technology sales
• High agency and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑moving, ambiguous environment
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
• Fluency in Finnish and English