Chief Technology Officer - CTO - B2B EdTech Scale Up

Page Executive; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Job summary

Page Executive seeks the first Chief Technology Officer for a PE-backed EdTech business in Yorkshire. You will own technology strategy, lead an engineering team of around 10, and work with founders and investors to scale the platform without unnecessary re-platforming.

Responsibilities include delivering a technology roadmap, ensuring scalability and security, and driving AI-enabled delivery and governance. This role offers equity and a competitive base with hybrid working patterns.

Qualifications

• Senior engineering leadership at VP/CTO level in growth or early-stage settings.
• Proven track record with B2B SaaS and complex integrations.
• Experience shaping AI-enabled product development and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the technology roadmap aligned to a three-year growth plan.
• Scale platform securely while simplifying complex B2B integrations.
• Strengthen engineering practices, release management and product delivery.
• Develop data, security and technology governance; lead AI initiatives.
• Translate technology investments into commercial value with the exec team.

Skills

CTO/VP Engineering experience

B2B SaaS

AI strategy

Executive stakeholder management

PE-backed experience

PHP/Laravel

Tools

Laravel

Job description

• Build and shape the technology strategy as first CTO
• Meaningful equity in a high-growth PE-backed business

• Build and shape the technology strategy as first CTO
• Meaningful equity in a high-growth PE-backed business

About Our Client

Our client is a private equity-backed EdTech business in Yorkshire, currently generating c.£8m revenue with ambitious plans to scale over the next three years.

Technology sits at the heart of this growth strategy, supporting customer acquisition, retention and operational scalability across both B2B and B2C markets. With an established platform, strong market proposition and potential future funding event on the horizon, this is an opportunity to join the executive team at an important stage in the company's growth journey.

Job Description

As the business's first dedicated CTO, you will take ownership of the technology strategy, engineering function and roadmap, ensuring technology becomes a genuine enabler of the next phase of growth.Leading an established team of approximately 10 technology professionals, you will provide the technical leadership, structure and direction required to scale effectively without unnecessary complexity or wholesale re-platforming. Key priorities will include:

• Define and deliver a technology roadmap aligned to the three-year growth strategy.
• Ensure the platform remains scalable, secure and resilient as customer volumes increase.
• Simplify and optimise a complex landscape of bespoke B2B customer integrations.
• Strengthen engineering practices, product delivery and release management.
• Improve platform versioning and the rollout of new products and content across the customer base.
• Develop the business's approach to data, security and technology governance.
• Define and execute an AI strategy, using AI to improve engineering productivity, accelerate delivery and create greater capacity without materially increasing headcount.
• Build a high-performing engineering culture that embraces innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Partner with the executive team and investors, translating technology investment into commercial value and supporting the longer-term value creation plan.

The Successful Applicant

The successful Chief Technology Officer will combine strong technical credibility with pragmatic, commercially focused leadership. You will be comfortable operating strategically whilst remaining close enough to the technology and engineering team to provide meaningful direction.

You will ideally bring:

• Senior engineering leadership experience as a VP Engineering, Head of Engineering or CTO in a high-growth or early-stage environment
• Strong engineering leadership across modern web-based architectures and backend technologies.
• Experience of B2B SaaS, complex integrations or software-led businesses.
• A track record of improving engineering practices, scalability and delivery.
• An understanding of how AI can enhance software engineering and productivity.
• Strong commercial judgement and executive stakeholder management.
• Experience of PE-backed environments or similarly fast-paced, value-focused businesses.
• PHP/Laravel experience would be beneficial, but broader technical leadership capability is more important.

Process

An initial confidential conversation with our Researach team and then myself, followed by stages with the the Founders, Chairman, the investors and a technical panel.

What's On Offer

• Competitive base salary c.£130,000 plus bonus plus sweet equity
• Hybrid working 2-3 days per week (Based in Yorkshire and commutable from Leeds, York, Bradford

Quote job ref: JN-082026-7091917