Field CTO, Bangalore

Michael Page; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-market compensation

Leadership network access

Job summary

Michael Page is guiding a fast-growing enterprise AI platform as it launches its India business from Bengaluru.

This CTO/leadership role is hands-on: lead technical sales engagements, drive architecture decisions, and set production-grade standards. You will build and scale a cross-functional team across engineering, integrations, and pre-sales, oversee AI agent deployments, and serve as the regional technical representative.

Qualifications

• Entrepreneurial background, including founding or co-founding a startup.
• Experience as a CTO or equivalent senior technical leader, with a strong record of shipping scalable, production-grade technology solutions.
• Good to have: Some experience participating in pre-sales cycles, solution design, technical consulting, or complex enterprise implementations.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience building, mentoring, and scaling technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Participate in early-stage customer discussions and solution design.
• Present product demonstrations and guide architecture, integration, and security conversations with stakeholders.
• Manage customer implementation programmes from discovery and scoping through deployment and optimisation.
• Build and scale a high-performing team across engineering, integrations, and pre-sales functions.
• Oversee AI agent deployments and ensure production-grade performance, reliability, and accuracy.
• Act as the primary regional technical representative, managing escalations and strengthening strategic customer relationships.

Job description

• Shape AI adoption for enterprise customers at scale.
• Experience & lead the "build & scale" phase for an AI-enterprise.

About Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing enterprise AI platform helping organisations accelerate AI adoption through AI operating system and deployment expertise. The business partners with enterprise customers to implement AI solutions that improve operational efficiency and unlock strategic value.

Job Description

In this role, you're launching the India business, serving as a hands-on engineering leader, leading technical sales engagements, contributing to development efforts, and establishing high technical standards.

• Participate in early-stage customer discussions and solution design.
• Present product demonstrations and guide architecture, integration, and security conversations with stakeholders.
• Manage customer implementation programmes from discovery and scoping through deployment and optimisation.
• Build and scale a high-performing team across engineering, integrations, and pre-sales functions.
• Oversee AI agent deployments and ensure production-grade performance, reliability, and accuracy.
• Act as the primary regional technical representative, managing escalations and strengthening strategic customer relationships.

The Successful Applicant

We're looking for someone who has:

• Entrepreneurial background, including founding or co-founding a startup, with the resilience and adaptability required to build in zero-to-one environments.
• Experience as a CTO or equivalent senior technical leader, with a strong record of shipping scalable, production-grade technology solutions.
• Good to have: Some experience participating in pre-sales cycles, solution design, technical consulting, or complex enterprise implementations.
• Strong leadership capabilities with experience building, mentoring, and scaling technical teams.

What's on Offer

Opportunity to step into one of the most exciting emerging leadership roles within the enterprise AI ecosystem.
Above-industry compensation aligned with the impact and scope of the position.
Access to a strong network of AI and technology leaders, with significant exposure to enterprise innovation initiatives.