CTO

Future Developing; Milano; In loco; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading company is seeking a visionary, hands-on CTO in Milan to drive AI and technology innovation across multiple ventures. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, experience in product development, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams. This role offers the opportunity to establish the technical strategy and share in the equity of each project.

Servizi

Direct Equity

Stock Options

Competenze

• Experience (4+ years) in building AI/ML products.
• Expertise in Node.js, Python, and Java.
• Leadership experience in startups or scale-ups.

Mansioni

• Define technical and AI strategy across ventures.
• Lead end-to-end development from prototype to production.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and ethical AI standards.

Conoscenze

Leadership

AI Ethics

Communication

Full-stack development

Data-driven decision making

Formazione

Degree in Computer Science

Data Science

Engineering

Strumenti

Node.js

Python

Java

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-Learn

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We’re looking for a visionary, hands-on CTO to drive technology and AI innovation across our portfolio of early, stage ventures. You will define the technical and AI strategy, build scalable architectures, and lead engineering team, sharing in the upside via direct equity in each project plus stock-option grants.

Key Responsibilities

• Craft and evangelize a unified technical and AI roadmap that spans multiple ventures.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and advise on adoption.
• Product & AI-Driven Development
• Translate business requirements into robust architectures, including data-driven and AI components (recommendation engines, natural-language interfaces, etc.).
• Oversee end-to-end delivery : from prototype and MVP through production, with CI / CD, automated testing, and scalable deployments.
• Design and implement data pipelines, feature stores, model training and serving infrastructure.
• Establish best practices for model versioning, monitoring, and continuous retraining (MLOps).
• Recruit, mentor, and grow cross-functional teams of software engineers, data engineers.
• Foster a culture of high quality, code reviews, documentation, and agile delivery.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Product, Design, and Business leads to define KPIs, evaluate AI use-cases, and set success metrics.
• Present technical and AI progress to the executive team and investors.
• Governance, Security & Ethics
• Ensure robust security, privacy, and compliance (GDPR, ISO) in both software and AI workflows.
• Champion responsible AI principles : bias mitigation, explainability, and ethical data use.

Essential Qualifications

• Experience (4+ years) :
• Proven track record building and launching web / mobile products with significant AI / ML components.
• Leadership in startups or scale-ups—ideally in a venture-studio or consultancy setting.
• Technical Expertise :
• Full-stack proficiency : Node.js / Python / Java + modern front-end (React, Vue, Angular).
• Data & AI :
• Deep knowledge of ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn).
• Experience with MLOps tools (MLflow, TFX, Kubeflow).
• Hands-on with NLP / LLMs (e.g. OpenAI API, Hugging Face Transformers).
• Familiarity with data engineering (Airflow, Spark, Kafka).
• Leadership & Communication :
• Able to convey complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Education :
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or equivalent experience.

Desired Attributes

• Entrepreneurial & Hands-On : Comfortable balancing high-level strategy with coding or model-tuning.
• Data-Driven Mindset : Uses metrics and experimentation to guide decisions.
• AI Ethics Champion : Keeps the team aligned with ethical AI standards and data governance.
• Networked in Milan & Beyond : Well-connected in local tech / AI communities.

Compensation & Equity

• Direct Equity : Founder-level equity in each venture you lead (4-year vesting).
• Stock Options : Additional options in the parent venture-builder.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a short cover letter detailing :

• An AI-driven product you built end-to-end and your role.
• Your experience with direct-equity or stock-option compensation.
• Why you want to join a venture-studio in Milan.

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Let’s build the next generation of AI-powered ventures together!

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