CTO: AI-First Tech Strategy & Architecture

Qondor; Oslo; On-site; NOK 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Qondor in Oslo seeks a senior leader to define product and technology strategy with AI at the core. You will lead the Builder organisation, own the architecture, guardrails, and drive an international growth agenda while reporting to the CEO.

You’ll work hands-on, shaping decisions that connect product value to commercial outcomes, build an engineering culture focused on rapid iteration, and ensure a scalable, AI-enabled platform for customers across multiple countries.

Qualifications

• Built something new; founder or early leader experience
• Hands-on approach with production AI agents
• Proven ability to connect technical decisions to business outcomes

Responsibilities

• Define Qondor’s long term product and technology strategy, with AI at its heart
• Lead and develop the Builder organisation, with team members stemming from product and engineering
• Establish a clear and scalable architectural direction that supports international growth
• Own the guardrails - test strategy, review standards, pipelines, observability, security, and clear rules for agents’ actions
• Address structural bottlenecks and scalability risks proactively
• Foster a culture of rapid iteration, learning, and outcome focused delivery
• Take a technology agnostic approach, choosing solutions based on product value and long term sustainability
• Build further on a small, high-output team
• Drive disciplined prioritisation and transparent trade off decisions
• Act as a bridge between market and product, ensuring that customer insights, commercial priorities, and competitive dynamics shape the roadmap and technology investments

Skills

Founder/early tech leader

Hands-on coding with AI agents

Strategic & architectural judgement

Job description

Qondor in Oslo seeks a senior leader to define product and technology strategy with AI at the core. You will lead the Builder organisation, own the architecture, guardrails, and drive an international growth agenda while reporting to the CEO.

You’ll work hands-on, shaping decisions that connect product value to commercial outcomes, build an engineering culture focused on rapid iteration, and ensure a scalable, AI-enabled platform for customers across multiple countries.