Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

The Sentio Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 400,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Sentio Executive Search is retained to fill a Group CTO role for a Fortune 500 industrial group in Chicago. The incoming CTO will own technology strategy across engineering, digital products, cloud, data and AI, modernising a $10B+ business and turning technology into a competitive advantage.

Reporting to the CEO and sitting on the Group Executive Committee, the CTO will lead a 700+ person engineering and technology organisation across the US, EMEA and APAC, and partner with the CEO, CFO and CDO

Qualifications

• Standing CTO / SVP Engineering of a $2B+ business with software-product and enterprise-IT scope.
• Hands-on background in cloud architecture, data platforms and AI/ML at scale.
• Experience modernising legacy estates: cloud migration, monolith decomposition, platform engineering.
• Proven leader of 500+ engineers across geographies with succession planning.
• Board-level communicator translating technology strategy into shareholder value.

Responsibilities

• Define and own multi-year technology strategy across engineering, data, AI, cloud and cybersecurity.
• Lead a 700+ person engineering and technology organisation across the US, EMEA and APAC.
• Partner with the CEO, CFO and CDO on the digital P&L and value-creation plan.
• Drive AI adoption, platform standardisation and disciplined technology investment governance.
• Represent the group on technology topics with the Board, analysts and strategic partners.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Data platforms

Applied AI/ML

Engineering leadership

Board-level communication

Job description

Chicago, IL, USA $400k - $550k base + LTIP Posted 4 days ago

About the Role

A Fortune 500 industrial group has retained Sentio Executive Search for a Group CTO appointment. The incoming CTO will own technology strategy across engineering, digital products, cloud, data and AI - modernising a $10B+ business and turning technology into a genuine source of competitive advantage. Reports to the CEO and sits on the Group Executive Committee.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the multi-year technology strategy across engineering, data, AI, cloud and cybersecurity
• Lead a 700+ person engineering and technology organisation across the US, EMEA and APAC
• Partner with the CEO, CFO and CDO on the digital P&L and enterprise value-creation plan
• Drive AI adoption, platform standardisation and disciplined technology investment governance
• Represent the group on technology topics with the Board, analysts and strategic partners

Requirements

• Sitting CTO / SVP Engineering of a $2B+ business, ideally with both software-product and enterprise-IT scope
• Deep hands-on background in cloud architecture, data platforms and applied AI / ML at scale
• Track record modernising legacy estates - cloud migration, monolith decomposition, platform engineering
• Proven leader of 500+ engineers across geographies, with strong bench-building and succession record
• Board-level communicator: comfortable translating technology strategy into shareholder value narrative