NU Advisory Partners has been retained to lead the search for a Chief Technology & Product Officer for a profitable, investor-backed tech-enabled healthcare services company. As a member of the executive team, this leader will own engineering, infrastructure, data, AI, and product management, and turn the company's growth strategy into a focused technology and product agenda. The role suits a hands‑on technologist who can modernize and scale a platform while keeping delivery reliable for long‑standing enterprise clients.
About NU Advisory Partners
NU Advisory Partners is an AI-native executive search and advisory firm specializing in senior executive, operating, and board roles, with deep expertise in private capital‑backed environments.
We're breaking the mold in an industry that hasn't changed in decades, pairing a top‑tier team with tech, data, and AI to make search smarter, faster, and built for how businesses move today. The result? A better experience for clients, candidates, and ourselves. With 2,000+ searches and deep industry expertise, we deliver high‑touch service and leadership talent that drives long‑term value.
Key Responsibilities
- Quickly assess the current technology landscape, team, and spend, then partner with the CEO and executive team on a prioritized, multi-year technology and product roadmap
- Streamline and modernize applications and infrastructure so the platform scales with less custom effort per client
- Make technology investment decisions through clear business cases that balance growth, client commitments, efficiency, security, and long‑term value
- Define company‑wide direction for data and AI, with clear ownership, governance, and practical use cases that deliver measurable results
- Work with subject‑matter experts to build AI‑powered decision support into core operational workflows, with appropriate validation and oversight
- Improve data quality, structure, and governance to power trusted analytics and unlock more value from the company's proprietary data
- Strengthen product management, clarify decision rights across product, engineering, operations, and commercial teams, and turn market and client input into a focused roadmap
- Build standardized onboarding and integration approaches so the company can bring on several new clients at once without slipping on timelines or service quality
- Run secure, dependable, and cost‑effective hosting, infrastructure, and enterprise systems, with clear metrics for reliability, delivery, and return on investment
- Evaluate and develop the existing team, clarify accountability, and close capability gaps while keeping delivery on track
- Represent the company's technology and AI capabilities credibly with clients, partners, and the board, communicating openly on priorities, progress, and risk
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field; an advanced degree is a plus
- 15+ years of progressive technology leadership, including executive experience in a highly regulated environment, ie healthcare, financial services, insurance, etc.
- Hands‑on technical depth across architecture, software engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and data platforms
- A track record of modernizing complex, fragmented technology environments, including platform consolidation and cloud and data migrations
- Experience spanning both technology operations (infrastructure, hosting, security, client onboarding) and product engineering and management
- Proven experience putting AI and analytics into production for business‑critical processes
- Experience in a profitable, capital‑efficient growth environment; private equity or growth equity experience is a plus
- Background in tech‑enabled services is strongly preferred
- Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to explain technology choices in business terms
- A collaborative, low‑ego leader who moves easily between strategy and detailed execution, and takes ownership of getting results