Chief Technology & Product Officer

NU Advisory Partners; United States; On-site; USD 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

NU Advisory Partners is seeking a Chief Technology & Product Officer to lead engineering, data, AI, and product management for a profitable tech-enabled healthcare services company. This hands-on technologist will modernize and scale a platform while ensuring reliability for long-standing enterprise clients.

The role requires extensive experience across architecture, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms, with a track record of delivering AI-enabled solutions and strong executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive technology leadership, including executive experience in regulated environments.
• Hands-on depth across architecture, software engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and data platforms.
• Track record of modernizing complex, fragmented technology environments, including platform consolidation and cloud/data migrations.
• Experience spanning technology operations and product engineering/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.

Responsibilities

• Assess current technology landscape, team, and spend; partner with CEO on a multi-year technology and product roadmap.
• Streamline applications and infrastructure to scale with fewer custom efforts per client.
• Make technology investment decisions via clear business cases balancing growth, client commitments, efficiency, security, and long-term value.
• Define company-wide direction for data and AI with ownership, governance, and practical use cases.
• Build AI-powered decision support into core workflows with validation and oversight.
• Improve data quality, governance, and analytics to unlock value from proprietary data.
• Strengthen product management and align decisions across product, engineering, operations, and commercial teams.
• Develop standardized onboarding and integration approaches to scale client onboarding without sacrificing timelines.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

AI/ML awareness

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

Cloud infrastructure

DevOps

Data platforms

Job description

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