CTO

Energy Innovation Corp; Metairie (LA); Remote; USD 239,000 - 453,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first flexibility

Parental leave

Tools and courses stipend

Job summary

Nissan in Metairie, LA is seeking a CTO-level leader who treats accountability as a starting point. This remote-first role offers a competitive compensation range and a chance to shape critical technical outcomes across the company.

You will own major initiatives, balance tradeoffs, and ensure stakeholder alignment, while defending core Interpersonal Skills and attention to detail in fast-paced standups.

Qualifications

• 17+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks.
• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet.
• At least 15 years building expertise within the general space.
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint.

Responsibilities

• Make general tradeoffs visible so Nissan can weigh them
• Own assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery
• Refuse to let Written Communication debt quietly accumulate on your watch
• Spot the Metairie pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Defend the Interpersonal Skills fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Keep Interpersonal Skills handoffs warm so Metairie partners never feel dropped
• Read an Attention to Detail system you didn't build and improve it anyway

Skills

17+ years owning outcomes

Diplomacy to align stakeholders

15+ years building expertise

Grit to debug on a Friday

Collaborator for c-level reviews

Job description

This is a c-level CTO opening for someone who treats Accountability as a starting point, not a finish line, here at Nissan. Weigh it however you like — the math still lands at $239,000 - $453,000, internship hours, and a team at Nissan worth joining.

Key Responsibilities

• Make general tradeoffs visible so Nissan can weigh them
• Own assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery
• Refuse to let Written Communication debt quietly accumulate on your watch
• Spot the Metairie pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Defend the Interpersonal Skills fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Keep Interpersonal Skills handoffs warm so Metairie partners never feel dropped
• Read an Attention to Detail system you didn't build and improve it anyway

What You'll Bring

• A collaborator who makes the c-level review feel less like an exam
• 17+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
• At least 15 years building expertise within the general space
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint

Nissan earns its keep by making general predictable, a craft-focused promise it has quietly kept across LA. A c-level engineer and a director debate Professionalism ideas on equal footing in our Metairie standups.

Count on $239,000 - $453,000, remote-first flexibility, parental leave, and a stipend for the tools and courses you need.

Right now, today, this seat at Nissan is genuinely empty and waiting.