CTO

Egreenservices; Sterling Heights (MI); Hybrid; USD 202,000 - 424,000; Full time

Job summary

Aetna in Sterling Heights, MI is seeking a CTO-level leader to own cross-functional technology initiatives with a mandate to balance strategic vision and execution. The role emphasizes relationship building with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams, paired with deep empathy to move complex projects forward.

You will manage stakeholders, defend recommendations to skeptics, and ensure reliability and attention to detail while delivering outcomes aligned with the hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 17 years building expertise in the general space.
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics.
• Discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter.
• Reliability to earn hard assignments.
• C-level-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb.

Responsibilities

• Field curveballs from Sterling Heights clients without losing the thread
• Stitch together Coaching and Cross-Functional Collaboration into one coherent workflow
• Bridge Relationship Building and Attention to Detail so neither team works in the dark
• Manage competing demands while keeping attention to detail high
• Keep c-level expectations grounded in what the hybrid role can deliver
• Keep Coaching handoffs warm so Sterling Heights partners never feel dropped

Skills

Relationship Building

Empathy

Coaching

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Reliability

Executive Judgment

Willingness to commute

MI work history

Job description

We built this CTO role around momentum, so if you pair Relationship Building with Empathy, Aetna will get out of your way. Read it as a $202,000 - $424,000 invitation to own general work in Sterling Heights, backed by a c-level title and 17 years of trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Field curveballs from Sterling Heights clients without losing the thread
• Stitch together Coaching and Cross-Functional Collaboration into one coherent workflow
• Bridge Relationship Building and Attention to Detail so neither team works in the dark
• Manage competing demands while keeping attention to detail high
• Keep c-level expectations grounded in what the hybrid role can deliver
• Keep Coaching handoffs warm so Sterling Heights partners never feel dropped

What You'll Bring

• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• At least 17 years building expertise within the general space
• The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter
• The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
• C-level-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb
• Willingness to commute to Sterling Heights, MI or work flexibly as needed
• A MI work history, or strong reasons you'll thrive here anyway

At Aetna, the detail-focused Sterling Heights crew believes general should feel boring and reliable, never thrilling and fragile. We keep ego out of code review and let the Cross-Functional Collaboration argument win on its merits.

Your compensation opens at $202,000 - $424,000, your mentor is waiting, your benefits are ready, and your hours are yours to flex.

Refreshed minutes ago, this CTO req is wide open and taking applications.

The team in Sterling Heights, MI is one strong CTO away from complete, and that could be you.