CTO

Energy Innovation Corp; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 214,000 - 440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day work week

Job summary

DE Shaw in Tuscaloosa, AL seeks a full-time CTO with a $214,000–$440,000 annual package and real room to advance. The role emphasizes interpersonal mastery and leadership roles beyond pure tech depth, including a four-day flex week and ongoing coaching to deepen interpersonal skills.

You will spot feedback patterns, assertively push back when shortcuts threaten quality, and keep stakeholders informed about progress, blockers, and results while refining accountability systems you didn’t build.

Qualifications

• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Calm under the tinker-friendly chaos a c-level role tends to generate
• C-level fluency in Attention Management, with Work-Life Balance on your roadmap
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a craft-focused full-time team

Responsibilities

• Spot the Tuscaloosa pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Push back, respectfully, when a Customer Service shortcut will cost us later
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership
• Read an Accountability system you didn't build and improve it anyway
• Close the loop on every Tuscaloosa request you touch

Skills

Storytelling

Ambiguity navigation

Calm under pressure

Attention Management

Team rhythm

Job description

This c-level CTO opening at DE Shaw suits someone who'd rather master Interpersonal Skills than coast on 16 of habit. We're hiring a c-level CTO to join DE Shaw on a full-time basis, with $214,000 - $440,000 on offer and genuine room to advance.

Key Responsibilities

• Spot the Tuscaloosa pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint
• Push back, respectfully, when a Customer Service shortcut will cost us later
• Communicate progress, blockers, and results to stakeholders and leadership
• Read an Accountability system you didn't build and improve it anyway
• Close the loop on every Tuscaloosa request you touch

What You'll Bring

• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Calm under the tinker-friendly chaos a c-level role tends to generate
• C-level fluency in Attention Management, with Work-Life Balance on your roadmap
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a craft-focused full-time team

DE Shaw doesn't sell general so much as guarantee it, a zero-bureaucracy distinction the Tuscaloosa, AL team takes personally. You won't find performance theater here; we care what you shipped, not how busy you looked.

At DE Shaw, you'll find $214,000 - $440,000, a four-day flex week option, and ongoing coaching to deepen your Interpersonal Skills.

Fresh as of this morning, DE Shaw marked the c-level seat available.

If steady full-time work with real stakes appeals to you, the CTO chair is waiting.