CTO

Energy Innovation Corp; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 243,000 - 488,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Leadership growth potential

Job summary

Big Lots in Wilmington, DE is seeking a hands-on CTO leader to drive growth, build trust, and mentor the next generation of general leadership. The role emphasizes a scrappy, scalable mindset and the ability to teach others, with formal authority to guide autonomous teams and ensure policy compliance.

The position offers a generous compensation range of $243,000–$488,000, comprehensive benefits, and real room for leadership advancement within the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Ability to teach others and develop leaders.

Responsibilities

• Champion a positive, collaborative culture throughout the Wilmington, DE office (Big Lots).
• Use facilitation to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity.
• Turn a vague remote mandate into work Big Lots can measure.
• Run point on general incidents until they're truly resolved.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable DE regulations.
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines start whispering shortcuts.

Job description

Strip away the perks talk and the CTO job at Big Lots is simple: hard general problems, Teamwork, and people who care. The structure is built for growth: $243,000 - $488,000 now, general ownership soon, and a Big Lots ladder that keeps adding rungs.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion a positive, collaborative culture throughout the Wilmington, DE office
• Use Facilitation to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity
• Turn a vague remote mandate into work Big Lots can measure
• Run point on general incidents until they're truly resolved
• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable DE regulations
• Hold the line on quality when deadlines start whispering shortcuts

What You'll Bring

• 17+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• A Big Lots mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener
• Demonstrated knack for making the autonomy-rich feel manageable
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back

As a hands-on leader in general, Big Lots draws top talent to its Wilmington, DE headquarters. Our Wilmington, DE culture runs on written context, generous handoffs, and very few status meetings.

This position offers $243,000 - $488,000, comprehensive benefits, and genuine room to advance into leadership within general.

We're not after perfect, we're after ready, so if that's you,