CTO Strategy & Execution Lead

SupportFinity™; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space in Torrance, CA is seeking a Chief of Staff to the CTO to scale engineering leadership, translate technical strategy into execution, and keep complex product efforts moving forward. You will work closely with the CTO, engineering heads, and business development to align priorities, track progress, and ensure clear ownership.

This hands-on role requires strategic thinking, strong coordination, and discretion, with a bias toward action to drive clarity and momentum across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline.
• 5+ years in technical program management, engineering, product operations, or similar roles.
• Experience coordinating complex work across multiple engineering teams.
• Strong organizational skills and comfort operating with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic thought partner to the CTO, pressure‑testing priorities and shaping technical direction.
• Drive complex, cross‑functional initiatives to completion, ensuring clear ownership, sequencing, and outcomes.
• Act as an extension of the CTO in key forums, aligning teams and reinforcing engineering priorities across the company.
• Partner with engineering leadership to define and continuously rebalance resource allocation across product and technical priorities.
• Maintain clear ownership models and execution visibility across major engineering initiatives.
• Design and run lightweight operating rhythms (planning reviews, roadmap syncs, weekly execution checkpoints).
• Synthesize progress, risks, and dependencies into concise updates for leadership.
• Ensure alignment across engineering, product, and BD through structured, consistent communication.
• Support the development and maintenance of long‑term technical and product roadmaps.
• Help manage the process of aligning engineering execution with business and customer priorities.
• Surface tradeoffs and constraints to support executive decision‑making.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional

Project coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Northwood Space in Torrance, CA is seeking a Chief of Staff to the CTO to scale engineering leadership, translate technical strategy into execution, and keep complex product efforts moving forward. You will work closely with the CTO, engineering heads, and business development to align priorities, track progress, and ensure clear ownership.

This hands-on role requires strategic thinking, strong coordination, and discretion, with a bias toward action to drive clarity and momentum across the