Deputy CTO: Global Engineering & Platform Strategy

Stealth Startup; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

The Company is seeking a Deputy CTO to partner with the CTO in guiding its global engineering organization. You will oversee delivery, resilience, budget, and health across divisions to ensure trading and asset management platforms scale reliably.

This role emphasizes platform modernization, data governance, regulatory compliance (MiCA, DORA, SOC 2), and cost control, while fostering a high-performance engineering culture and mentoring VP-level staff.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to design and run engineering operating models across global teams.
• Strong track record in platform modernization and data strategy.
• Experience navigating regulatory requirements (MiCA, DORA, SOC 2).

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day global engineering operations and delivery cadence.
• Lead platform consolidation and data governance initiatives across divisions.
• Oversee cybersecurity and regulatory commitments with a controls-by-design mindset.
• Mentor senior leaders and scale the engineering organization internationally.

Skills

Scale Ops Leadership

Technical Depth

Executive Communication

Regulatory Fluency

Trading/Crypto Infra

Job description

The Company is seeking a Deputy CTO to partner with the CTO in guiding its global engineering organization. You will oversee delivery, resilience, budget, and health across divisions to ensure trading and asset management platforms scale reliably.

This role emphasizes platform modernization, data governance, regulatory compliance (MiCA, DORA, SOC 2), and cost control, while fostering a high-performance engineering culture and mentoring VP-level staff.