Director, AI-Driven CTO Tech Transformation

Alvarez & Marsal; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation & personal days

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking a Director in its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) Technology Services AI team (CTO Domain). You will independently lead AI‑driven value creation engagements across the PE lifecycle, focusing on software engineering, product development, and technical delivery within portfolio companies.

You will own scope, workplans, client relationships, and financial outcomes end‑to‑end, leveraging hands‑on operating experience to drive rapid, credible impact within PE

Qualifications

• Typically 8–12+ years in software engineering leadership or engineering transformation with hands‑on operating experience.
• Proven track record delivering value creation and EBITDA improvements in PE settings.
• Experience leading AI tool rollouts and SDLC modernization at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own full engagement lifecycle: scoping, workplanning, team mgmt, exec communications, and financial delivery against defined targets.
• Serve as primary contact for portfolio CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and PE deal partners.
• Lead cross‑functional teams across software engineering, product, DevOps, platform engineering, and data/ML.
• Drive executive workshops and steering committee presentations; translate technical findings into PE‑level financial narratives.

Skills

AI governance

Engineering leadership

PE experience

DevOps

Platform engineering

Education

Undergraduate CS/Engineering

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Certifications: AWS/Azure/GCP, CKA, COPILOT for Business

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Cursor deployments

Kubernetes

Terraform / IaC

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking a Director in its Private Equity Performance Improvement (PEPI) Technology Services AI team (CTO Domain). You will independently lead AI‑driven value creation engagements across the PE lifecycle, focusing on software engineering, product development, and technical delivery within portfolio companies.

You will own scope, workplans, client relationships, and financial outcomes end‑to‑end, leveraging hands‑on operating experience to drive rapid, credible impact within PE