Field CTO: Market‑Facing Tech Leader Driving Growth

8th Light, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

L&D program with thousands of books/c@

Annual financial stipend for learning

Coworking support for global team

Flexible PTO with floating holidays

12 weeks new parent leave

Job summary

8th Light, Inc. seeks a Field CTO to drive market-facing strategy, report to the CEO, and collaborate with the Growth team, practice Partners, and senior technologists across hubs in Chicago, London, LA, NY, and Seattle.

You will join deal teams to win engagements, represent us at talks and events, shape offerings, and help identify AI partnerships, traveling for client engagements as needed. This role blends leadership by influence with deep technical credibility.

Qualifications

• You’ll lead deal teams to win new engagements and stay a technical presence the client trusts.
• Represent us and build relationships in the market through talks, writings and events.
• Shape and sharpen what we sell by turning market observations into clearer offerings.
• Build platform and AI partner relationships to win the right work.
• Drive go-to-market direction and continuously iterate on opportunities worth chasing.

Responsibilities

• Join deal teams to help win new engagements, including proposing architecture, scoping, and staffing.
• Represent us in the market with talks, writings, and in-person presence at events.
• Shape and sharpen service offerings and keep our position honest with deep platform expertise.
• Work with Growth to identify and build relationships with platform and AI partners.
• Lead the go-to-market direction and iterate on where we should show up.

Job description

8th Light, Inc. seeks a Field CTO to drive market-facing strategy, report to the CEO, and collaborate with the Growth team, practice Partners, and senior technologists across hubs in Chicago, London, LA, NY, and Seattle.

You will join deal teams to win engagements, represent us at talks and events, shape offerings, and help identify AI partnerships, traveling for client engagements as needed. This role blends leadership by influence with deep technical credibility.