Remote CTO & Cybersecurity Strategy Leader

Swooped; United States; Remote; USD 220,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Swooped is seeking a hands-on Chief Technology Officer to lead its technology organization, spanning product engineering, IT infrastructure, and cybersecurity. The role reports to the CEO and partners with executive leadership to align product, engineering, and security strategies with risk management.

The position is full-time and remote, based in the United States, with responsibility for technology strategy, budget, vendor governance, and enterprise security across the organization.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive IT leadership experience (Director/Head/VP/CTO).
• Experience managing enterprise IT and information security stacks.
• Experience with zero-trust architectures, IAM, and automated endpoint management.
• Experience driving CapEx/OpEx strategies for corporate IT, SaaS licenses, and vendor governance.
• Track record leading enterprise security operations and audit cycles (SOC 2 Type II / ISO 27001).
• Ability to communicate complex tech concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technology strategy, cloud infrastructure, and execution for the SaaS platform.
• Oversee enterprise IT budget, licensing, hardware lifecycles, and vendor contracts.
• Transition products from beta to market launch while managing technical debt.
• Advise CEO/Board on technical risk, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience.
• Manage daily corporate IT operations, endpoint management, and multi-tier helpdesk.
• Enforce zero-trust IAM, SSO, DLP, and retention policies across enterprise systems.
• Ensure high uptime and secure integration of business system infrastructure.
• Lead information security initiatives across endpoints, networks, and SaaS tools.
• Audit IT policies and compliance including SOC 2 II, GDPR, ISO 27001.
• Mitigate vendor lock-in with data portability and integration frameworks.
• Line-manager the CPEDO and align product, engineering, and data with security standards.
• Collaborate on budgets, resourcing, and prioritization across tech initiatives.
• Build and scale a service-oriented IT/security team.
• Automate internal processes maintaining security without friction.

Skills

IT leadership

Enterprise IT

Zero-trust

IAM

Security operations

Budget management

Vendor governance

Executive communication

Tools

SaaS licenses management

Job description

Swooped is seeking a hands-on Chief Technology Officer to lead its technology organization, spanning product engineering, IT infrastructure, and cybersecurity. The role reports to the CEO and partners with executive leadership to align product, engineering, and security strategies with risk management.

The position is full-time and remote, based in the United States, with responsibility for technology strategy, budget, vendor governance, and enterprise security across the organization.