Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - UK Preferred | Hybrid (London/Remote)
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Job description
We're seeking a strategic and operational CTO to lead governance, infrastructure, and platform scalability, with a proven track record of taking complex systems from inception to enterprise-grade global scale.
Your focus will be on enterprise-grade delivery, ensuring the platform is credible to large clients, scalable across geographies, and robust in its security, compliance, and system design., Technology Governance and Platform Integrity
- Build and implement security, compliance, and governance frameworks (data privacy, auditability, access controls).
- Oversee DevOps, infrastructure, deployment tooling, and automated release cycles.
- Define protocols for change management, testing environments, and platform documentation.
Systems Architecture and Scale
- Lead the development of a resilient, modular, and observable system architecture.
- Ensure infrastructure can support open-source and enterprise deployments across cloud and hybrid environments.
- Translate R&D breakthroughs into scalable, production-ready systems.
Team and Process Leadership
- Build and lead a high-performance engineering team across the UK and offshore locations.
- Establish repeatable delivery frameworks, sprint cadence, and technical quality controls.
- Foster a culture of clean code, knowledge sharing, and technical excellence.
External Credibility
- Act as a technical point of contact for enterprise clients, investors, and partners.
- Contribute to pitches, legal reviews, vendor assessments, and due diligence.
- Represent the company in key discussions and, where relevant, at conferences or industry events.
What Success Looks Like
- A secure, compliant, and scalable platform live across multiple enterprise environments.
- Robust DevOps, testing, and documentation workflows embedded across teams.
- Strong technical confidence among investors, clients, and internal stakeholders.
- An innovation engine that continues to thrive, now paired with world-class operational delivery.
Requirements
Do you have experience in System design?, * 10+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, and enterprise system design.
- Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, observability, and secure architecture.
- Credible with investors, clients, and partner CTOs.
- Calm, structured, and experienced in scaling both systems and teams.
- Process-driven and strong people leader.
- UK or EU timezone preferred; London-based ideal.
Bonus Experience
- Intelligent automation, agent-based systems, or workflow orchestration.
- Enterprise SaaS, open-source infrastructure, or hybrid deployment architectures.
- Experience in regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare, or the public sector.
Benefits & conditions
Compensation and Package
- Base salary circa £150,000+ (pro-rated during fractional phase).
- Founder-level LTIP (equity options).
- Full benefits package.
- The opportunity to shape a category-defining company from the inside.