Chief Technology Officer - Confidential Search

Insight Global
Kansas City, United States of America
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 200K

Job location

Kansas City, United States of America

Tech stack

Software as a Service
Software Engineering

Job description

We are conducting a confidential executive search for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead and evolve the technology vision for a growing organization. This individual will play a critical role in shaping long-term technology strategy, driving innovation, and ensuring alignment between technology initiatives and overall business objectives.

The CTO will foster a highly collaborative, forward-thinking environment while providing strong people leadership across multiple technology functions. Due to the confidential nature of this search, additional details about the organization and role will be shared once candidates express interest.

How You'll Make an Impact

  • Technology Vision & Strategy

Develop and execute a long-term technology roadmap that aligns with business goals, operational needs, and evolving market trends.

  • People Leadership & Culture

Lead, mentor, and empower diverse technology teams, promoting accountability, strong performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with executive leadership and key stakeholders across the organization to ensure technology initiatives support strategic priorities. Drive change management and technology adoption through clear, effective communication.

  • Scalability & Operational Excellence

Establish processes, systems, and governance frameworks that enable sustainable growth, operational efficiency, and cost-effective delivery.

  • Innovation & Emerging Technologies

Identify, evaluate, and implement new technologies that enhance efficiency, unlock new value, and support long-term competitiveness.

  • Risk, Security & Compliance

Ensure strong technology governance, cybersecurity practices, and compliance with applicable regulatory and risk management requirements.

  • Engineering & Technology Oversight

Provide leadership across architecture, software development, infrastructure, vendor relationships, and overall technology delivery.

As with any executive leadership role, additional responsibilities may arise to support the success and growth of the organization.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in senior technology leadership roles with broad responsibility for enterprise technology strategy and execution
  • Deep technical understanding across systems, platforms, and modern enterprise technologies

  • Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence through collaboration rather than authority alone

  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

  • Strategic thinker with a passion for innovation and emerging technologies

15+ years of progressive experience in technology leadership, ideally within high-growth or complex organizations Experience in industries such as real estate, financial services, insurance, or large-scale SaaS environments is preferred but not required.

Benefits & conditions

Compensation/OTE for this role starts at $200,000 and goes up from there substantially based on experience.

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