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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Chief Technology Officer - **Company:** Cardone Training Technologies, Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Active Directory, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Client Server Models, Computer Networks, Data Warehousing, IT Management, Information Technology Operations, Network Administration, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Gsuite, Vmware - **Published:** October 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/62ce7db7-d83c-4e2d-acfe-79738a475e01/chief-technology-officer ## About the Role * Minimum 10 years of experience in IT management, including proven leadership of a technology team, ideally within a medium-sized business. * Hands-on, current expertise with VMware, Active Directory, MDM, AWS, Google Workspace, the Mac desktop environment, and application development. * Experience in the analysis, installation, administration, and troubleshooting of client/server data networks, including multi-facility environments. * A demonstrated record of driving tech stack consolidation, rationalization, or build-vs-buy decisions at a medium-sized business. * Strong, current knowledge of AI tools and platforms, with a track record of applying AI to cut costs, replace legacy tools, or build new capability. * Experience taking an internally built technology and turning it into a product or platform sold to external clients. * A business partner and revenue-focused mentality - you think about margin, pricing, and customer value as naturally as you think about architecture. * A 10X mindset paired with fiscal discipline - bold, fast decision-making that still respects the budget and the bottom line. * Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and make the case for hard calls (killing a tool, replacing a vendor, building in-house). * Familiarity with data warehousing principles and practices is a plus. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. ## Description We're hiring a Chief Technology Officer to govern our technology stack end to end - not just for internal use, but as a product we sell to our clients. This is a build-and-own mandate: you will decide what technology we keep, what we kill, what we build ourselves, and what we consolidate, while running a lean, efficient, and fiscally disciplined technology organization. Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, you will operate as a true business partner - every decision is judged on the value it creates for the business, for our clients, and for revenue. This is a hands-on leadership role, not a purely strategic one. The right person can operate at the strategy table and just as comfortably get into VMware, Active Directory, AWS, or Google Workspace to solve a real problem alongside their team. This role demands a 10X mindset: bias toward bold moves, speed, and ownership over incrementalism. We're not looking for someone to maintain what exists - we're looking for someone to rebuild our technology foundation into a competitive advantage and a revenue driver, while keeping the lights on and the budget under control. WHY THIS ROLE This is a rare mandate: full authority to rebuild a technology stack from the inside out - strategically and hands-on - with a direct line to leadership and a clear path to turning internal technology into a new revenue line. If you operate with a 10X mindset, respect the budget, and want ownership rather than just influence, this is your seat. WHAT YOU'LL DO - STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE * Take full ownership of tech stack governance - evaluate every tool, platform, and system currently in use and make clear build, buy, consolidate, or kill decisions. * Lead the shift from internal-only technology to a technology stack that is also a commercial product - sellable, supportable, and scalable for external clients. * Bring deep, current expertise in AI to identify where AI can replace, augment, or eliminate existing tools and vendors, and where it can create new revenue opportunities. * Drive a disciplined build-vs-buy-vs-consolidate framework, cutting redundant or underperforming tech spend and reinvesting in what moves the business forward. * Design and own the architecture for a technology platform other companies can license or buy, working closely with sales and product on commercialization strategy. * Partner directly with the executive leadership team as a revenue-focused business partner - every roadmap decision is tied to business impact, not just technical elegance. WHAT YOU'LL DO - HANDS-ON OPERATIONS * Personally stay close to the infrastructure - VMware, Active Directory, MDM, AWS, Google Workspace, and the Mac desktop environment - well enough to make informed decisions and step in when needed. * Oversee daily IT operations, including staffing, resource allocation, and vendor and network administration across a multi-facility client/server environment. * Own the security and privacy of company data and systems, using tools such as MDM and Active Directory, and drive continuous improvement in the company's security posture. * Manage the technology budget with rigor - identify and execute on cost-saving and consolidation opportunities without compromising performance or reliability. * Apply agile methodologies and disciplined project management to deliver IT projects and initiatives on time and on budget. * Ensure appropriate support coverage, including after-hours and weekend availability, for critical systems and events. * Build, mentor, and hold accountable a lean, high-output technology team; recruit people who move fast, own outcomes, and don't need handholding., * The company's tech stack is simpler, cheaper, and more capable within the first year - redundant tools eliminated, high-value tools built or consolidated in-house. * IT operations run smoothly day to day, with the CTO personally able to diagnose and resolve core infrastructure issues, not just delegate them. * The technology budget is well-managed, with clear, measurable cost savings from consolidation and vendor renegotiation. * Internal technology has a clear, credible path to becoming a revenue-generating product for clients. * The executive leadership team see you as a hands-on, fiscally responsible revenue partner - not a purely strategic voice disconnected from execution.