Chief Technology Officer
Oversee an organisation's technological needs and strategies, steering the adoption of new technologies.
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What's it like to be a Chief Technology Officer?
A Chief Technology Officer (CTO) oversees an organisation's technological needs and development. They formulate the company's technology strategy, ensure its alignment with business goals, and oversee research and development initiatives. Additionally they are responsible for managing the technology team and collaborating with other departments to implement technology solutions that improve business operations.
Tasks and duties
- Developing goals and strategies for IT departments and staff.
- Directing the hiring and training of IT staff.
- Ensuring alignment of technical products and services to wider business goals.
- Increasing revenues by delivering new products and services.
- Managing teams of software developers and engineers.
- Collaborating with vendors to improve supply solutions.
- Leading others to create new technologies and solutions that support business growth.
- Reviewing an organisation's technology products to enhance and improve them.
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Latest Chief Technology Officer reviews
Oct 2023
Reviewer's Qualification
Master of Business Administration
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Large (200+ employees)
The good things
Excellent environment, data driven organisation and good people aroundThe challenges
Resisting change by some staff members and others Read more
Nov 2023
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Medium (20-199 employees)
The good things
Always living a few years ahead of the engineering, product and financial teams. I love the fact that I can clearly see the road to reach the company goals, as set by Board and CEO.
Motivation other t...The challenges
Not everybody is a visionary, and sometimes it would be nice to just tell people what to do instead of having to sell the dream all the time.
So many moving facets, not everybody can keep up.Read more
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