Field Chief Technology Officer – CTO

🔥 14 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $230k - $287.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👨‍💼 Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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8th Light

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2006

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Marketing • Software

8th Light is a software design and development company that specializes in creating tailored software solutions and AI applications for businesses. They emphasize collaboration with clients to align software strategies with business goals, ensuring the successful launch of products and services. In addition to custom software development, 8th Light provides consulting and support for scaling enterprise systems and integrating advanced AI technologies to address complex challenges.

📋 Description

• Join deal teams to help win new engagements by proposing architectures, shaping scope, sequencing work, and recommending staffing • Remain a trusted technical presence for important accounts after work begins • Represent 8th Light and build market relationships through talks, writing, and in-person events • Shape and sharpen service offerings based on market insights • Help identify and build relationships with platform and AI partners • Drive go-to-market direction, including where to show up, what to say, and which opportunities to pursue • Serve as a benchmark and mentor for other technologists • Advise on technical job standards and career pathing • Lead through influence initially without direct reports, with potential to lead a small team as the company grows • Report to the CEO and collaborate with the CEO, VP of Growth, practice Partners, and senior technologists

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in custom software consultancies • Experience helping win work and delivering engagements • Ability to pitch clients honestly and stand behind commitments • Strong technical and commercial fluency • Current, hands-on technical judgment and knowledge • Ability to lead by influence rather than authority • Excellent written and verbal communication • Ability to connect ideas across a wide range of subjects • Ability to bring out people’s best work through interpersonal connection and high standards • Public technical presence through talks, writing, or community leadership • Track record of pitching and winning enterprise engagements inside a consultancy • Experience shaping service offerings or a firm’s technical point of view • Relationships with cloud or AI platform partners • Working grasp of AI and agentic tooling • Experience mentoring senior technical talent • Regular but not frequent travel availability

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited access to thousands of books, courses, and expert-led training on the O'Reilly learning platform • Annual financial stipend and time allotment for learning & development • Coworking support for our global team • Flexible PTO with floating company holidays • 12 weeks of new parent leave available for eligible employees • Regular rituals around co-working and community building for team members hired into a hub • Access to coworking spaces for team members outside hub cities

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