Chief Technology Officer (Step up for Head of Engineering)
5 days ago
London
Chief Technology Officer (Step-Up Opportunity for Head of Engineering / Senior Engineering Leaders) Central London (On-site) | £150,000 + Bonus + Benefits Step into your first CTO role and shape the future of Software & AI-Driven Business Intelligence. Are you a senior engineering leader ready to take the next step into a Chief Technology Officer role? This is a rare opportunity for a Head of Engineering, VP of Engineering, Head of Technology, or Principal Engineer to transition into an executive leadership role and define the technology vision of a fast-growing, market-leading digital content and B2B intelligence business. My client is looking for a commercially minded, forward-thinking technology leader who is eager to move from leading engineering teams to owning enterprise-wide technology strategy, innovation, and impact-particularly in the rapidly evolving world of AI-powered products.As CTO, you will partner directly with the CEO and senior leadership team to shape and execute a bold technology vision. You will continue to lead day-to-day engineering delivery while expanding your scope into strategy, product thinking, and business impact. You will lead a high-performing software engineering team, supported by best-in-class group infrastructure, with a clear focus on delivering scalable, customer-facing products that drive meaningful value. Working closely with AI/ data science teams, you will play a key role in translating AI innovation into production-ready solutions. Role scope & overview • Define and execute a company-wide technology strategy to transform a traditional content business into a market-leading, AI-driven digital platform, • Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering organisation to deliver innovative, customer-focused products, • Ensure high standards of availability, scalability, security, and performance, with strong governance across engineering and third-party partners, • Establish effective delivery governance from ideation through to customer engagement, driving reliability and scalability, • Balance innovation with the continuous modernisation of a complex, mixed-technology estate, including legacy systems, • Partner closely with Product, AI, and Commercial teams to align technology with go-to-market strategy, customer needs, and business growth, • Build a predictable, high-confidence delivery capability through lightweight governance, reporting, and prioritisation frameworks, • Experience as a Head of Engineering, VP of Engineering, Head of Technology, Principal Engineer, or in a similar leadership role, • A proven track record of leading high-performing technology teams and delivering scalable, customer-facing digital platforms, ideally within content-rich or online environments, • Experience delivering solutions that enhance customer experience, particularly across data access, search, or content-driven products, • Exposure to AI, data platforms, or modern search technologies, with strong technical grounding in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS), architecture, and system integrations, • Demonstrated success driving technological change and modernisation within fast-paced, evolving organisations, • The ability to balance hands-on delivery with growing strategic responsibility, transitioning from execution to ownership, • Strong communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders, influencing business decisions, and navigating ambiguity, • Experience managing vendors and third-party partners while maintaining high standards of delivery INDAM The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.