**Who we are looking for 🔍**
The Chief Technology Officer will be a visionary and responsible for ensuring
that our technical team is the best in the industry. They will oversee the
proper planning and delivery of complex projects, ensure that goals are clear,
and maintain a strong and healthy engineering culture.
The ideal candidate must possess a balance of honesty, kindness, and
understanding. They should have a strong understanding of infrastructure,
cryptography, information security, distributed systems, open-source
communities, and blockchain governance. Additionally, they should have
experience in guiding engineering teams to deliver and maintain complex
solutions, as well as enacting organizational change.
Ready to join our team? Apply below and let us know, what you’ll bring to this
role.
**You will 🚀**
* Define IT objectives and strategies.
* Implement technology to optimize internal operations and provide strategic benefits.
* Plan new system implementations and provide guidance to IT professionals and staff.
* Oversee technological infrastructure for optimal performance.
* Monitor technology advancements for competitive advantage.
* Analyze the cost, value, and risk of IT to advise management and suggest actions.
* Supervise engineering team operations.
* Develop team culture by guiding, mentoring, and training engineers.
* Allocate resources to meet goals and identify growth needs.
* Work closely with C-level and technical leaders to meet tasks, deadlines, and goals.
* Inspire teamwork, integrity, quality, and professionalism.
* Manage engineering engagement, retention, and performance.
* Provide professional development, coaching, and mentorship.
* Design processes and tooling to support multiple products in diverse geographies.
* Engage in architectural discussions and drive towards decisions.
* Contribute to strategic decision-making and resource allocation at the company level.
* Control and manage the IT budget.
**You have 🤓**
* At least 5 years of relevant experience as a CTO
* Passionate about blockchain technology and finance
* Deep understanding of blockchain/DeFi/crypto technologies preferred
* Deep technical background in open-source, cloud solutions with experience in software engineering and infrastructure within a high-performing technology organization
* Outstanding executive-level communication skills
* Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to ensure they are implemented
* Comfortable working in high-growth, constantly changing environments
* Experience with diverse technology applications and associated architectures
* Experience in attracting, hiring, enabling, and developing talent
* Excellent collaborative manager of managers, with the ability to mentor and grow senior engineers and engineering managers
* Experience shaping organizational design, incentivization, and communication structures across multiple teams
* Strong process- and systems thinker with the ability to find transdisciplinary solutions to open-ended business and tech problems
* Understanding of cloud computing and architecture; high-performance computing preferred
* Knowledge of the latest technological and regulatory trends in providing IT infrastructure to businesses; financial capital markets experience preferred
* Fluency in English
**What we offer ➡️**
We have a team of experts with their own unique approach and ownership
culture. Together we gain experience and make dreams come true! 🌟
* Work from anywhere in the world: an international distributed team
* Competitive salary level in $
* Well-being program
* Mental Health care program
* Compensation for education, including English & professional growth courses
* Equipment & co-working reimbursement program
* Overseas conferences, community immersion
* Positive and friendly communication culture
Alef Invest focuses on Enterprise Software, Healthcare, Startups, Information
Security, and Blockchains. Their company has offices in Cyprus, Bangkok, and
Kyiv. They have a mid-size team that's between 51-200 employees.
You can view their website at <https://alefinvest.xyz> or find them on
[Facebook](https://facebook.com/alef.invest/) and
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/69243581).
