Civisanalytics

Chief Technology Officer

Chicago, IL (Remote) · Exec

Sponsorship not specified$225k-$300kDetected 56 days ago

Distributed SystemsCloud PlatformsData EngineeringData ScienceResearchLeadershipCommunication

About the role

Remote in Washington, DC Please note that candidates must currently live in the following states: DC, Illinois, Maryland, New York or Virginia.
Reporting to the CEO, the CTO will play a critical player-coach role: setting long-term technical direction while staying close to systems, decisions, and delivery.
As we scale our AI capabilities, the CTO will ensure that our existing data infrastructure and IP remain strong, reliable, and extensible-while guiding teams toward an AI-centric development and product environment.

Own and drive Civis's technical roadmap across both the Civis Platform and emerging AI products, ensuring alignment, cohesion, and long-term scalability
Lead architecture decisions across platform, data, and AI systems, balancing speed, reliability, and maintainability
Lead and integrate a cross-functional team spanning product, engineering, data, and AI, while serving as a visible, hands-on leader and magnet for technical talent as the organization grows (approximately 15 people initially).
Demonstrated ability to own and evolve technical roadmaps across multiple product lines or platforms
Proven ability to hire, develop, and manage high-performing technical teams
Familiarity with building and scaling AI products in production
You want to actively shape and build AI products, not just talk about them
You want to lead teams through a meaningful shift toward AI-centric products and development practices
This role owns the cohesion between Civis's core data platform and its growing AI product portfolio.

Hands-on experience with modern cloud platforms and distributed systems
You enjoy owning technical strategy while staying close to execution and delivery

Civis Analytics is hiring a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the company's technical vision, architecture, and execution as we expand our platform and launch standalone AI products.
You are uncomfortable working directly with AI systems or learning their practical constraints
Our products, services, and culture benefit from and thrive on the unique perspectives brought by each person in our Civis community.

ortunity regardless of race, age, sex, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status

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