CTO

ROLE PURPOSE

The mission of the CTO is to successfully prioritise and execute the company’s product roadmap by providing organisational and engineering/product management leadership. In doing so, this executive will be responsible for successfully integrating and unifying the platform, as well as the engineering and product management teams.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own engineering and the product roadmap and act as the primary thought leader and visionary for all technology and product areas at Ready Education. 
• Refine and evolve a clear and innovative technical roadmap, emphasising scalability, performance, security, compliance, and overall enhancement of the customer experience.
• Bring true leadership and elevated energy to the engineering and product orgs. 
• Work closely with the CEO and executive team to ensure support for and alignment around all product/engineering activities.
• Drive technical decisions, execution and be a strategic partner in identifying and evaluating M&A opportunities. Heavy process improvement post-acquisitions including product and team integration.
• Optimise and drive greater efficiency in the technology organisation. Implement and achieve continuous integration and delivery, ensure greater visibility and predictability around processes, QA, etc.
• Increase the velocity, capacity, and scalability of the team. Instil a sense of urgency in the culture, and be a change-agent, optimising the way the team operates. Recruit and retain the “best and brightest” talent.
• Serve as the technology face of the Ready Education executive team both internally and externally, actively building relationships with customers, partners, and industry thought leaders. Evangelise the Ready Education solution and technology platform.
• Serve as a customer advocate in the development process, working closely with customers to deeply understand their needs and anticipate market developments to drive roadmap strategy.
  
  

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE

• Strong alignment with Ready’s culture, as defined by our core values (student success first, accomplish more as a team, have a learning mentality, move fast and innovate) 
• SaaS, mobile and full stack experience.
• Success building, leading and growing distributed engineering teams.
• Experience integrating multiple teams, products and technologies via M&A into a shared/common platform. 
• Ability to collaborate effectively with all stakeholders (sales, marketing, customers, board, CS…) to develop product roadmaps.
• Strong commercial orientation- proven background of building products and features which drive customer value, high adoption and revenue.
• Proven ability to deliver to committed timelines transparently.
• Global data protection experience (GDPR, FERPA, etc). 

This role is an opportunity to take ownership, grow your skills, and drive meaningful change. If you're looking for a role where you set the bar for success, we’d love to hear from you!

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

• A chance to work towards an amazing mission of helping students succeed as a team member of a global tech startup
• Remote first work environment: Ability to work from anywhere in North America with flexible hours
• Generous paid vacation time
• A chance to travel while working remotely 
• Continuous learning and growth culture with many opportunities to develop professionally
• Health Benefits including health, dental, vision, company funded life & disability insurance and identity protection
• Participation in matching 401K plan 
• Team bonding activities
• Professional development opportunities
• Home Office Set up support with a company laptop & equipment
• A chance to work with a global collaborative, friendly and diverse team 
• And Company Swag! 

Although this role is 100% remote, the person in this position should be expected to travel for certain customer / industry / company events and engagements as necessary.

Ready Education is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.