Chief Technology Officer

1 week ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Potentia Full time

**The opportunity**:
This growing tech vendor is in search of a leader to drive true innovation and shape the future of payment technology in a scaling listed tech business. Revenue has quintupled in the last 18 months and the technology is getting adopted throughout Australasia rapidly with global aspirations not far off.

**The company**:
Thriving and forward-thinking financial services technology at the forefront of revolutionising the payment solutions industry. With seamless integration solutions and a fistful of new world-first features, they empower businesses of all sizes to accept diverse payment methods and deliver exceptional customer experiences. As they continue to expand their operations and reach, they are looking for a leader to join their team and help shape their technological strategy, drive innovation, and deliver world-class solutions.

**Exec Leadership**:
Growth of the business and its product suite requires an executive leader role to define the milestones, empower the engineering leaders and peers, build greater cohesion within the teams and streamline delivery through predictable systems.

**The role breaks down into four core components**:

- Technology strategy:_ dream and define a rallying vision, garner insights and knowledge to build confidence in marriage of product and engineering; commercial to technical
- People leadership:_ growth and management of your new teams and leaders & their professional development
- Delivery leadership:_ strategic thinking and grunt to better define predictable systems to meet milestones/achievable goals, orchestrate through your team leads and relationships with other parts of the business
- Technology Governance:_ establish and maintain robust technology governance frameworks, policies, and procedures and champion data privacy and security initiatives to safeguard customers' information.

**The fit**:
This is an opportunity for a visionary individual with a proven track record in executive or senior leadership positions, specifically in managing strategic and tactical engineering and technology initiatives for global software/digital product development.

If you've been at the forefront of cutting-edge software vendors, serving demanding customers with a wee bit of compliance and legislative domain navigation, then this is the role for you.

We're seeking someone who can lead high-performing cross-functional teams, implementing contemporary product and engineering practices to deliver exceptional outcomes. With your expertise in launching new products in international markets and your ability to strike the perfect balance between commercial objectives and technical considerations, you'll be the driving force behind the success of their comprehensive suite of technology products.
- Sarah Mackenzie Leadership Consultant
- 021 673 571



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