#c level

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A C-Level Executive is a top leader in a company, usually with a title that starts with "Chief," like CEO (Chief Executive Officer) or CFO (Chief Financial Officer). These executives are responsible for making important decisions, setting company goals, managing teams, and leading the organization towards success. They control different departments like finance, marketing, technology, and operations. C-level executives are highly influential and often represent the company to investors, clients, and the public.

Key Points:

C-Level Executives are the highest-ranking leaders in a company.

Common titles include CEO, CFO, COO, CTO, and CMO.

They make major decisions and set company strategies.

They lead and manage specific departments or functions.

In a sense, the CEO needs to move from being chief executive officer to chief inquiry officer. The ability to ask the right questions is arguably more important for the CEO than having the right answers. That's because questions provide long-term focus for companies, whereas the right answer in one context can quickly become the wrong answer amid shifting contexts.

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Description

ArborBridge Group, owner of ArborBridge and CollegePlannerPro, is hiring a CTO/VP of Engineering, depending on experience. The CTO/VP will report to ArborBridge Group CEO Kate Ballard-Rosa and CollegePlannerPro COO Valerie Kaskovich and should have a passion for coding, managing a small team, and bringing industry best practices to the group.

CollegePlannerPro is the market leading practice management SaaS for independent college consultants, and ArborBridge provides premium, customized online tutoring, supported by proprietary back-end software.

50% of the company is based in Los Angeles, and 50% of the company is remote. Remote applicants welcome as the development team is spread between LA, Raleigh, and Krakow!

The CTO/VP will be responsible for group-level software development and management of three developers. The main priorities for the CTO/VP will be:

managing and developing the existing development team

re-architecting and re-building CollegePlannerPro to bring it to a modern tech stack

group-level architecture and DevOps

recruiting cost-effective new engineers (e.g. from outside major US tech markets)

More Details:

Summary

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO)/VP of Engineering will be in charge of all company technology and technological resources. The CTO/VP will establish company technology vision, strategies, and plans for growth. They will supervise the system and quality assurance processes. The CTO/VP will focus on maintaining and improving all technological issues in the company.

CTO/VP of Engineering Duties and Responsibilities

Setting company technical vision and leading the company’s technological development

Developing strategic plans and setting timelines for evaluation, development, and deployment of all technical, web, and mobile services

Identifying opportunities for web and mobile services

Collaborating with department heads, marketing, production, and operations as an advisor of all technologies involved with the company

Ensuring technology standards and best practices are met

Monitoring web analytics and making recommendations that align with business goals

Supervising quality assurance processes

Establishing software development process and set objectives for the process

Mentoring team members

Identifying company web user needs

Monitoring performance profiling tools and procedures

Maintaining network security

Reviewing timeframes and budgets

Developing and implementing disaster and emergency recovery plans

Supervising workflow of Technology department

Defining company standards for systems, equipment, and software

Sharing technological visions, opportunities, and risks company-wide

Studying current and new industry trends, technologies, and software development

Studying information processing systems to evaluate the effectiveness and make recommendations for improvement

Ensuring the company’s technological processes and service comply with all requirements, laws, and regulations

CTO/VP of Engineering Requirements and Qualifications

Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently

Able to build strong interpersonal relationships with peers, brand leaders, and other senior management throughout the company

Able to be a “big picture” thinker

Excellent leadership, team building, and management skills

Encouraging to team and staff; able to mentor and lead

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Able to align multiple strategies and ideas

Confident in producing and presenting work

In-depth understanding of the software industry

Eight to ten years’ experience in a software development role, information technology role, or related field; three years in management or leadership role

Experience with technology relative to our technology: React, Python, PHP, PostgreSQL, AngularJS, GitHub, Grunt/Gulp, NodeJS, Firebase, Docker, Travis CI

Experience with AWS - ElasticBeanstalk, Lambda, S3, RDS, WAF & Shield, CloudWatch, VPC

Excellent analytical and time-management skills

Compensation

Salary + Benefits + Potential Bonus + Stock Options