Cto (Chief Technology Officer)
5 days ago
Chester
Chief Technology Officer Hybrid â Liverpool, Merseyside (3â4 days a month on-site) Fullâtime, Permanent Competitive, based on experience + benefits + package ⢠Have the right to work in the UK, ⢠Have lived in the UK continuously for the past 5 years, ⢠Not have spent more than 6 months outside the UK in total during that period, ⢠Be willing to undergo security vetting as part of the onboarding process The Investigo Group (TIG) is a dynamic coalition of cuttingâedge tech firms specialising in Platform, Software, Data, AI and other bleedingâedge technology solutions. The group operates internationally while proudly hailing from the United Kingdom. Our multiâfunctional portfolio includes Voixtel, IIS, Vestigo Consulting, and Collaboraite, providing secure communications, secure internet access, training, consultancy and data & AI capabilities. We are a global leader in secure, userâcentric products and services, partnering with esteemed entities to deliver advanced, forwardâthinking solutions. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are at the heart of TIG. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds are welcomed, empowered, and able to excel. You are a proven technology owner, leader, and team builder with credibility, judgement, and presence to operate at Executive and Board level. You have significant senior leadership experience in technology roles, with progressive responsibility at CTO, Group, Executive, or equivalent level. You have ideally evolved with an SME or scaleâup business through meaningful growth, helping an organisation move from a similar size or stage of maturity to TIG into a more scalable, structured, and resilient technology operation. Youâve led multiple technology functions across software engineering, platform and infrastructure, security, architecture, and programme delivery. You bring a strong technical foundation from software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, architecture, security, or a combination thereof. You've operated in highâuptime, customerâcritical environments where reliability, resilience, security, and customer impact are central. You can articulate what was broken, the decisions you made, how you balanced risk and pace, and the measurable outcomes delivered. You are commercially aware, experienced in managing technology budgets, cost optimisation, vendors, and strategic partners, and comfortable working with Finance and CFOâlevel stakeholders. As a leader, you build trust quickly with technical and nonâtechnical stakeholders, lead technology teams directly, and create effective crossâcollaboration across technology functions. We are looking for a Groupâlevel Chief Technology Officer to define, lead, and deliver the technology strategy across The Investigo Group. The role is a senior executive position accountable for the direction, execution, performance, and outcomes of the Groupâs technology estate, spanning software engineering, AI and dataâdriven products, platform and infrastructure, security, architecture and programme delivery. The CTO will stabilise, deârisk, and mature a complex, customerâcritical environment while shaping a modern, scalable operating model that supports future growth. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will work closely with the Board, Executive Team, and CFO to translate business strategy into clear technology roadmaps, make sound investment decisions, manage budgets and commercial tradeâoffs, and ensure technology initiatives deliver measurable business value. We expect you to bring clarity to priorities, strengthen governance and risk management, improve crossâfunctional delivery, and build strong senior leadership capability across technology. The successful candidate will have experience leading through transformation, with a track record of delivering highâimpact, crossâbusiness technology programmes. ⢠Define and execute a clear, credible Group technology strategy aligned to business priorities, customer needs, security requirements, and longâterm growth., ⢠Stabilise, deârisk, and mature the Groupâs technology estate, improving uptime, resilience, reliability, security, and operational confidence., ⢠Lead and evolve the technology operating model, organisation design, governance, and ways of working to support scale, consistency, and accountability across the Group., ⢠Build, lead, and develop strong senior technology teams across software engineering, platform and infrastructure, security, architecture, AI/data, and programme delivery., ⢠Improve crossâcollaboration between technology functions, ensuring teams operate with shared priorities, clear ownership, and effective delivery governance., ⢠Improve delivery predictability, quality, pace, and customer impact across critical technology programmes., ⢠Ensure secureâbyâdesign principles, compliant delivery, and regulatedâenvironment thinking are embedded across platforms, products, services, and engineering practices., ⢠Own technology investment decisions, budgets, cost optimisation, vendor relationships, and strategic partners, demonstrating clear ROI and measurable commercial value., ⢠Work closely with the CEO, CFO, Board, and Executive Team to translate technology strategy, risk, investment, and delivery into clear business outcomes., ⢠Support the scaling of PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, and customerâfacing digital products in a way that balances growth, reliability, customer experience, security, and sustainability., ⢠Provide clear, transparent reporting to the CEO and Board on technology roadmap, delivery performance, operational resilience, risk, investment, and progress against business outcomes., ⢠A clear, trusted technology strategy well understood by the Executive Team and Board, demonstrably aligned to business priorities., ⢠A stabilised, resilient, and wellâgoverned technology estate with improved reliability, reduced operational risk, and stronger customer confidence., ⢠Strong senior leadership capability across all technology functions, with clear ownership, accountability, succession, and improved capability depth., ⢠Improved collaboration between software engineering, platform, infrastructure, security, AI/data, architecture, and programme delivery teams., ⢠Increased confidence in technology delivery, with greater predictability, improved quality, fewer surprises, and clearer commercial outcomes., ⢠Technology investments that deliver measurable value through improved customer experience, operational efficiency, risk reduction, cost optimisation, or growth enablement., ⢠Improved governance, standards, secureâbyâdesign practices, and risk management that enable delivery rather than slow it down., ⢠A mature, pragmatic, scalable operating model that supports TIGâs continued growth from its current SME/group stage into a more structured and resilient technology organisation., ⢠A culture of collaboration, pragmatism, accountability, calm execution, and continuous improvement across technology and its stakeholders. We are seeking a senior technology leader with credibility, judgement, and experience to operate at executive level and lead complex, customerâcritical technology environments through change. The role is suited to a CTO, Group Technology Director, VP Engineering, Head of Technology, or equivalent senior leader who has broad ownership across technology. ⢠Significant senior leadership experience in technology roles, with progressive responsibility at executive, Group, CTO, or equivalent level., ⢠Proven experience as a technology owner, leader, and team builder with accountability for strategy, delivery, people, platforms, risk, and outcomes., ⢠Experience evolving an SME, scaleâup, or growing technologyâled organisation through a period of scale, maturity, transformation, or operating model change., ⢠Proven experience leading multiple technology functions, including software engineering, platform and infrastructure, security, architecture, AI/data, and programme delivery., ⢠Strong technical background in software engineering, cloud, infrastructure, architecture, security, or a closely related discipline., ⢠Breadth of knowledge across a wide range of diverse systems, ideally including onâpremise environments, preâcloud technology estates, cloud platforms, modern infrastructure, and customerâfacing digital products., ⢠Demonstrated experience in highâuptime, customerâcritical technology environments, focusing on reliability, resilience, service quality, and customer impact., ⢠Track record of leading highâimpact, crossâbusiness technology or transformation programmes with measurable outcomes., ⢠Experience scaling PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, platforms, or customerâfacing digital products in highâgrowth or businessâcritical environments., ⢠Strong conceptual understanding of modern engineering practices, including SDLC, DevOps, secureâbyâdesign principles, and delivery within compliant or regulated environments., ⢠Practical knowledge of AI, dataâdriven technologies, or intelligent automation as part of a product, platform, or customer solution., ⢠Experience operating in regulated, accredited, securityâsensitive, or customerâcritical environments., ⢠Strong experience managing technology budgets, cost optimisation, vendors, and strategic partners., ⢠Experience working directly with CFO, Finance, or commercial stakeholders to align technology investment to targeted commercial outcomes, ROI, cost control, and business value., ⢠Ability to operate confidently at Executive and Board level, translating technical strategy, risk, investment, and delivery into clear business outcomes., ⢠Experience leading technology teams and improving crossâcollaboration across different technical functions., ⢠Demonstrated leadership in complex technology environments where the CTO or senior leader is accountable for direction and outcomes, while working through subject matter experts across specialist domains., ⢠Calm, decisive, and measured under pressure, particularly during incidents, critical programmes, customerâimpacting issues, or periods of change., ⢠Clear, credible communicator who can translate complex technical strategy, risk, investment, and delivery into meaningful business language., ⢠Pragmatic decisionâmaker who understands tradeâoffs between speed, risk, customer impact, security, cost, and longâterm sustainability., ⢠Commercially minded, connecting technology choices to business outcomes, customer value, risk reduction, and financial performance., ⢠Builds trust and credibility quickly with technical teams, nonâtechnical stakeholders, Executive teams, Boardâlevel audiences, customers, vendors, and partners., ⢠Develops strong leadership capability, succession, and talent while holding teams to account fairly and consistently., ⢠Comfortable leading through subject matter experts, creating clarity and accountability without being the deepest technical expert in every domain., ⢠Leads with integrity, clarity, and accountability, setting high standards without creating unnecessary bureaucracy., ⢠Fosters a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, reliability, security awareness, and delivery excellence across teams and functions., ⢠Comfortable operating with ambiguity, using evidence, insight, customer impact, and commercial judgement rather than assumptions to guide decisions., ⢠Prior experience as a CTO, Group CTO, Technology Director, VP Engineering, or equivalent senior technology leader., ⢠Experience scaling PaaS, SaaS, IaaS, secure platforms, or customerâfacing digital products in highâgrowth environments., ⢠Experience scaling an SME or scaleâup business to a more scalable, structured, and resilient technology organisation., ⢠Practical exposure to AI, machine learning, data platforms, analytics, or dataâdriven technologies in production or customerâfacing settings., ⢠Experience in regulated, accredited, public sector, defence, secure communications, or securityâsensitive environments., ⢠Background in organisations undergoing significant technology transformation, operating model transformation, platform modernisation, cloud migration, or organisational scaleâup., ⢠Experience working in PEâbacked, multiâbrand, Groupâbased, or federated organisational structures., ⢠Experience balancing legacy/onâpremise technology estates with modern cloud, platform, data, and security strategies., ⢠Private Medical & Health Cash Plan, ⢠Inclusive Culture: Enjoy an inclusive culture and environment, ⢠Holiday: Generous holiday allowance, ⢠4x Life Assurance, ⢠Learning: Access to continuous learning and development opportunities, ⢠Bonus Potential: Bonus potential based on performance and businessârelated factors, ⢠Discounts: Discounts on a wide range of products and services, ⢠Pension: Pension scheme contributions, ⢠EV Car Scheme, ⢠Hybrid Working Policy, ⢠More Benefits: Explore additional benefits on our career site The talent acquisition team will manage this vacancy directly. Candidates who are successful will be required to undergo relevant security checks. We do not accept agency support. The talent acquisition team will be in touch if you are successful. The process typically begins with a short screening call (max 30 minutes). If all goes well, the profile will be shared with the hiring manager for review. Interviews are tailored to each role; the first half is run remotely with a final stage onâsite. As an inclusive employer, let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments. We are committed to equal opportunities and value diversity, equity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation, please contact us. #J-18808-Ljbffr