Chief Technology Officer

Codazen • Irvine, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Codazen is hiring a CTO to set our technology direction, stay close enough to the work to actually build it, and be the kind of technical advisor clients genuinely want in the room. It's a player-coach role — roughly 80% vision, client advisory, and product ownership, and up to 20% hands-on building inside Harmonica, our multi-agent service delivery platform. You'll also lead how AI shows up across our service offerings and client work.

Requirements

• Experience in consulting or client services, with a real client-first instinct.
• A track record with mid-market and enterprise companies — bonus if you've sat on both sides of that relationship (in-house and as an outside advisor).
• Deep expertise in data architecture, data strategy, and applied AI.
• Hands-on fluency with modern AI tools — you use them, not just read about them.
• Experience leading a small team and building real relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Intellectual curiosity — you treat your own skills as a work in progress.
• The ability to translate technical tradeoffs into terms a non-technical exec will actually act on.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% for client and team engagements.

Nice To Haves

• Bonus if you've sat on both sides of that relationship (in-house and as an outside advisor).

Responsibilities

• Set the technology strategy across our service offerings, the Harmonica platform, and our partner ecosystem.
• Keep Codazen ahead of the curve on AI and emerging tech, and turn that into a roadmap the business can actually use.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to client-facing teams and our top clients.
• Own the Harmonica roadmap — prioritization, scope, quality, all of it.
• Stay hands-on (~20% of your time) building inside the product, both to keep your skills sharp and to keep the roadmap honest.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid schedule with on-site electric vehicle charging
• On-site catered meals
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Health, dental, vision
• 401k (with company contribution)
• Income protection plans (life, accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability)
• Free meals, drinks and snacks
• An incredible leadership team that cares about your development
• Fun, smart, diverse colleagues

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed