Chief Technology Officer

Cardone Enterprises•Aventura, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Cardone Training Technologies Inc. (CTTI) is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to govern its technology stack end-to-end. This role involves not only managing internal technology but also developing it into a product to be sold to clients. The CTO will have the authority to decide which technologies to keep, eliminate, build in-house, or consolidate, while running an efficient and fiscally disciplined technology organization. This is a hands-on leadership position reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, requiring a business partner mentality focused on creating value for the business, clients, and revenue. The ideal candidate will possess a '10X mindset' with a bias for bold moves, speed, and ownership, aiming to rebuild the technology foundation into a competitive advantage and revenue driver while maintaining operational efficiency and budget control.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of experience in IT management, including proven leadership of a technology team, ideally within a medium-sized business.
Hands-on, current expertise with VMware, Active Directory, MDM, AWS, Google Workspace, the Mac desktop environment, and application development.
Experience in the analysis, installation, administration, and troubleshooting of client/server data networks, including multi-facility environments.
Demonstrated record of driving tech stack consolidation, rationalization, or build-vs-buy decisions at a medium-sized business.
Strong, current knowledge of AI tools and platforms, with a track record of applying AI to cut costs, replace legacy tools, or build new capability.
Experience taking an internally built technology and turning it into a product or platform sold to external clients.
A business partner and revenue-focused mentality, considering margin, pricing, and customer value.
A '10X mindset' paired with fiscal discipline.
Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and make difficult decisions.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with data warehousing principles and practices.

Responsibilities

Take full ownership of tech stack governance, evaluating and making decisions on all tools, platforms, and systems.
Lead the transformation of internal technology into a commercial product for external clients.
Identify opportunities to leverage AI for replacing, augmenting, or eliminating existing tools and creating new revenue streams.
Drive a disciplined build-vs-buy-vs-consolidate framework to optimize tech spend.
Design and own the architecture for a licensable or purchasable technology platform.
Partner with executive leadership as a revenue-focused business partner, aligning roadmap decisions with business impact.
Stay hands-on with infrastructure including VMware, Active Directory, MDM, AWS, Google Workspace, and the Mac desktop environment.
Oversee daily IT operations, including staffing, resource allocation, and vendor/network administration.
Own the security and privacy of company data and systems, driving continuous improvement in security posture.
Manage the technology budget rigorously, identifying cost-saving and consolidation opportunities.
Apply agile methodologies and disciplined project management to deliver IT projects on time and on budget.
Ensure appropriate support coverage for critical systems, including after-hours and weekend availability.
Build, mentor, and hold accountable a lean, high-output technology team.