Chief Technology Officer
About The Position
Cardone Training Technologies Inc. (CTTI) is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to govern its technology stack end-to-end, both for internal use and as a product to be sold to clients. This is a build-and-own role where the CTO will decide on technology strategy, manage a lean and fiscally disciplined technology organization, and operate as a business partner to the executive leadership team. The role requires a hands-on leader with a "10X mindset" focused on bold moves, speed, and ownership to rebuild the technology foundation into a competitive advantage and revenue driver, while maintaining operational efficiency and budget control. The CTO will have full authority to rebuild the technology stack, with a direct line to leadership, and the opportunity to turn internal technology into a new revenue line.
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.
- A 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 — you think about margin, pricing, and customer value as naturally as you think about architecture.
- A 10X mindset paired with fiscal discipline — bold, fast decision-making that still respects the budget and the bottom line.
- Excellent communication skills, able to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences and make the case for hard calls (killing a tool, replacing a vendor, building in-house).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with data warehousing principles and practices is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of tech stack governance — evaluate every tool, platform, and system currently in use and make clear build, buy, consolidate, or kill decisions.
- Lead the shift from internal-only technology to a technology stack that is also a commercial product — sellable, supportable, and scalable for external clients.
- Bring deep, current expertise in AI to identify where AI can replace, augment, or eliminate existing tools and vendors, and where it can create new revenue opportunities.
- Drive a disciplined build-vs-buy-vs-consolidate framework, cutting redundant or underperforming tech spend and reinvesting in what moves the business forward.
- Design and own the architecture for a technology platform other companies can license or buy, working closely with sales and product on commercialization strategy.
- Partner directly with the executive leadership team as a revenue-focused business partner — every roadmap decision is tied to business impact, not just technical elegance.
- Personally stay close to the infrastructure — VMware, Active Directory, MDM, AWS, Google Workspace, and the Mac desktop environment — well enough to make informed decisions and step in when needed.
- Oversee daily IT operations, including staffing, resource allocation, and vendor and network administration across a multi-facility client/server environment.
- Own the security and privacy of company data and systems, using tools such as MDM and Active Directory, and drive continuous improvement in the company's security posture.
- Manage the technology budget with rigor — identify and execute on cost-saving and consolidation opportunities without compromising performance or reliability.
- Apply agile methodologies and disciplined project management to deliver IT projects and initiatives on time and on budget.
- Ensure appropriate support coverage, including after-hours and weekend availability, for critical systems and events.
- Build, mentor, and hold accountable a lean, high-output technology team; recruit people who move fast, own outcomes, and don't need handholding.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
