Chief Technology Officer

Algo•Houston, TX

About The Position

Algo is a SaaS-based supply chain intelligence platform that unites the power of AI with human creativity to form a single source of truth for cross-collaboration. Algo helps its clients plan, simulate, and execute actions more efficiently and more profitably. Imagine an intelligent platform that can help make better supply chain decisions by leveraging existing data. At Algo, the mission is to use AI to humanize how companies transform information into opportunity and action, breathing new life into their understanding of supply and demand planning, and giving supply chain practitioners superior solutions to solve real-world problems and achieve much more for their organizations. Backed by Integrity Growth Partners and Plymouth Growth Partners, Algo has already secured clients such as Meta, Disney, Target, Walmart, and Microsoft. They win on configurability and flexibility with their customers and have zero customer churn. Opportunity for Impact This is an opportunity for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to ensure Algo capitalizes on the productivity, efficiency, and power that comes from an effective strategic technology vision. This includes developing the company’s technical strategy for using technological resources. positioning Algo’s technical strategies with our global client base, and managing, supervising and governing the cloud computing environment and its operations within the business – from the initial cloud assessments to maintenance, deployment, and troubleshooting. The CTO will ensure Algo has the technical business strategy to: Align existing business goals with cloud initiatives to gain competitive advantage through the use of cloud solutions Build, implement and support data-intensive, high performance API-based cloud computing platforms Transform on-premise infrastructure into a private cloud and leverage cloud-ready platforms by: Mapping business workloads to cloud use cases Utilizing financial competency in cloud economics to advise business Implementing optimal cloud security policies Managing relationships with cloud service providers Gaining valuable insight on the activities within the cloud Optimizing network security and performance with regular cloud monitoring Deterring and managing potential incidents and outages This role will ensure our IT and Product Delivery leads make the best business decisions regarding technology, such as IT equipment purchase and the creation of new systems with the goal of gaining a competitive advantage and future proofing our organization. The CTO will ensure our Technical Leaders have the: Ability to make informed technical decisions based on many different aspects of Algo’s operations Garner the proper information needed to develop strong IT and Cloud strategies Discover new ways to ensure continuous growth through use of proper technologies Gain a competitive advantage by remaining current with technical trends

Requirements

Experience as a CCO, CTO or similar executive role in a global organization
Recent experience at a start-up software company or in the cloud industry
Deep understanding of cloud-based technologies and platforms
Knowledge of Azure and AWS native stacks to lead and provide strategic architectural guidance to an Azure development team
Highly entrepreneurial and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Highly analytical with the ability to translate between strategic business decisions and their quantitative implications
Ability to scope, budget and efficiently and effectively utilize available resources
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Deep understanding of IT security risks and mitigation strategies
Experience managing Technology budgets and managing relationships with Cloud Service Providers
Ability to effectively manage, develop and inspire global technology teams
Technology degree with a Master’s degree in Business or Technical Specialization or equivalent experience