Nonprofit Board of Directors CIO/CTO Executive

Here to Serve Inc•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Remote

About The Position

This is a NON-PAID philanthropic board member position for a Chief Information Officer (CIO) or Chief Technology Officer (CTO). This role is purely philanthropic and is intended for an executive who wishes to give back, particularly if they have personal experience with the cancer journey of a friend or loved one. Nonprofit board members contribute their time, talent, and treasure. This is a 'working board,' meaning members are actively involved in operations, donating approximately 5 hours per week. A donation requirement exists because funders, including grant foundations, mandate that the board be donors before grants are provided. The organization is seeking a CTO to elevate a nimble nonprofit with an essential and noble purpose to its next level of success. The ideal candidate is passionate about creating effective, efficient, and innovative software built on a solid foundation, enjoys collaborating with developers and stakeholders to understand product vision and status, and excels at improving software development processes. Experience in building and driving effective processes within a technology organization and a talent for solving challenging software architecture problems to enhance efficiency are highly valued. The role also involves collaboration with two Chief Information Security Officers on the board.

Requirements

BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
2+ years of experience as a CTO in an agile development environment.
3+ years of experience working with website, API, CRM, and cloud application development.
7+ years of software development experience.
Demonstrated track record of creating, maintaining, and enforcing software development processes.
Demonstrated track record of making good software architecture decisions.
Demonstrated track record of facilitating innovation.
Great oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the cancer journey of a friend or loved one.
Experience working with two Chief Information Security Officers.

Responsibilities

Create, maintain, adapt, and enforce software development processes that align with agile values and principles, and meet business requirements such as data privacy, security, ADA compliance, and translation management.
Maintain an efficient and effective software architecture, including deciding on development architectural strategy, development stack, managing and enforcing system architectural decisions, and handling technical debt.
Own software compliance with business requirements, including data privacy and security, ADA compliance, translation management, responsive design, maintaining UX consistency across platforms, and supporting the overall product strategy defined by the CEO.
Ensure excellent communication with key stakeholders and developers.
Ensure software QA and technical infrastructure are managed effectively.
Recruit and oversee the activities of software development professionals.