Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
We are seeking a strategic and innovative Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead our technology and product strategy. As CTO, you will be responsible for guiding our tech and product direction, ensuring alignment with business goals and fostering a culture of growth and servant leadership.
About the Role
This is a hybrid role combining strategic leadership with hands-on involvement. Approximately 25–30% of the time will be dedicated to implementation and debugging, while the remaining focus will be on system architecture, technical direction, and guiding internal teams.
* Technology & Product Strategy – Define and execute a long-term technology roadmap aligned with business goals and innovation.
* Leadership & Growth – Inspire, mentor, and empower teams to drive effective execution.
* Product Ownership & Execution – Oversee product evolution, ensuring front-end and API development supports user experience, marketing agility, and growth initiatives.
* Security & Scalability – Ensure site security, performance, and scalability by working with our third-party technology partner while keeping internal processes efficient.
* Technical Escalation & Support – Provide backup for critical issues and guide troubleshooting, ensuring smooth collaboration with third-party providers.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration – Collaborate with marketing, sales, and operations to leverage technology for business impact.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you should have:
* Leadership experience in a technology or product-focused executive role.
* Experience with client-side web development (HTML/CSS/JS).
* Deep understanding of front-end and API-driven development (modern JavaScript frameworks, CSS frameworks, component-based architecture, GraphQL).
* Understanding of AWS, CDN, MariaDB, Apache web servers, Linux, Cloud computing, CI/CD, cybersecurity.
* Experience working with Platform as a Service (PaaS) and API-driven environments.
* Security and scalability expertise in a digital product environment.
What We Offer
This is a fully remote contract position, requiring 35-40 hours per week. Each applicant is required to successfully complete a paid trial period before transitioning to this role.
SaveaLife.com is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage individuals from traditionally underrepresented identities to apply. If there are any considerations or qualifications not acknowledged in our job description that you feel are important and relevant to this position, we encourage you to bring them to light in your application.