Field CTO (Perm, USA, Remote)

About the role

The Field CTO plays a critical role in helping enterprise organisations define and execute modern transformation strategies centred around AI, modern software engineering and digital product innovation.

Core Responsibilities

• AI Strategy
• Advise enterprise customers on how to adopt and operationalise AI in ways that create measurable business impact
• Lead executive workshops and discovery engagements focused on new digital products, AI strategy, AI use case identification & prioritisation
• Help organisations identify high-value AI opportunities across customer experience, operations, software delivery, modernization and internal platforms
• Tailor AI conversations and narratives based on the enterprise's current AI maturity curve.
• Strategic Advisory & Executive Engagement
• Build trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and senior business stakeholders, serving as their technical advisor.
• Facilitate strategic conversations around innovation, modernisation and emerging technology adoption
• Translate complex business and technology challenges into actionable solution roadmaps, working closely with experts in data, AI, design, and engineering
• Help clients define measurable business outcomes and success metrics, and build a business case for investment in strategic initiatives
• Solution Strategy & Modern Engineering
• Collaborate with engineering, product, design and delivery teams to define differentiated, scalable and commercially viable solutions
• Show deep expertise in the techniques and methodologies of agentic engineering
• Drive modernisation approaches that improve agility, resilience, speed to market and customer outcomes
• Ensure solution strategies align to modern engineering principles, platform thinking and scalable delivery models
• Growth & Commercial Leadership
• Support the growth of strategic customer accounts by acting as a trusted, vendor-agnostic technology advisor to the C-suite, identifying expansion and long-term growth strategies in collaboration with sales leadership
• Shape strategic pursuits, proposals and large-scale opportunities across AI, modernisation and digital transformation
• Develop compelling business cases and outcome narratives that clearly articulate ROI, operational impact and strategic value
• Market Development & Thought Leadership
• Contribute to Nearform’s market propositions, strategic partnerships and thought leadership across AI and modern engineering
• Help shape new offerings and go-to-market strategies based on evolving enterprise customer needs
• Represent Nearform externally through workshops, events, industry conversations and strategic customer engagements

Experience & Capabilities

• Consulting & Executive Advisory
• Significant experience in consulting technology leadership or enterprise technology services
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior technology and business leaders
• Experience shaping strategic transformation initiatives and complex services engagements
• Strong commercial instincts with the ability to connect technology strategy to business value
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous and high-growth environments
• AI & Modern Technology
• Strong understanding of the practical application of AI within enterprise environments
• Hands-on experience with solution architecture, software architecture, cloud platforms, and AI native software engineering practices.
• Expertise in cloud-native architecture on one of AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong foundation in software engineering, with working proficiency in at least one programming language
• Ability to explain complex concepts to less or non-technical audiences
• Experience rapidly developing proof-of-concepts, prototypes and reference architectures during a sales cycle
• Business acumen
• Strong understanding of business case development
• Ability to connect AI and technology initiatives to operational efficiency, customer value and commercial impact
• Experience building executive narratives and transformation roadmaps
• Excellent facilitation, communication and storytelling skills
• Industry Experience
• Experience working with enterprise organisations across sectors such as retail, financial services, healthcare, public sector or technology
• Appreciation of the operational, regulatory and technical complexities within large organisations

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Strategic but deeply practical
• Techically credible with executive presence
• Commercially aware and outcome-focused
• Curious, opinionated and forward-thinking
• Energised by emerging technology and AI innovation
• Comfortable leading conversations in ambiguous environments
• Memorable in front of clients and trusted by delivery teams
• Available and comfortable traveling for client meetings as needed

Our Interview Process

• Talent Call (30 mins, Zoom)
• Technical Discussion (1 hour, Zoom)
• Panel Final Interview (1.5 hours, Zoom)

Benefits & Perks

• Annual Company Bonus
• Work Remotely and Flexibly
• Flexible Time Off Package
• Remote Working Allowance
• Training and Development Allowance
• Healthcare
• 401k