Civis Analytics
ChiefTechnologyOfficer
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“Chief Technology Officer at Civis Analytics. Skills: Technical vision, AI systems, Architecture, Leadership. Lead technical vision, architecture, and execution. Own and drive technical roadmap”
What You'll Achieve.
Expand our platform; Launch standalone AI products; Ensure data infrastructure and IP remain strong, reliable, and extensible; Scale our AI capabilities
Industry & Context.
Resolve critical issues; Making decisions with imperfect information
Currently live in DC, Illinois, Maryland, New York or Virginia, Authorization to work in the United States
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Practical, real-world experience working with AI systems, Significant experience leading software, platform, or data engineering organizations, Demonstrated ability to own and evolve technical roadmaps, Experience making architectural decisions for complex, data-driven systems, Comfort getting into the technical weeds, Proven ability to hire, develop, and manage high-performing technical teams, Clear, direct communication style, Familiarity with building and scaling AI products in production, Hands-on experience with modern cloud platforms, Hands-on experience with distributed systems, Authorization to work in the United States
What You'll Do.
Lead technical vision
Own and drive technical roadmap
Lead architecture decisions
Act as a player-coach
Guide organization toward AI-centric environment
Lead and integrate cross-functional team
Provide thought leadership
Evaluate cutting-edge practices
Assess potential partnerships
Be public face of technology
Evangelize and form relationships
Participate in high-level sales
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead and integrate a cross-functional team spanning product, engineering, data, and AI; Work closely with product; Collaborate with senior leadership team
Communication Scope
Clear, direct communication style; Comfort making and standing behind difficult technical decisions
Full Job Description
Remote in Washington, DC Please note that candidates must currently live in the following states: DC, Illinois, Maryland, New York or Virginia. Civis Analytics is hiring a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the company’s technical vision, architecture, and execution as we expand our platform and launch standalone AI products. Reporting to the CEO, the CTO will play a critical player–coach role: setting long-term technical direction while staying close to systems, decisions, and delivery. This role owns the cohesion between Civis’s core data platform and its growing AI product portfolio. As we scale our AI capabilities, the CTO will ensure that our existing data infrastructure and IP remain strong, reliable, and extensible—while guiding teams toward an AI-centric development and product environment. Salary 225-300k What You’ll Do Be the tech voice within our senior leadership team and guide decision-making and business planning as we scale; Own and drive Civis’s technical roadmap across both the Civis Platform and emerging AI products, ensuring alignment, cohesion, and long-term scalability Lead architecture decisions across platform, data, and AI systems, balancing speed, reliability, and maintainability Act as a player–coach: stay close to systems, technical tradeoffs, and delivery while empowering teams to execute independently. Guide the organization toward an AI-centric product and development environment, including tooling, workflows, and engineering practices Lead and integrate a cross-functional team spanning product, engineering, data, and AI, while serving as a visible, hands-on leader and magnet for technical talent as the organization grows (approximately 15 people initially). Provide thought leadership within the company; research and evaluate cutting-edge practices and enabling technologies for internal adoption; assess potential partnerships and acquisitions; Be the public face of Civis technology and data science; network, evangelize, and form rel
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