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Chief Technology Officer
| Company | Bezos Academy |
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| Location | Seattle, WA, USA |
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| Salary | $322000 – $564000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- Fifteen or more years of relevant experience, including at least ten years of interdisciplinary team management across the spectrum of technology functions
- Proven track record of successfully developing and delivering technical products beloved by customers from the ground up, including choosing the software stack and assuming full accountability over national scalability, reliability, and ongoing performance
- Experience hiring, managing and developing diverse and high-performing technical teams
- Comfort and confidence managing through layers across a geographically distributed workforce, coaching leaders to deliver results that matter
- Experience leading technical teams in a high growth or start-up environment
- Track record of overseeing software development across the entire lifecycle, delivering successful products on time
- Exceptional communication and analytical skills, including the ability to identify and solve ambiguous and/or technical problems and then convey key insights back to diverse (and non-technical) audiences at all levels of an organization
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
Responsibilities
No responsibilities provided.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep understanding of current technology trends, opportunities, and risks, including but not limited to regulatory requirements, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence capabilities
- Experience overseeing both software and hardware for a nationally or internationally-distributed organization with 20+ distinct physical locations and variable needs across teams
- Familiarity with best practices in cyber security and data security
- Fluency in the core concepts of data engineering, warehousing, and management along with data science and statistics
- Experience with web and mobile app design and development
- Experience developing direct to consumer (D2C) products or other B2B products that prioritize high-quality experiences for individual end users
- Experience in the education or education technology sectors or a related field
- Demonstrated personal commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
