Chief Technology Officer (English Speaker)

This client of mine is a very quick paced digital bootstrap business specializing in online advertising space who have been ranked as one of Europe’s fastest growing companies and have just opened their doors for a new CTO to join their team.

Your responsibilities and Impact as a Chief Technical Officer will be?

• You will lead a team of 10+ remote workers, part time & full-time employees: developers + sys-admin.
• You will define the tech strategy of the company, minimizing risks + maximizing business in a quick paced environment.  
• You will cover all tech aspects including front end, back end and sys admin. New developments, redevelopments, infrastructure etc.
• You will report to the board of the company and you will constantly prioritize resources allocation depending on the business needs at that time.
• You will be responsible for the hiring the team as well and managing.

Skills, qualifications and interests you will need to be successful in this role?

• You will have a technical background with understanding of development. (Experience or education)
• You will have a strong business sense with an entrepreneurial mindset & capable of being a team player.
• You will be based in Barcelona and capable of going to the office 1-2 days per week.
• Capable of managing front end, back end & sys admin.
• This company works in English language only, so you will be required to have a fluent or native level.
• You will have 2-3 years previous experience managing a team.
• Capable of understanding if timings given by employee´s/developers is reasonable or not.
   

What’s in it for you?

• 45K per year as an employee, or, 60K to bill as a freelancer + incentive on turnover of approx. 20% extra.
• Flexible working. 2 days max in office per week.
• Opportunity to own shares of the company after 2 years.