Chief Technology Officer

IOHK
Any Location, CO
Category Engineering
Job Description
Role Overview

The CTO builds a living ecosystem where standards, habits, and ways of working compound over time, partnering with the CEO to define the engineering direction and working with IO Labs to bring promising ideas from research into reality.

What You Will Do

The CTO will work with the CEO to define the future engineering strategy, own enterprise technology and architectural direction, shape the developer ecosystem, and lead the technology function at an enterprise level.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have a clearly articulated engineering philosophy, deep expertise in Web3 technologies, strong systems thinking, and hands-on technical credibility, with experience leading technical due diligence and translating complex technical concepts for non-technical executives.

Requirements

  • Progressive technology leadership experience
  • Significant time in senior or executive technical roles
  • Proven track record as a senior technical leader in a high-growth technology, blockchain, or venture studio environment
  • Deep, demonstrable experience in Web3, blockchain, or distributed systems
  • Direct experience shaping a developer ecosystem at scale
  • Experience contributing to executive-level strategy, board materials, and investment decisions

Benefits

  • Enterprise-level budget responsibility
  • Opportunity to shape company-wide technology strategy
  • Chance to represent IOG credibly at the most senior levels of the industry
  • Strong external profile within the Web3, blockchain, or wider technology ecosystem
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