Field CTO

Field CTO (Perm, USA, Remote)

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity for candidates based in the United States and authorized to work without sponsorship, with a preference for those located on the East Coast.

About Nearform

Nearform is an independent team of data & AI experts, engineers, and designers who build intelligent digital solutions and capability at pace. We create AI-enabled solutions that enhance digital experiences, empower developers, and deliver measurable results. In these ways, we partner with ambitious enterprises to deliver enduring impact.

Our deep expertise in solving the world's most complex digital problems, along with our collaborative, people-first approach, enables enterprises to build breakthrough products and modernize legacy systems by unleashing the power of AI.

Today, our team of 500 experts in 20+ countries is trusted by leading enterprises including Lululemon, Puma, Sun Life, Starbucks, Travelex, Virgin Media 02, and Walmart.

About the Field CTO Role

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

This is a highly strategic, client-facing leadership role focused on executive advisory, solution shaping, and market development. The successful candidate will work closely with senior business and technology stakeholders to identify where AI can create measurable business value, modernize enterprise technology landscapes, and reshape customer and operational experiences.

You will combine commercial acumen, strategic thinking, and deep engineering credibility to help clients evolve from traditional digital transformation programs toward intelligent, AI-enabled enterprises.

The ideal candidate is naturally curious, commercially minded, and deeply customer-focused. They are equally comfortable leading executive discussions on AI strategy and organizational change as they are engaging deeply with architects, engineers, and delivery teams on implementation approaches.

Core Responsibilities

AI Strategy

• Advise enterprise customers on how to adopt and operationalize 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 & prioritization
• Help organizations 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, modernization, 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 modernization 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, modernization, 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

Experience across areas such as:

• AI-enabled software delivery and developer productivity
• Enterprise AI adoption
• Cloud-native engineering and platform modernization
• Digital product development and customer experience
• DevOps, platform engineering, and SRE
• Data platforms, analytics
• Open-source technologies

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 organizations across sectors such as retail, financial services, healthcare, public sector, or technology
• Appreciation of the operational, regulatory, and technical complexities within large organizations

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

We're looking for someone who is:

• Strategic but deeply practical
• Technically credible with executive presence
• Commercially aware and outcome-focused
• Curious, opinionated, and forward-thinking
• Energized 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

1. Talent Call (30 mins, Zoom) An introductory conversation with a member of our Talent Team to learn more about your background, experience, and career goals. We'll also provide a high-level overview of Nearform and answer any questions you may have. This step helps us assess initial alignment.

2. Technical Discussion (1 hour, Zoom) A conversation with the Global Solutions Director focused on technical expertise and experience, client collaboration, and technical problem-solving in an enterprise development setting. We'll also share more details about Nearform and the potential projects you may join.

3. Panel Final Interview (1.5 hours, Zoom) A conversation with leaders across Solutions, Delivery, and Sales, focusing on your approach to collaborating with senior business and technology stakeholders to establish strong partnerships and drive business value through technology.

Benefits & Perks

• Annual Company Bonus - We all help Nearform to hit company goals so we all receive a share of the profits on an annual basis in line with company performance.
• Work Remotely and Flexibly - We have a genuine dedication to work/life balance. Our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school