| Job Description |
Alteo is looking for a CTO for a permanent position based in Montreal.
*** Flexible work arrangements at the employee’s discretion + Excellent benefits ***
In a rapidly evolving technological landscape (AI), you will be responsible for the company’s technological vision and will play a key role in identifying opportunities, structuring initiatives, and ensuring their practical implementation within our products.
Responsibilities:
> Vision, Strategy, and Architecture
- Define and maintain the overall technology strategy, aligned with business objectives and product priorities
- Develop a clear and scalable technology roadmap
- Define architectural principles (scalability, performance, modularity) and ensure consistency across products
- Make key technology decisions (stack, build vs. buy, technical debt)
- Identify and evaluate emerging technologies likely to create a competitive advantage
> Innovation and technological transformation
- Structure and lead innovation initiatives, particularly around artificial intelligence, search engines, and natural language processing technologies
- Lead the Lab and ensure the transfer of innovations to product teams
- Prioritize technology investments based on their impact on users and products
- Leverage internal and external experts to deepen expertise in specialized fields
> Execution and technological consistency
- Collaborate closely with technical teams to ensure the vision translates into concrete, robust, and maintainable solutions
- Ensure technological consistency across products and shared platforms
- Influence engineering standards and practices across the organization
- Ensure the overall quality of systems (reliability, performance, scalability)
> Strategic Collaboration and Governance
- Work closely with the VP of Operations and Products to align technology with product strategy
- Contribute to strategic planning and investment prioritization
- Oversee the technology budget
- Develop technology and academic partnerships
- Represent the technology vision to the executive committee and external stakeholders
> Leadership and Influence
- Provide cross-functional leadership to technical teams
- Support team leads in making foundational technology decisions
- Promote a culture of technical excellence, curiosity, and continuous improvement
- Support the organization in adopting new technologies, particularly in AI
Profile:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent
- 10–15+ years of IT experience
- Experience in technology leadership roles (CTO, R&D Director, Principal Architect, etc.)
- Experience in complex environments (platforms, distributed systems, data products, or SaaS)
- Proven experience in aligning technology, product, and business objectives
- Experience in artificial intelligence (AI, NLP, search engines, information retrieval, etc.) = a significant asset, but not a prerequisite if you have demonstrated your ability to lead major technological transformations and quickly master new domains
- Strategic vision and ability to translate strategic direction into concrete results
- Excellent ability to structure complex initiatives
- Strong technical credibility, without necessarily being a specialist in all fields
- Ability to surround yourself with experts and help them perform at their best
- Influential leadership in a context without strong direct supervision
- Excellent communication and outreach skills
Technology stack:
- Backend: Java, Spring Boot, microservices
- Frontend: JavaScript / TypeScript
- Search: proprietary engines, advanced indexing
- AI: LLMs, RAG, ML experimentation
- Cloud: AWS
- CI/CD, infrastructure as code, application security
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