VP of Technology / Chief Technology Officer

The role

The VP of Technology / CTO will set technology strategy, serve as a technical advisor to clients, and act as the product owner for the Harmonica platform. The role is a player-coach position involving 80% vision and advisory work and 20% hands-on building.

What you will do

• Set the technology strategy across service offerings, the Harmonica platform, and the partner ecosystem
• Keep Codazen ahead of the curve on AI and emerging tech
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to client-facing teams and top clients
• Diagnose client needs and help shape technical strategy
• Own the Harmonica roadmap including prioritization, scope, and quality
• Spend approximately 20% of time hands-on building inside the Harmonica product
• Lead how AI shows up across service offerings and client work

Required qualifications

• Experience in consulting or client services
• Track record with mid-market and enterprise companies
• Deep expertise in data architecture, data strategy, and applied AI
• Hands-on fluency with modern AI tools
• Experience leading a small team
• Experience building relationships with clients and colleagues
• Ability to translate technical tradeoffs into terms for non-technical executives
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% for client and team engagements

Nice to have

• Experience sitting on both sides of the relationship (in-house and as an outside advisor)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid schedule with on-site electric vehicle charging
• On-site catered meals
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Health, dental, vision
• 401k (with company contribution)
• Income protection plans (life, accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability)
• Free meals, drinks and snacks

About the company

Codazen is a technology consultancy that helps organizations move faster without losing control. They design and engineer platforms, data systems, and digital products.