Technology Executive Roles — CTO through Engineering Director
Covers both Technology and Engineering leadership, because the CTO persona spans product-technology and platform-engineering — and job boards mix them freely.
Tier breakdown
91
Founder71
C-Suite843
VP169
Sr Director836
DirectorWhat this category covers
This category covers both pure-technology and engineering-leadership roles, because the CTO persona spans both. A CTO posting at a SaaS company might say "Chief Technology Officer" or "VP of Engineering" or "Head of Platform," depending on the company's vocabulary — separating them would systematically under-represent the market.
It spans CTO, CIO, CDO, SVP Engineering, VP Engineering, VP Platform, VP Infrastructure, Senior Director of Engineering, and Director of Engineering at the executive tier. Head of Platform and equivalent functional-lead titles also qualify when the JD signals executive scope.
What falls outside: individual contributor engineers — Principal, Staff, and Distinguished Engineer titles — even at high compensation. These are exec-adjacent but are not leadership roles. Product Management roles (CPO, VP Product) are tracked separately on the Product Leadership page.
Sample Jobs (10 of 2,010)
| Title & Company | Location |
|---|---|
| VP of Engineering Legit Security Lead and scale the engineering organization, define engineering strategy, and ensure successful platform delivery. VP | Israel Unknown |
| Chief Information Security Officer Canadian Blood Services The CISO provides executive leadership for cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk management, security operations, and transformation at Canadian Blood Services. C-Suite | Ottawa, Brampton, Toronto Hybrid |
| Head of InfoSec & ICT Risk LemFi Manage ICT risk and information security for LemFi Europe, ensuring compliance with Central Bank of Ireland regulations. VP | Dublin Hybrid |
| Ci2 Chief Engineer RTX The Chief Engineer will lead engineering teams to achieve program and technical success, supporting program leadership with technical, schedule, and financial execution. VP | Richardson, Texas Onsite |
| Strategy Director - OpenData Veeva Systems Veeva Systems is hiring a strategy leader to rebuild the data foundation for the life sciences industry with OpenData. The role involves working across teams to drive results and transform the industry’s data foundation. Director | Germany - Frankfurt Remote |
| Director, Data & Analytics, Global Business Enablement PGIM Real Estate Lead data and analytics initiatives within PGIM Real Estate, focusing on capturing, scaling, and applying information across the investment lifecycle. Director | Newark, NJ, USA Hybrid |
| Director Of Engineering - Platform Services, Developer Platform Nordstrom A Director within the Nordstrom Technology organization helps create an inspiring workplace where talented people are empowered to drive customer experiences and business results. This role leads teams responsible for the Kubernetes Platform, Airflow, Kafka, Temporal, and the Machine Learning Platform. Director | Seattle, WA Hybrid |
| SCS Technology Leader GE Vernova As a senior leader within Software & Controls Solutions (SCS), you will own the technology foundation that underpins the organization's product portfolio — leading the software engineering, UX, and platform capabilities that enable SCS to build, deliver, and scale world-class digital products. VP | Longmont, CO; Atlanta, GA; Bellevue, WA; Greenville, SC; Schenectady, NY Unknown |
| Senior Director - Advanced Therapies Supply Chain Technology Johnson & Johnson The role involves leading the end-to-end technology ecosystem for Advanced Therapies Supply Chain, including strategy and architecture for cell therapy manufacturing and commercialization. Sr Director | Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America Hybrid |
| Head of Hardware Fuse Energy Lead hardware engineering for connected energy devices at Fuse Energy, focusing on electronics design, compliance, and supply chain management. VP | London, England, United Kingdom Onsite |
How classification gets to this category
Technology and Engineering classification applies three layers, with tech-specific signal handling at each:
- Title recognition. "CTO," "Chief Technology Officer," "CIO," "CDO," "VP Engineering," "VP Platform," and their "SVP/Sr. Director/Director" variants are recognized directly. The lookup table treats Technology and Engineering as equivalent for exec classification.
- Compensation threshold. $250K+ base is common for exec-tier Technology roles. Below this threshold, ambiguous titles are held for secondary signal review rather than auto-accepted.
- JD signals — org size is decisive. Engineering org of 50+ ICs signals VP-tier; 200+ signals CTO or SVP-tier. Architecture ownership, system-design accountability, and board/CEO reporting line are all strong signals. Roles where the person writes code full-time are flagged as individual contributor regardless of title. See the AI Classification page for the full signal hierarchy.
The Industry Override layer also applies here: at banks and financial firms, "Managing Director of Technology" maps to VP-tier, not CXO — consistent with the banking title convention.
How matching works for your search
Matching on CTO/Technology is conjunctive across every filter you apply.
Example: select CTO/Technology + Healthcare Payers & Providers and your inbox shows technology leadership roles at hospital systems, insurers, and integrated delivery networks — not general Healthcare director roles, and not CTO/VP Eng roles at non-healthcare companies. Both gates must pass.
Stack tier filtering on top to narrow further. Select VP-tier only to focus on VP Engineering and SVP Engineering roles while excluding CTO/CIO (CXO-tier) and Director of Engineering (Director-tier). The three-way intersection — role type × industry × seniority tier — is the sharpest filter combination on the platform.
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