A network for Australia’s technology leaders.
- CIO: Chief Information OfficerRole page
- CTO: Chief Technology OfficerRole page
- CISO: Chief Information Security OfficerRole page
- CDAO: Chief Data and AI OfficerRole page
- Head ofEngineering: Head of EngineeringRole page
- Head ofInfrastructure: Head of Infrastructure and OperationsRole page
- Head ofArchitecture: Head of ArchitectureRole page
- Head ofDelivery: Head of Delivery and TransformationRole page
Technology executive recruitment, built around a free and confidential network.
Hiring a technology leader?Four promises
Most recruiters ask for your CV and go quiet. These are what we hold ourselves to instead.
A reply within 2 working days
Everyone who joins hears from Aaron within 2 working days. A real reply, not an automated one.
Nothing shared without your yes
Your details never go to an employer unless you’ve said yes to that specific role.
No sponsors, no vendors, no selling
Employers pay for searches. Members never pay, and nobody buys access to you.
Roundtables under the Chatham House rule
What’s said at a roundtable can be used, but never attributed. Nobody reports who was there.
Who the network is for
Technology leaders now, and the people about to become them. If you run technology, or a big part of it, the network is for you.
- Chief Information OfficerRuns technology for the whole organisation, and answers for it to the executive team and the board.
- Chief Technology OfficerLeads the technology the business sells or is built on, and the engineers who build it.
- Chief Information Security OfficerOwns cyber risk, and tells the board plainly where the organisation stands.
- Chief Data and AI OfficerMakes the organisation’s data usable and trusted, and decides where AI is safe to use.
- Head of EngineeringRuns the engineering organisation day to day: people, delivery and how the work gets done.
- Head of Infrastructure and OperationsKeeps the platforms running and moving: cloud, networks, service management and resilience.
- Head of ArchitectureDecides how the technology fits together, and keeps those decisions written down and followed.
- Head of Delivery and TransformationTurns the technology plan into delivered work, on budget, without burning the team.
- Future leadersSenior managers and heads-of working towards their first executive role.
Hiring a technology leader
Strong technology leaders are rarely job hunting. techexec stays in touch with them between moves, so a search starts with a conversation, not an advert.
How a search worksSettle the brief
Reporting line, scope and the two or three outcomes that matter. Strong candidates ask about all three in the first call.
Search, confidentially
The network first, then direct approaches. Nobody’s name reaches you without their yes, and your search stays private too.
Decide with evidence
A short list of people we’ve spoken to properly, with what they’ve done, not just where they’ve been.
Who runs techexec
techexec is run by Aaron Thomas. Aaron has worked in technology recruitment for 20 years and founded Digital Native in 2016. Before that he led technology recruitment at Hudson and Davidson, and he has recruited up to CTO and VP-level engineering leadership.
Aaron is the person you deal with, and every member hears from him within 2 working days.
About Aaron and techexec