Hiring a technology leader
Strong technology leaders are rarely job hunting. techexec stays in touch with them between moves, so your search starts with people who’ll take the call.
Talk to Aaron about a roleHow a search works
The brief
We start with the decisions that make or break the hire: who the role reports to, what’s in scope, what the first year has to deliver, and what the package can be. Strong candidates ask about all of these in the first conversation, so we settle them before anyone is approached.
The search
We start with the network and the leaders we already know, then approach people directly. We tell candidates who the client is only when they’re interested and you’ve agreed, and nobody’s name reaches you without their yes.
The shortlist
You get a short list of people we’ve spoken to properly, with what each has actually done, why they’re interested, and anything that worries us. Not a pile of CVs.
The decision
We help you run interviews that test what the brief says matters, take references, and manage the offer and the resignation, which at this level often has a long notice period.
Confidential, both ways
Many technology leadership searches are sensitive: a leader still in the seat, a restructure, a breach. Your search stays private, and so do the candidates in it.
- We don’t advertise a role unless you want it advertised.
- Candidates learn who you are only once they’re interested and you’ve agreed.
- You learn who candidates are only once they’ve said yes to your role.
- No sponsors and no vendors: nobody pays us for access to the leaders we know.
Roles we search for
- 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.
Talk to Aaron about a role
Tell us a little about the role and the timing. Aaron will reply within 2 working days, and the conversation is confidential.
Email aaron@techexec.co