Chief Technology Officer, OpenCorporates

• The ideal candidate will have previous technology senior leadership experience, in a company that has scaled from circa $5m to $25m ARR
• Proven track record as a CTO or senior technology leader within a product-led company that has achieved ARR growth from $5m to $25m
• Deep understanding of data technologies and big-data architectures
• Knowledge of AWS or other cloud infrastructure services
• Experience developing and maintaining a variety of self-service delivery mechanisms including web applications, API and data exchanges
• Experience working with, and refactoring/rewriting, a legacy codebase
• Familiarity with multiple programming languages (Ruby is our primary language at the moment, but we have a diverse tech stack, including Python)
• Expertise in agile development methodologies
• Familiarity with data science methodologies and their application to large-scale datasets

• This is a unique opportunity to join a scaling company and make a significant impact on our success. As Chief Technology Officer you will shape the technology strategy and lead the development and implementation of cutting-edge data solutions, ensuring that our products meet the evolving needs of our customers
• You will champion cross-functional collaboration, bringing together engineers, data analysts and scientists, sales and business stakeholders into cohesive, high-performing teams capable of supporting our growth
• Develop and execute a technology strategy that aligns with OpenCorporates business goals
• Lead the technology roadmap, ensuring timely delivery of key product features and enhancements that align with customer needs and market demands
• Be a key technology advisor to the CEO and a key member of the executive leadership team, providing technology expertise to inform business decisions
• Lead the technology team in building and maintaining robust data platforms and infrastructure and delivering our data services, ensuring their
• High performance, security, and scalability.
• Drive efforts around data governance, security, and compliance, ensuring adherence to best practices and industry standards
• Lead and grow multidisciplinary teams, fostering a collaborative, high performing team culture
• Cultivate an inclusive, diverse, and positive environment that emphasises our culture: learn, innovate, move quickly, get things done, be accountable
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitor products in the open data and corporate transparency space
• Oversee the technology budget, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to drive business growth

• Competitive salary
• Share options scheme for all new joiners
• Remote-first within the UK/US
• £1000 learning and wellness allowance, plus quarterly learning days
• 28 days holiday plus bank hols
• 1 additional days’ holiday each year
• Time off for life events
• £500 home office budget
• Quarterly socials
• Life assurance

Total funding: $0.5m

With an estimated £88 billion laundered through the UK each year, companies like OpenCorporates have become an increasingly vital resource for watchdogs the world over. Founded in 2010 by a former magazine publisher, OpenCorporates has built a subscription-based open database of companies operating in the global corporate world.