Chief Technology Officer

Overview

At Digital Harbor Foundation, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) fills an essential role focused on championing a strategy and vision for leveraging technology to help communities unlock their full potential and flourish. The CTO will support a portfolio of projects deploying novel, cutting-edge technologies to help solve complex social challenges. By building a comprehensive strategy and leveraging a network of thought leaders across multiple sectors, the CTO will help our projects achieve their ambitious goals and serve as a thought-leader in the broader sector.

The ideal candidate for this position has extensive experience supporting multiple aspects of product design and is passionate about building a coalition of technical thought leaders to leverage technology to tackle some of society’s most complex social challenges.

Digital Harbor Foundation is dedicated to digital equity for everyone, increasing diversity in the technology sector, and advancing technology innovation for the public good. Driven by our sincere belief that access to opportunity is a basic right, we take bold yet practical actions to support making a better future now. Through a portfolio of projects focused on developing leadership within communities, we support those closest to challenges to take deliberate actions based on a design thinking approach, backed by data analysis, grounded in a practice of collective impact, and driven by a commitment to racial equity.

• Bachelors in computer science or related field or 8+ years in executive management in an applicable field.
• Experience designing, developing, and deploying digital products.
• Extensive multi-sector experience is ideal.
• Relevant certifications, such as Cyber Security (e.g. CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISM), Information Technology (e.g., CompTIA A, Cisco CCNA), or Project Management (e.g., PMP, CAPM, Agile).

• A strong vision for how technology can help communities unlock their full potential
• Passion for bridging the digital divide.
• Analytical and pragmatic mind to balance big-picture strategy and executing details.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a growing and evolving environment.
• Clear commitment and vision for how equity and inclusion show up in organizational design
• Superb written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience and expertise related to application development, infrastructure optimization, mobile computing, data and analytics. In addition, experience in developing/implementing data governance and enterprise architecture is highly desired.
• Flexible, open-minded, and collaborative mindset.
• Ability to successfully work independently, including managing multiple projects and deadlines and proactively identifying and completing tasks.
• Ability to collaborate on informal and formal team-based projects.
• Ability to act as a strategic thought partner in tandem with the CEO and make recommendations that take into account competing needs and priorities.
• A strong understanding of current technology trends, particularly related to the application of technologies to address social challenges.

Reporting directly to the President & CEO, this position is a member of Digital Harbor Foundation’s senior leadership team. C-level leaders are expected to:

• Think strategically and play a strong role in shaping a vision for the organization’s future.
• Develop a plan for how their functional area will support that strategic vision.
• Rally their employees around the strategic vision.
• Prepare their teams to execute on the tasks that help achieve the organization’s goals.
• Persuade, influence, and inspire C-suite colleagues, direct reports, managers, and employees.
• Guide their departments through changes while minimizing the negative impact of disruptions.
• Draw on deep expertise in the functional areas they oversee.
• Effectively delegate management duties.
• Assess their direct reports against key metrics to ensure quality performance and improvement.
• Effectively communicate to a range of managerial and staff employees in various settings.
• Work well with groups in one-on-one settings to…