Chief Technology Officer; CTO

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

17/03/2026

Location:

Remote / Office (Havant)
Job type:
Full-time / Fractional

Unipro is a highly focussed bespoke custom software studio dedicated to serving our clients as a strategic partner. We understand their business challenges and build bespoke solutions that deliver digital autonomy and an unrivalled commercial advantage to our clients.

Recognised as an SME Best Workplace, Unipro is a dynamic, late-stage company experiencing fast dynamic growth.

We are now seeking an exceptional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with strong digital agency or software consultancy experience to lead our technical strategy, delivery capability, and engineering culture as we enter our next phase of growth.

As a CTO in our Digital Studio, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering bold digital visions for our clients. You will work closely with stakeholders to understand their business strategy and goals, and translate these into scalable, innovative digital solutions that embrace a digital-first culture.

The CTO will be responsible for shaping and executing the company’s technology vision, ensuring we deliver world‑class, scalable, and commercially impactful software and services solutions. This role blends strategic leadership with hands‑on technical oversight, requiring someone who thrives in a fast‑paced agency environment where priorities shift and innovation is constant. A critical part of this role is leading our approach to AI, automation, and intelligent digital products, guiding both clients and internal teams through responsible integration of modern AI technologies.

The CTO will be a key member of the leadership team, partnering with Operations and Commercial teams to drive excellence across our project portfolio while ensuring our technology function remains a competitive differentiator.

• Define and own the company’s long‑term technology strategy aligned with commercial goals and client needs, with a specific emphasis on modern AI capability, automation, and emerging technologies.
• Identify emerging technologies and assess their applicability to client solutions and internal processes.
• Lead the ongoing evolution of our technical frameworks, methodologies, and delivery standards.
• Lead the development of the company’s AI offering.

• Oversee architectural decisions across projects to ensure scalability, security, maintainability, and performance.
• Establish and maintain coding standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes across teams.
• Support presales and discovery phases with technical scoping, solution design, and estimation.

• Build and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team including developers, solution architects, and Dev Ops specialists.
• Define career pathways, training programmes, and AI upskilling frameworks.
• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement.

• Ensure reliable, predictable, and high‑quality delivery across multiple simultaneous client engagements.
• Partner with Delivery/Project Management to define realistic timelines, identify risks, and strengthen delivery processes.
• Oversee technical due diligence for new client partnerships.

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior client stakeholders.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, commercial, and client‑friendly manner.
• Build long‑term relationships that position us as a strategic partner, not just a supplier.

• Strategic thinker with strong technical intuition.
• Collaborative, approachable, and confident leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and bringing clarity to complex challenges.
• Strong problem‑solver with a bias for action and delivery.
• Passionate about technology, innovation, and building high‑quality digital products.

Candidates must have substantial experience in a digital agency, custom software studio, or technology consultancy…