Regional Chief Technology Officer, NAMER West

Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a Russell 2000 Company, is a global leader in end-to-end third-party enterprise software support, managed services and Agentic AI ERP innovation solutions, dedicated to helping clients realize extraordinary business outcomes. Our comprehensive portfolio of unified solutions help run, manage, support, customize, configure, connect, protect, monitor, and optimize enterprise application, database and technology software, enabling our clients to achieve better business outcomes, significantly reduce costs and reallocate resources towards strategic projects.

The Company has signed thousands of contracts with Fortune Global 100, Fortune 500, midmarket, public sector and government organizations who selected Rimini Street as their trusted, proven mission-critical enterprise software solutions provider and achieved better operational outcomes, realized billions of US dollars in savings and funded AI and other innovation investments.

We are actively seeking a Regional CTO, North America West. This is a remote position that will be based in the North America Pacific or Mountain time zone and will report to the SVP & GM of the Americas region.

Note to Applicants:
This is not a traditional internal CTO position typically housed within the internal IT office. The Regional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) role is entirely external-facing. It does not involve managing a team or staff. Instead, the position will collaborate closely with various teams across the company, including our global product management, professional services, marketing, cybersecurity, and other teams as needed.

The role focuses on advisory, relationship building, generating awareness, and identifying opportunities. It does not encompass project execution responsibilities.

The Regional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will serve as the primary technical advisor and thought leader for our customers and prospects in their respective regions. This customer-facing role requires a deep understanding of enterprise architecture, ERP systems, and related technologies. Reporting to the Global Corporate CTO based in the US and the North America General Manager, the Regional CTO will play a crucial role in building credibility, generating awareness, and driving business growth through public speaking, content creation, and direct executive customer engagement.

• Enterprise Architecture Guidance:
  Provide expert advice on IT enterprise architecture, best practices, and strategic road mapping for regional customers and prospects. Engage in discussions on enterprise systems such as Oracle and SAP ERP, cloud infrastructure, databases, Java, cloud deployments, and data integration. Assist in building credibility with executives to help the sales team and account management teams secure new business and strengthen relationships with existing customers.
  
  Be a rainmaker that identifies opportunities and develops a status of a trusted advisor. Understand and address technical sales objections and concerns from prospects.
• Public Speaking and Industry Engagement:
  Act as the regional public spokesperson, delivering presentations at industry events, conferences, social events, boardroom sessions, and round tables. Generate awareness through educational and insightful conversations in various formats.
• Thought Leadership and Content Creation:
  Collaborate with the marketing team to produce webinars, articles, white papers, media interviews, and other thought leadership content. Continuously create fresh and engaging educational pieces to drive traffic to our website and generate interest in our services.

• 10+ years of Deep Technical Expertise and Advisory:
  Extensive experience advising C-level executives and providing enterprise architecture and ERP road map consultations.
• In-depth knowledge of ERP modules, implementation, deployment, and functionality (e.g., Oracle E-Business Suite, SAP ECC, S/4
  
  HANA, etc.).
• Familiarity with ERP on-premise and cloud deployment models, including IaaS and SaaS strategies.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts and solutions for ERP workloads.
• Proficiency in relevant technologies such as Java, operating systems, storage, cloud technologies, data migration, integration, AI, and more.
• 5+ years of Public Speaking and Thought Leadership:
  Proven experience in public speaking, media engagements, and content publication. Ability to articulate complex…