Chief Technology Officer; CTO – AI Transformation

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – AI Transformation

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Location:

Remote / Hybrid (US preferred, global collaboration)

Reports To:

CEO / Executive Leadership

We are seeking a visionary Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – AI Transformation to lead enterprise-wide adoption of Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Cloud-native technologies. This role is responsible for defining and executing the company’s AI strategy, modernizing legacy platforms, and embedding AI into core products, operations, and decision-making processes. The ideal candidate blends deep technical credibility with strong business acumen and has successfully led AI initiatives from concept to production at scale.

• Define and own the enterprise AI, data, and cloud transformation roadmap
• Drive adoption of GenAI, LLMs, ML, and intelligent automation across products and operations
• Identify high-impact AI use cases aligned to business outcomes and ROI

• Lead modernization of legacy systems into cloud-native, API-driven, AI-ready architectures
• Oversee data platform strategy including data lakes, warehouses, real-time pipelines, and governance
• Ensure scalability, security, privacy, and compliance (HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR where applicable)

• Partner with Product and Business leaders to embed AI into customer-facing and internal platforms
• Guide development of AI-powered products such as copilots, agents, RAG systems, and predictive analytics
• Evaluate and integrate AI tools, vendors, and platforms (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, AWS, GCP, etc.)

• Ensure AI initiatives move from POC to production with measurable success
• Establish best practices for MLOps, model lifecycle management, and AI observability
• Balance speed, experimentation, and engineering rigor

• Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering, data, and AI teams
• Establish AI governance, ethical AI standards, and responsible AI frameworks
• Act as a trusted technology advisor to the executive team and board

• 15+ years of technology leadership experience, including senior engineering or architecture roles
• Proven experience leading AI / ML / GenAI initiatives into production
• Strong background in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and modern data architectures
• Experience transforming legacy systems in complex enterprise environments
• Ability to translate business strategy into technical execution
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills

• Healthcare, life sciences, fintech, or regulated industry experience
• Experience with AI agents, RAG architectures, and LLM orchestration frameworks
• Prior startup or scale-up experience
• Exposure to revenue cycle, operations automation, or decision intelligence platforms

• AI initiatives delivering measurable business value and operational efficiency
• Reduced time from AI idea to production deployment
• Improved platform scalability, reliability, and security
• Strong alignment between technology strategy and business growth

Big Rio is a leading AI, Gen AI, Data and Analytics professional services company. We are focused on Healthcare, Pharma, Digital Health, Provider, and Payer Industry segments with several innovative solutions.