Chief Technology Officer / Co-Founder

Location: Austin, TX (ANY) 

THIS IS A CO-FOUNDER EQUITY BASED POSITION – Reporting directly to the CEO, HumaniTV’s CTO is responsible for co-creating technical vision and leading all aspects of development, from concept to delivery. As HumaniTV’s top online media executive, the CTO has overall responsibility for:

• Development and delivery of existing and future online media architecture, products & services
• Long-range direction and strategy of online media technology products & services
• Establishing, communicating, and maintaining online media solution portfolio and functional architectures
• Ensuring architectures effectively scale with constantly changing and growing needs of the business.
• Building and maintaining a passionate and committed team of develops and contractors to deliver, scale and support online media products sand services
• Effectively integrating with HumaniTV’s Senior Leadership Team to ensure overall corporate objectives are achieved to potential while mitigating risks.
• Identifying opportunities and risks for delivering solutions, products and services to market – including identification of competitive offerings, opportunities for innovation, and assessment of marketplace obstacles and technical hurdles.
• Effectively collaborate with all HumaniTV staff, divisions and departments to assess and recommend technologies that support overall company needs and goals.
• Communicating HumaniTV’s online media technology strategy to investors, management, staff, customers, partners and stakeholders.
• Establishing and maintaining online media software development processes, release control process, quality process, documentation process, technical support process and other related processes to constantly improve, streamline and exceed customer expectations.
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies and software development best practices
• Establishing, tracking and controlling HumaniTV’s online media annual operating and capital budgets

Requirements: Experience, Education & Other Credentials requirements for this position include:

• Must passionately align with HumaniTV mission, means and marketplace
• University degree in the field of computer science, engineering or other rigorous discipline – an advanced degree in one of these fields is a plus.
• Proven expertise in the fields of business & customer intelligence, and other analytics leading to actionable insights, execution and leadership.
• Proven expertise in online media and software development
• 10+ years of relevant experience in areas mentioned above, in one or more of the following industry verticals: information technology, online media and television
• Proven leadership and team building skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Above average ability to articulate (verbally, written & visual) ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to operative and motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Proven track record of exemplary customer service skills in bottom line revenue impacting roles

Compensation: THIS IS A CO-FOUNDER EQUITY BASED POSITION – Post-funding salary commensurate with market rates and experience, and includes a full package of benefits.

Interested Parties please email resume & cover letter to:  [email protected]