Chief Technology Officer - Montréal, Canada - GenAIz

GenAIz

Verified Company

Montréal, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

GENAIZ, a division of Uni3T, is a young and dynamic software development company that is active in the field of life sciences and the pharmaceutical industry.

Our mission is to increase collective well-being by accelerating the creation of better products, processes and treatments thanks to artificial intelligence.

For context, consider SARS-CoV-2 vaccines that have been developed in less than 12 months when the average is 4 years of research.

Joining GENAIZ is to believe that the information and analysis of it is a matter of insightful findings capable of changing the world for the better.

Help GENAIZ make this dream a reality

About The role:

Genaiz is looking for a Chief Technology Officer to join its executive leadership team and lead technology efforts across the organization.

In this/her role, you will be in charge of the organization's technical and product vision of the company and manage the company's R&D department.

As CTO, you will examines the short
- and long-term needs of an organization and utilizes capital to make investments designed to help the organization reach its objectives. This role will report to CEO/president, sit on the senior leadership team and participate in Management Meetings.

Responsibilities:

End to end product and technology strategy in alignment with the company's objectives.
Strategically guide the technical vision for the organization
Recruit, grow, nurture, and retain our engineering, research and development & infrastructure teams
Analyze target markets, and create product and business models to address the market opportunity
Identify and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage
Identify technology collaboration opportunities that can accelerate the time to market and company growth.
Constructively critique, refine and improve the strategic direction of the company, in collaboration with other leaders of the organization to ensure technology initiatives and

capabilities match strategic goals

Ensure our products, systems and processes meet all security and privacy regulations and requirements.
Ensure that engineering resources meet the company's short and longterm needs.
Cultivate a pipeline of diverse and highquality talent.
Manage technology budgets and timeframes for delivery.
Ensure product reliability, availability, accessibility, security and integrity
Coach and mentor team members for personal growth and performance.

Requirements:

At least 5 years of experience as a CTO, VP of Engineering, or Principal Engineer in a SaaS environment, managing and leading engineering teams or R&D team, with a track record of

achieving project goals and meeting deadlines while fostering a healthy team
environment

Experience in Artificial intelligence (an asset)
A "player coach" able to move from deeply technical conversations on the pros/cons of various technical solutions with the team to a highlevel discussion with clients or

senior executives.

Experience working for Startup organizations
Experience working in high growth organizations
Experience recruiting and retaining elite teams and unlocking their full potential.
A track record of providing direct and constructive feedback and helping employees develop their skills and careers
Proven strategic thinker with strong business acumen and an eye for efficiency and judicious use of resources.
Excellent communicator with strong client and board facing presentation skills.
A consensus builder and team player with proven track record of trust and transparency open to input, ideas, and feedback from clients, peers, subordinates and other members

of the organization.