[Hiring] Chief Technology Officer @Innovas

Role Description

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) sets and leads the technology strategy that powers the next generation of government innovation. This is an opportunity to build technology capabilities, products, and platforms that remove barriers between innovative ideas and critical solutions that support our clients' missions.

As Innovas grows, the CTO will advance the current internal technology environment while developing market-changing external products, platforms, and capabilities that shape its future. The CTO provides executive leadership across:

• Enterprise applications
• Product development & engineering
• Artificial intelligence
• Cybersecurity & internal IT
• Infrastructure
• Data strategy
• Systems integration

Working closely with executive leadership and business stakeholders, this role develops technology capabilities that:

• Improve organizational performance
• Accelerate product innovation
• Strengthen cybersecurity
• Deliver secure, scalable solutions for government customers and employees

The CTO ensures technology investments align with business strategy, protects Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and positions the company for long-term growth.

The successful candidate is an executive builder with a demonstrated ability to lead multiple technology disciplines and attract and develop exceptional talent. They bring strong business acumen and experience managing technology investments, budgets, and resources in support of strategic priorities and profitable growth. The ideal candidate leads with accountability and a willingness to roll up their sleeves to deliver results.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen with an ability to obtain security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive technology leadership, including experience as a CTO, CIO, or senior technology executive leading and scaling multidisciplinary technology organizations.
• Proven success building technology teams and capabilities through significant organizational growth, maintaining an entrepreneurial, hands-on approach while establishing the structure required to scale.
• Demonstrated ownership of enterprise technology strategy, budgets, investment priorities, workforce planning, and resource allocation.
• Proven expertise evaluating and executing build, buy, partner, or acquire strategies, including technology due diligence, M&A integration, and investment analysis.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to connect technology investments and resource decisions to growth, profitability, customer value, and long-term enterprise value.
• Demonstrable success leading the development and commercialization of complex software products and platforms, with a strong understanding of software engineering, product development, AI/ML, technical architecture, and modern development practices.
• Proven ability to build and lead cross-functional technology organizations where engineering, product, business, security, and operations work together to move products and capabilities from concept through deployment.
• Demonstrable success leading distributed teams and developing strong functional leaders who can scale their organizations while maintaining accountability, speed, and execution.
• Proven expertise in advising executive leadership on technology strategy, emerging technologies, cybersecurity and enterprise risk, M&A, and major investment decisions.
• Experience operating in government or highly regulated environments, with responsibility for CUI, cybersecurity, compliance, and technology risk strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Experience supporting CLM systems, CRM ecosystems (such as Salesforce), ERP/finance platforms, membership or subscription platforms, and low-code/no-code tools.
• Background working with DoD agencies, federal program offices, government contract service firms, or entities operating under Other Transaction Authority (OTA) environments.
• Familiarity with professional services or consulting environments serving U.S. Government clients.
• Advanced certifications such as PMP, ITIL, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical and dental – company pays 92% of premiums for individual coverage and for family coverage.
• Vision Insurance: Fully covered.
• Retirement Plans: 401(k) with employer match up to 4%.
• Paid Time Off: Paid sick and safe leave, paid floating holidays, and generous vacation.
• Other: Basic Life & AD&D policy company paid, Voluntary Life, Flexible & remote work structure, Wellness reimbursement plan & mental health support, Community sponsorships, Donation matching, Professional development allowance.