Vice President, CTO Operations

VP of CTO Operations at HP leading operational excellence and software strategy for technology company. Building high-performing teams and overseeing software development and communications across the organization.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timePalo Alto • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $280,000 - $350,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead by example, fostering a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and a customer-first mindset across the organization.
Attract, build, manage, and develop a high-performing team of talented operations & execution leaders with diverse expertise, perspectives, and backgrounds.
Develop and implement an operating model and stakeholder engagement model for the newly created CTO Operations organization, serving as the accountable leader and primary interface to stakeholders.
Oversee the organization’s strategy and transformation planning, including execution of the transformation strategy and change management, OKRs, business metrics, analytics and reporting.
Lead a central team of Chiefs of Staff delivering proactive executive operation support to engineering leaders.
Oversee central technical program management, driving execution excellence for cross-functional engineering initiatives.
Oversee internal and external communications for the CTO, Software organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Current or prior experience operating at the VP level in strategy, operations, or related areas within an established technology company.
15+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or related areas, including 8+ years leading organizations through senior leadership roles.
Proven success building and leading high-performing teams that drive strategic, operational, and execution capabilities within large, complex product or engineering environments.
Experience driving strategy and/or operations within engineering organizations delivering products used by millions of customers and/or large-scale commercial businesses generating more than $100 million in annual revenue.
Strong track record of improving operational efficiency and engineering effectiveness through strategic thinking and disciplined execution.
Experience leading or scaling functions such as transformation, chief of staff, technical program management, and/or communications.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and drive alignment across large, matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical and operational topics clearly to executive audiences.
Strong collaboration and leadership presence, with a reputation for building trust, attracting top talent, and developing diverse, high-performing teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Long term/short term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
11 paid holidays
Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategyoperationstransformationtechnical program managementchange managementOKRsbusiness metricsanalyticsreportingoperational efficiency

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationinfluenceaccountabilitytrust buildingteam developmentstrategic thinkingexecution capabilitiesstakeholder engagement