Chief Technology Officer
Loadsmart
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇧🇷 Brazil
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Lead
About the role
- Define and execute a comprehensive technology strategy and technical vision for the LATAM engineering organization, aligned with Loadsmart’s global business objectives, market differentiation, and aggressive growth targets
- Act as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, clearly communicating the technology roadmap, innovation initiatives, and technical feasibility to the CEO, senior stakeholders, customers, and investors
- Own the engineering technology budget, forecasts, and resource allocation, ensuring investments drive maximum value, scalability, and operational efficiency
- Ensure operational excellence by overseeing system infrastructure, networks, data management, and security to maintain high performance, uptime, and data integrity
- Lead the adoption of Agile methodologies across teams, establishing clear engineering KPIs (e.g., deployment frequency, system uptime) and embedding best practices for continuous improvement
- Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering organization, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous learning
- Lead and align distributed teams across geographies and cultures, partnering closely with US-based product and executive teams to ensure collaboration and strategic alignment
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in software engineering, including at least 10 years in senior technical leadership roles (e.g., VP of Engineering, CTO) within scaling technology companies
- Proven track record of leading and managing engineering teams across multiple countries or regions, delivering results in a multinational corporate environment
- Demonstrated experience as a hands-on technologist and architect, with the ability to engage in code reviews and guide high-level architectural design when needed
- Deep expertise in modern software development methodologies, particularly Agile, with practical experience leading digital transformation initiatives
- Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and financial literacy, including effective management of technology budgets and resource allocation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with confidence presenting to senior stakeholders, customers, and investors
- Prior experience in the logistics, supply chain, or transportation technology industry is highly preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive base salaries - we believe in rewarding top talent
- Extremely competitive Equity package - become a shareholder in our company!
- Loadie Time Off - PTO and sick days without a limit
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
software engineeringAgile methodologiesarchitectural designcode reviewsdigital transformationengineering KPIsdata managementsystem infrastructurenetwork securityresource allocation
Soft skills
strategic thinkingbusiness acumenfinancial literacycommunication skillsleadershipmentoringcollaborationinnovationcontinuous learningoperational excellence