Chief Technology Officer

• Discover, prototype, and develop transformative ML/AI and edge computing solutions that position Extreme Networks at the forefront of intelligent networking
• Explore emerging technologies and build proofs of concept
• Drive adoption and help define product roadmaps
• Help commercialize innovations—ensuring that innovation without market realization remains just research
• Identify and evaluate emerging opportunities in ML/AI, edge computing, and adjacent technologies
• Conceptualize, prototype, and validate innovative solutions—moving fast from question to proof of concept
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, standards bodies, and competitive innovation
• Build and architect real solution prototypes, not just advise on them—coding, validating, and documenting as needed
• Partner with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to turn validated ideas into production-ready features
• Contribute directly to solution delivery through prototyping, testing, and technical demonstrations
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying and fixing technical and architectural bottlenecks
• Engage customers, partners, and prospects to co-develop solutions and understand unmet needs
• Translate complex technical ideas into compelling narratives for CTOs, VPs of Engineering, and business executives
• Build reference and lighthouse accounts by delivering early access to breakthrough capabilities
• Work effectively in a matrix with product management, engineering, marketing, and field teams
• Participate in standards bodies and open-source communities to shape industry direction
• Influence product roadmaps and feature prioritization based on customer insights
• Champion a culture of critical thinking, experimentation, and calculated risk-taking
• Author and present on emerging technologies, innovation frameworks, and breakthrough solutions
• Evangelize our leadership in AI-powered networking and edge intelligence to customers and prospects
• Build visibility for Extreme's innovation strategy and technical differentiation in the marketplace

Innovation Lead

• Advise enterprise customers on how to adopt and operationalise AI in ways that create measurable business impact
• Lead executive workshops and discovery engagements focused on AI strategy, intelligent automation, developer productivity, modernisation and digital transformation
• Help organisations identify high-value AI opportunities across customer experience, operations, software delivery and internal platforms
• Shape transformation roadmaps that combine AI, cloud, data and modern engineering practices into practical execution strategies
• Guide customers through the organisational, operational and technology changes required to become AI-enabled businesses
• Build trusted advisor relationships with CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and senior business stakeholders
• Facilitate strategic conversations around innovation, modernisation, operating models and emerging technology adoption
• Translate complex business and technology challenges into actionable transformation programmes and investment priorities
• Help clients define measurable business outcomes, success metrics and value frameworks for strategic initiatives
• Shape complex solution strategies spanning AI-enabled products, intelligent platforms, cloud modernisation and digital experiences
• Collaborate with engineering, product, design and delivery teams to define differentiated, scalable and commercially viable solutions
• Drive experience-led modernisation approaches that improve agility, resilience, speed to market and customer outcomes
• Ensure solution strategies align to modern engineering principles, platform thinking and scalable delivery models
• Support the growth of strategic customer accounts through trusted advisory and value-led engagement
• Shape strategic pursuits, proposals and large-scale opportunities across AI, modernisation and digital transformation
• Develop compelling business cases and outcome narratives that clearly articulate ROI, operational impact and strategic value
• Partner with Client Principals and delivery leaders to identify expansion opportunities and long-term growth strategies
• Stay close to developments across AI, cloud, developer tooling, platform engineering and enterprise technology trends
• Contribute to Nearform’s market propositions, strategic partnerships and thought leadership across AI and modern engineering
• Help shape new offerings and go-to-market strategies based on evolving enterprise customer needs
• Represent Nearform externally through workshops, events, industry conversations and strategic customer engagements

Field CTO

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for IT operations, including infrastructure, cloud services, DevOps support, network management, system administration, and end-user support
• Ensure reliable, high-availability delivery of internal technology services aligned to business needs and SLAs
• Own IT service management practices, including incident, change, problem, and asset management (ITIL-aligned)
• Lead business continuity and disaster recovery planning, testing, and readiness
• Establish and manage the IT operations budget, driving cost optimization and operational efficiency
• Track and report on KPIs, SLAs, and operational risk metrics to executive leadership
• Drive automation and modernization initiatives to improve reliability and reduce manual effort
• Own day-to-day operational security management for company systems outside of product engineering
• Triage, track, and manage incoming security issues across platforms and stakeholders
• Serve as the operational lead for security incidents, including intake, assessment, escalation, documentation, and communication
• Partner with Engineering and IT to prioritize remediation efforts and manage risk-based tradeoffs

Head of Technology – Security Operations

• Provide thought leadership and strategic guidance across the entire HPE networking portfolio, engaging with sales, product management, engineering, and external stakeholders.
• Develop and curate industry-specific technical positions, including white papers, presentations, patents, and market positioning.
• Lead large-scale, sponsored engagements to demonstrate HPE’s technological capabilities aligned with customer needs.
• Deliver keynote speeches and industry presentations globally, tailored for executive audiences, industry analysts, and technical professionals.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of current and emerging networking technologies, standards, and industry trends.
• Collaborate with internal teams to influence product development, roadmaps, and innovation strategies.
• Mentor and role model leadership within the technical community and engage with external industry forums and communities.
• Advise executive leadership on technology strategy, industry trends, and market opportunities.
• Support inbound thought leadership initiatives by capturing industry insights and customer feedback to inform product and strategy development.
• The position will require at least 50% travel to customer, company or industry event locations globally.

Field CTO – Sr. Director of Networking Thought Leadership

• Provide thought leadership and strategic guidance across the entire HPE networking portfolio, engaging with sales, product management, engineering, and external stakeholders.
• Develop and curate industry-specific technical positions, including white papers, presentations, patents, and market positioning.
• Lead large-scale, sponsored engagements to demonstrate HPE’s technological capabilities aligned with customer needs.
• Deliver keynote speeches and industry presentations globally, tailored for executive audiences, industry analysts, and technical professionals.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of current and emerging networking technologies, standards, and industry trends.
• Collaborate with internal teams to influence product development, roadmaps, and innovation strategies.
• Mentor and role model leadership within the technical community and engage with external industry forums and communities.
• Advise executive leadership on technology strategy, industry trends, and market opportunities.
• Support inbound thought leadership initiatives by capturing industry insights and customer feedback to inform product and strategy development.

Field CTO – Senior Director of Networking Thought Leadership

• Acts as the primary senior technology partner to business unit leadership, serving as a member of the respective executive leadership teams and ensuring strong alignment between technology and business strategy
• Coordinates across Technology, Cyber Security, Digital, and Data organizations to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions that meet business needs
• Defines long-term technology strategy and roadmaps—aligned to enterprise priorities and developed in partnership with Enterprise Architecture—to accelerate execution of business unit strategic plans
• Leads the full lifecycle of application systems for the business units, overseeing design, development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance while ensuring platforms remain stable, secure, reliable, technically mature, and aligned to business outcomes
• Champions a culture of risk ownership and accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement within the TODD teams to encourage associates to approach situations with a compliance and operational excellence mindset
• Establishes and oversees partnerships across TODD to ensure controls are designed, implemented, and monitored to strengthen risk management, compliance, and cyber security, effectively mitigating risk to levels within the company’s risk appetite

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