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Your complete guide to the CTO / CIO Role: Duties, salary & hiring tips
Purpose of the CTO / CIO
The CTO/CIO is responsible for leading the company’s technology strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals while overseeing innovation, infrastructure, and digital transformation.
CTO / CIO's duties and responsibilities
• Technology Strategy:
Develop and execute long-term IT and digital strategies.
• Leadership:
Oversee IT teams, budgets, and resource planning.
• Innovation:
Drive digital transformation and tech innovation across the organisation.
• Governance & Security:
Ensure regulatory compliance and IT security protocols.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
Partner with executives to align tech with business vision.
Develop and execute long-term IT and digital strategies.
• Leadership:
Oversee IT teams, budgets, and resource planning.
• Innovation:
Drive digital transformation and tech innovation across the organisation.
• Governance & Security:
Ensure regulatory compliance and IT security protocols.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
Partner with executives to align tech with business vision.
Requirements and qualifications for a CTO / CIO
• 15+ years’ experience in IT leadership roles
• Proven success in enterprise-level transformation projects
• Strategic mindset and commercial acumen
• Expertise in cloud, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Proven success in enterprise-level transformation projects
• Strategic mindset and commercial acumen
• Expertise in cloud, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies
• Strong leadership and communication skills
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