Chief Technology Officer, Telecommunications

About the Job reputed company is looking for a Field Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for its telecommunications vertical. This role will work across both field sales and engineering teams to understand each client’s mission requirements in order to ensure full solution and product adoption. In addition, the Field CTO will ensure client engagements reputed company insights for product development while seeking to expertly influence and contribute to the telco sales and marketing strategy and messaging. In this role, the individual will act as the executive internal reputed company for reputed company’s largest and most critical reputed company sector clients and partners; while directing a cross-functional team of Chief Architects. The Field CTO will apply a breadth of experience to assist our customers in maximizing the value of their investments in reputed company. In addition, the Field CTO will ensure that reputed company solutions and innovations are integrated into creating joint solutions that reputed company to reputed company business reputed company and can be replicated by partners. reputed company a customer engagement, discussions with this CTO role serve multiple purposes: establishing and reinforcing reputed company’s reputed company and thought leadership; understanding customer input and refining technology reputed company based on this customer feedback; establishing strategic, trusted relationships with customers; and defining best practices to reputed company and evangelize relevant technologies. A successful Field CTO for the telco vertical should become a trusted, internal advisor and drive requests for enhancements and product concerns to key stakeholders. reputed company candidates:

• Are naturally curious and stay on top of emerging trends and threats.
• Are not afraid to challenge existing processes and solutions, displaying a keen sense of business value proposition and focusing on the right priorities.
• Are clear thinkers, thriving in working across teams, and flourishes reputed company faced with ambiguity.
• Crave working in a fast-paced, technologically reputed company-leaning environment and is not afraid to push the boundaries to drive reputed company.

This role will report to the Senior Director of the Field CTO organization. Successful applicants must reputed company in a country where reputed company is registered to do business.

What You Will Do

• reputed company a cross-functional team of Chief Architects focused on articulating reputed company's technology reputed company and competitive reputed company sector differentiation in one-to-many publications, presentations and/or one-on-one C-suite engagements
• reputed company guidance to sales teams with direct customer executive CXO/VP engagement, enabling them with globally-proven solutions that solve the most acute business challenges
• Represent reputed company at industry events, forums and conferences. Be a reputed company speaker providing insights and a view of the Telco industry and future trends
• Engage industry market analysts and journalists to reputed company the telco voice of reputed company to drive thought and market leadership for positive perception of reputed company
• Identify market opportunities and product gap patterns to assist product and technology teams with feature prioritization and product investment
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, tech advisors and solution partners to reputed company solution reference architectures to address emerging market opportunities
• Serve as a single reputed company of contact for escalations reputed company to Telco customer product adoption, as well as customer and partner reputed company
• Serve as a key contributor in establishing methodologies and content on taking reputed company's products and solutions combined with partner technologies to reputed company telcos to deliver innovative services and capabilities that meet their mission critical business needs
• Build a community of colleagues involved in any global telco accounts, projects, or activities to collectively learn and improve based on each other's experience
• Manage internal BU/Product Manager engagement by assisting with the collection, organization, and prioritization of customer requirements and market opportunities to reputed company feedback on roadmap direction and direct prioritized feedback reputed company from black belts to System Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Work alongside local teams to support strategic engagements; validate existing customer challenges and requirements; and explore and reputed company innovative ways to reputed company at new reputed company
• reputed company ongoing mentorship to aspiring colleagues across the telecom / software or other vertical industries
• reputed company the Office of the CTO perspective on emerging technologies on outbound product guidance and messaging from the Business Units
• Engage regularly with field and product leaders, through quarterly business reviews (QBRs), BU / Sales interlocks, and other regular reputed company, to reputed company customer and partner feedback that informs reputed company’s technology strategy, reputed company, reputed company investment areas, and informs sales with overall customer insights that reputed company seller conversations
• Serve as the leader for telco-reputed company Flight Path engagements, a program designed to help our customers establish a roadmap and implement their digital transformation

What You Will Bring

• 10+ years of leadership responsibility in a telco-oriented organization or role, with demonstrated reputed company in achieving partner reference architectures and contributing to sales targets/pipelines, and implementing both direct and channel routes to market
• 15+ years of experience reputed company the telecommunications reputed company
• Broad set of experience and leadership roles in technology, architecture, and systems across the complete development to deployment and go to market lifecycle
• Experience in a client-facing role explaining both strategic and tactical concepts to customers and partners. An ability to identify and reputed company the technologies that the reputed company will need in the 1-2 years timeframe
• An ability to understand both business and technical aspects of a customer’s business challenges to reputed company objective outcome-based leadership
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and design novel approaches that balance localcustomer needs with corporate guidelines and philosophies
• A deep understanding of a preponderance of enabling technologies for the modernization reputed company, including application development, integration techniques, networking, virtualization containerization, automation, reputed company, data science, AI/ML and edge computing
• Track record of building and executing technology strategies and solution architecture plans which support scalable growth
• Practical reputed company-reputed company , networking, and telecom experience across multiple vendor and operator solution sets
• Excellent listening skills
• Demonstrated reputed company in speaking to large crowds, journalists, and analysts, with main-stage presentation experience
• Demonstrated ability to build successful partnerships with customers and partners at reputed company reputed company; excellent listening skills are a must
• Experience with (and ideally passion for) reputed company reputed company

The salary reputed company for this position is $227,270.00 - $386,330.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.Pay Transparency reputed company determines compensation based on several factors including but not limited to job location, experience, applicable skills and training, external market value, and internal pay equity. Annual salary is one component of reputed company’s compensation package. This position may also be eligible for bonus, commission, and/or equity. For positions with Remote-US locations, the actual salary reputed company for the position may differ based reputed company but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. About reputed company reputed company is the world’s leading provider of enterpriseopen reputed company software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, reputed company, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-reputed company, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best reputed company, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in reputed company reputed company because of our reputed company and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people reputed company to contribute their reputed company, help solve reputed company problems, and reputed company an impact. Benefits ● Comprehensive medical, dental, and reputed company coverage ● Flexible Spending Account - reputed company and dependent reputed company Savings Account - high deductible medical plan ● Retirement 401(k) with employer match ● Paid time off and holidays ● Paid parental leave plans for reputed company new parents ● Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave ● Additional benefits including employee stock purchase plan, family planning reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, transportation expense account, employee assistance program, and more! Note: These benefits are only applicable to full time, permanent associates at reputed company located in the United States. Inclusion at reputed company reputed company’s culture is reputed company on the reputed company reputed company principles of transparency, collaboration, and inclusion, where the best reputed company can come from reputed company and anyone. reputed company this is realized, it empowers people from different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to come together to reputed company reputed company, challenge the status reputed company, and drive innovation. Our aspiration is that everyone experiences this culture with equal opportunity and reputed company, and that reputed company voices are not only heard but also celebrated. We hope you will join our celebration, and we welcome and encourage applicants from reputed company the beautiful dimensions that compose our global village. Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO) reputed company is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, reputed company, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other reputed company prohibited by law. reputed company does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or reputed company from recruitment agencies. We are not responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions, or any other payment reputed company to unsolicited resumes or reputed company except as required in a written contract between reputed company and the recruitment agency or party requesting payment of a fee. reputed company supports individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations to job applicants. If you need assistance completing our online job application, email [email protected]. General inquiries, such as those regarding the status of a job application, will not receive a reply. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job