Clients:
IT companies, start ups
Category:
Management
Looking for a CTO? We provide the best CTOs, including remote CTOs
The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is the member of the company management responsible for things like technical innovation strategy and technological direction. He is responsible for the implementation and development of new technologies and is tasked with increasing efficiency in order to remain competitive.
CTO tasks
The CTO has various tasks within the company:
- Observation and evaluation of technological trends and their development
- Security and efficiency of IT systems
- Monitoring of projects
- Development of new software and technical solutions
It depends on the size of the company and also the form, which tasks you have in detail. If you work in a large company, one of your main tasks will certainly be the development and implementation of new technologies that revolve around external customers and partners. As they are usually a IT Team you can concentrate on research and development and the expansion of customer relationships.
In medium-sized companies, your responsibilities can be both internal and external. In many cases, you may also be given responsibility for the IT infrastructure and security.
In small companies, your role can be very diverse and overlap with that of an IT manager. You will be responsible for the entire IT infrastructure, including networks, IT security and data management.
CTO training
We place CTOs with an academic degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or similar fields. They have achieved this in both their Master's and Bachelor's degree. Our CTOs also have practical experience. They have already gained experience in various IT positions over several years. In doing so, they have acquired a broad knowledge of different technical areas.
We recruit CTOs for the following positions:
- IT management
- System administration
- Project management
In addition, our CTOs naturally have very good leadership skills. You are responsible for leading your team and motivating employees and are able to make strategic decisions.
CTO Salary
As you have already seen from the tasks of a CTO, there are positions in large, medium-sized and small companies. The salary varies accordingly, as larger companies can generally pay higher salaries. As a rule, you can say that the salary of a CTO is between 150,000 and 200,000 euros gross per year. If the company is very large or international, the average salary can even rise to up to 250,000 euros gross per year.
Many large companies can afford to give their CTO additional financial incentives in the form of bonuses or share options or company-specific incentives. Furthermore, if you have more than 10 years of professional experience as a CTO, it is quite possible that you will earn a salary of well over 300,000 euros gross per year.
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