Chief Technology Officer (Hayward) at Ghost

Founder - CTO | $200M+ AUM | Portfolio over $2B in terprise Value | 0 to 1 Join a High-Profile Venture Capital Firm as Their Portfolio-Wide CTO & shape the next generation of AI-driven companies.If youre a founder-minded engineering leader who thrives at zero-to-one and scaling to many, this is one of the most impactful CTO roles youll find in the market. Youll serve as the senior-most technical leader across a high-profile venture capital firm that incubates and scales category-defining companies.With $200M+ AUM, 32+ investments, and a portfolio generating over $2B in enterprise value, this firm blends venture capital, venture studio, and hands-on company building and theyre looking for a technical leader who can set the bar for everything that comes next.Why You Should You apply? This is a rare opportunity to operate as a CTO across multiple companies while partnering directly with founders and proven operators whove built multi-billion-dollar businesses.Youll influence technology strategy at portfolio scale, architect shared systems, drive AI automation across operating companies, and help launch new ventures from the ground up. Its high-ownership, high-impact, and deeply entrepreneurial.The RoleChief Technology Officer Portfolio & IncubationYou will:Define a unified technology strategy across the incubator.Partner with founders on product, architecture, and early technical hiring.Architect shared systems, data platforms, and internal tools used across operating companies.Drive development of AI agents, automation workflows, and vertical AI tools.Build and lead a cross-functional team across engineering, AI/ML, data, and product.What Theyre Looking ForMust have graduated from a top 30 US instituition7+ years as CTO, VP Engineering, Founding Engineer, or similar at a high-growth tech company (VC backed)Has taken a startup from 0 to Series BProven track record shipping real products and building AI-powered systemsExperience in venture studios, incubators, or early-stage startup environmentsStrong foundation in software architecture, distributed systems, and data platformsHands-on experience with AI/ML, LLM ecosystems, and agentic/automation workflowsDeep networks in top-tier engineering and AI/ML talent poolsStrong leadership ability able to recruit, scale, and mentor elite technical teamsIf you want to architect systems used across an entire portfolio, influence multiple company trajectories, and build alongside elite founders and operators. This is the role 👻