Lerch Bates is looking for a Chief Innovation Officer to set the technological vision, lead innovation and technological development, drive innovation, align technology initiatives with business goals, and ensure the company's technology infrastructure supports current operations and future growth. The mission is to architect the overall technology vision of the company and oversee the tactical execution of digital and technical projects & programs to support delivering the highest quality, sustainable technical consulting solutions to our clients.
Requirements
- Expert-level knowledge in full-cycle product development (i.e., product engineering, deployment, and integration).
- Expert ability to oversee and manage large, complex, diverse, and strategic multi-disciplinary projects that impact the organization as a whole.
- Expert ability in implementing technical programs and project plans, and monitoring progress, resource usage, and quality.
- Expert-level understanding and ability to manage complex technical programs and project budgets.
- Expert-level knowledge in conducting risk assessments and developing plans for eliminating or mitigating the risks identified.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Familiarity with cybersecurity and data privacy best practices.
Responsibilities
- Focuses on developing technological products/services to meet/exceed internal/external customer needs and drive innovation.
- Assess existing tech stack and capabilities, develop and implement technology architecture strategies to accommodate current and future organizational needs, both internally to improve workplace productivity and automation, and the continued development and improvement of client-facing features.
- Manage technology programs and platform roadmap.
- Drive, quantify, and defend forward-thinking digital and technology product investments.
- With the assistance of 3 rd party resources, identify and protect Intellectual Property that currently exists or is being developed by the company.
- Work with Executive Leadership and the Technology Infrastructure Leader to identify, select, and manage the appropriate external vendors to complement in-house and personal capacity/ability.
- Manage existing and emerging risks and vulnerabilities within the company's delivery and client-facing technology footprint.
Other
- Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team.
- Subject matter expert and leader within the organization.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business, Computer Science, Technology or closely related fields or equivalent experience.
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field; an MBA or additional business training is a plus.
- Significant experience in intellectual property identification and protection.
