Chief Technology Officer – North America East

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Provide guidance to strategic enterprise clients regarding identity, access, and security challenges.

• Foster relationships with CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, Chief Architects, and key technical decision-makers.

• Engage in executive briefings, architecture reviews, strategic workshops, and customer engagements.

• Deliver technical leadership throughout the enterprise sales process.

• Assist in strategic initiatives by enhancing technical alignment, minimizing execution risks, and boosting customer confidence.

• Develop repeatable technical strategies, executive messaging, reference architectures, and playbooks for Solutions Engineering.

• Mentor senior Solutions Engineers to enhance the technical and consultative skills within the field.

• Create enablement programs addressing emerging technologies and customer challenges.

• Relay customer feedback, competitive insights, and implementation experiences to Product and Engineering leadership.

• Shape product roadmaps, emerging capabilities, customer adoption initiatives, and go-to-market strategies.

• Represent 1Password at conferences, executive gatherings, customer advisory boards, analyst briefings, and industry forums.

• Develop technical thought leadership through presentations, blogs, webinars, whitepapers, and executive materials.

• Collaborate with executive leadership across Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Go-to-Market teams to influence company strategy.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in enterprise technology, cybersecurity, consulting, solutions engineering, enterprise architecture, or technical leadership.

• Proven success in influencing executive technology leaders within Fortune 500 companies.

• Extensive technical knowledge in identity, access management, privileged access, cloud security, developer platforms, SaaS security, or AI security.

• Exceptional executive communication skills with the ability to convert complex technical concepts into business outcomes.

• Capability to distill highly complex technical ideas into engaging executive narratives.

• Demonstrated ability to influence enterprise architecture decisions within large, intricate organizations.

• Experience in supporting strategic enterprise sales opportunities and collaborating with executive sales teams.

• Strong comprehension of enterprise purchasing processes and modern sales methodologies such as MEDDPICC.

• Background in creating technical strategies, reusable methodologies, or scalable customer engagement frameworks.

• Ability to shape product strategy through customer interaction and market insights.

• Skill in building trusted relationships across Product, Engineering, Sales, and executive leadership while influencing without direct authority.

• Experience presenting to diverse audiences at industry conferences, executive forums, and analyst events.

• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

• Must already possess legal authorization to work in the United States or Canada; no work authorization, relocation assistance, or visa sponsorship/transfers will be provided.

• Successful candidates must undergo a background check.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible for commission.

• Immediate enrollment in benefits programs, including health and dental insurance.

• 401k plan for roles based in the USA.

• RRSP for roles based in Canada.

• Generous paid time off.

• Equity grant / RSU program available to most employees.

• Participation in incentive programs where applicable.

• Maternity and parental leave top-up programs.

• Retirement matching program.

• Complimentary 1Password account.

• Paid volunteer days.

• Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly.

• Remote-first work environment.

• In-person onboarding in Toronto for all go-to-market positions.

• Accommodations available upon request during the recruitment process.