Mentimeter - Stockholm, ME
posted 2 days ago
About the position
Mentimeter is an engagement tool with a clear goal in mind: to turn presentations into conversations. Through real-time interactivity and clear visualizations, we get people to participate, engage, and become more productive. Transforming all those passive meetings, airless classrooms, and drawn-out trainings into valuable and memorable moments. We truly believe that you achieve the best results by doing things together. And that successful leaders need to adopt a curious and collaborative mindset in order to get there. So with you at Mentimeter, you'll be a big part of the ambition to help over 1 billion people listen, learn, and work better together. As Chief Technology Officer (CTO), you will lead our engineering efforts, define our technical vision, and guide Mentimeter through an exciting phase of growth and innovation. You will report directly to the CEO and be part of the Menti management team and your responsibility together with the management team is to continue keeping Menti an innovative and fast-growing company, ensuring we unlock the power of together for over 1 billion people. Your role will be to ensure our technology strategy enables scalability, reliability, and cutting-edge innovation, keeping AI and customer-centricity at the forefront of everything we do.
Responsibilities
- Define and communicate the overarching technical vision and strategy that aligns with company goals and market opportunities.
- Drive technical innovation by staying ahead of market trends, customer needs, and emerging technologies.
- Collaborate with the Mentimeter Management Team to support product innovation, balancing speed, innovation, and scalability.
- Lead, mentor, and inspire the Engineering Leaders to create a culture of collaboration, openness, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Develop and execute a talent strategy to attract, retain, and grow top engineering talent.
- Foster cross-functional collaboration across Product, Marketing, and Sales teams to align technology with business goals.
- Oversee the technical strategy for both our core product offering and customer journey/go-to-market processes.
- Ensure technology decisions support scalability, reliability, security, and innovation, with AI integrated throughout.
- Be a key stakeholder in decisions about hosting platforms, backend languages, and customer-experience technologies, while collaborating with VP Data and Operations leaders on tools like CRM and analytics.
- Champion best practices in software engineering, agile methodologies, and AI implementation to deliver robust, user-friendly products.
- Inspire the organization with a vision for how AI can strengthen Mentimeter's offering and maintain its position as an AI-powered company.
- Manage the engineering budget effectively, balancing costs with performance and scalability.
- Lead infrastructure and tooling decisions to ensure resources are optimized for success.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading an engineering organization at a similar scale, preferably as VP of Engineering or CTO in a B2B SaaS company (10+ years in leadership roles).
- Deep technical expertise and the ability to inspire and guide an organization through technical strategy and execution.
- A track record of using technology to drive innovation and scale.
- Exceptional leadership skills with experience navigating high-complexity environments and driving organizational transformation.
- Strong expertise in aligning technology with business strategy, customer needs, and market trends.
- Demonstrated ability to attract, retain, and develop top talent, building a culture of engagement and satisfaction.
- A passion for innovation, paired with a customer-first mindset and a commitment to delivering exceptional user experiences.
Benefits
- Diverse and inclusive work environment supported by smart and driven colleagues.
- Access to a leadership program (including external personal coach) and relevant education.
- Healthy view on work-life balance.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package, including pension contributions.
