Chief Technology Officer (AU)

Work with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world's most challenging technical problems in the Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems. Working with high profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others.

With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia and having raised approximately $250m in 2024 alone, DroneShield is undergoing hypergrowth stage, fuelled by rapidly increasing use of drones for nefarious applications, from battlefield, to terrorism, to contraband delivery and commercial espionage.

This role is in the DroneShield Sydney headquarters in Pyrmont, Sydney. There are approximately 240 staff based in the 4,000sqm facility today, scheduled to grow to approximately 300 staff by end of 2026. Overseas on the ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Denmark, Germany and Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70 countries globally.

About The Role

As the Company rapidly grows, the existing combined CTO and CPO (Chief Product Officer) role is being separated into two positions, creating an opening for a dedicated new CTO role. This is a truly unique world class opportunity for the right individual in the rapidly expanding counterdrone market.

The position will report to Chief Executive Officer. The CTO is responsible for ensuring the company has the technological capabilities and execution to succeed in solidifying the companies market position and expanding into new domains. Key focus areas will be technology strategy, infrastructure, team management and engineering execution. The CTO will utilise their experience with embedded solutions, air gapped services, electronic warfare and or AI/ML to execute on the company's technology strategy.

Responsibilities, Duties And Expectations

• Work closely with the CPO to develop the Technology and Product Strategy.
• Execute on the company wide Technology and Product Strategy. Overseeing research & development, utilising the 180+ technical resources.
• Lead a team of Vice Presidents across the fields of Design, Software, Embedded Systems, Platforms & Security and Quality Engineering.
• Work closely with the company's other departments including Operations (product and services to the end user), Legal (product and organisational compliance), Finance (project costs and budgets).
• Drive innovative uses of technology, infrastructure and support systems at both the products and organisation level to achieve optimum engineering velocity.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the development and implementation of scalable, high-performance solutions that enhance user engagement and experience
• Ensure the use of best practices in development, testing, deployment and support. Including agile methodologies and frameworks to streamline development processes and enhance team productivity
• Work with the Talent Acquisition team to develop and execute strategies to attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent.
  
  

Qualifications, Experience And Skills

• BS degree in Engineering, with deep technical expertise in various technologies.
• Strong leadership and management skills with 10+ years of leadership experience.
• Proven track record of successful project delivery with demonstratable business outcomes
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills equally comfortable discussing complex technical concepts with a team or presenting to executive leadership or non-technical stakeholders.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and planning abilities.
• Experience working with two or more from the following: Embedded Systems, Application Software Development, Electronic Warfare, High-end technology development, AI/ML systems or large scale distributed systems
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Previous Defence engineering experience is ideal
  
  

Note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters unless specifically instructed.

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