Chief Technology Officer

The opportunity

Kyoto Group has successfully engineered, validated, and demonstrated its technology through pilot deployments. The company now enters the critical phase of transforming this advanced engineering solution into a standardized, scalable, and commercially competitive industrial product platform.

The Chief Technology Officer will lead this transition, ensuring the technology platform is industrialized, cost-optimized, and ready for global commercialization.

The mandate

The CTO will lead a clear transformation:

From: Advanced engineering solution with pilot deployments

To: Industrialized, cost-optimized, configurable product platform ready for scalable commercialization

This role will own the technical architecture and product platform strategy underpinning Kyoto Group’s long-term commercial scalability.

Key priorities

Industrialization & Product platform

• Convert the current engineering solution into a scalable industrial product platform
• Drive modular architecture and configurable system design
• Implement industrial readiness and product release processes

Cost engineering

• Optimize the system Bill of Materials and cost structure
• Drive value engineering initiatives aligned with target margins

Product lifecycle management

• Implement PLM and configuration management
• Introduce disciplined engineering change control

Supply ecosystem

• Develop supplier strategy and industrial partnerships
• Establish scalable manufacturing and supply chain structures

Engineering organization

• Transition the engineering organization from development-focused to product-focused
• Introduce KPIs linked to scalability, cost, and deployment performance

Transformation outcomes (12–24 Months)

• Fully industrialized and commercially ready product platform
• Cost-optimized product architecture aligned with margin targets
• Implemented PLM and configuration management
• Resilient supplier and manufacturing ecosystem
• Simplified deployment through modular integration
• Clear multi-year product and technology roadmap
• Engineering organization operating with industrial discipline

Candidate profile

• 15+ years in senior engineering or technology leadership roles
• Proven experience bringing complex industrial or energy systems from development to market
• Strong track record in industrialization, product platform development, and cost engineering
• Deep understanding of supply chains, manufacturing scale-up, and systems architecture

The role is particularly suited to leaders who have previously industrialized complex hardware platforms or taken advanced technologies from prototype to scalable commercial products.

Given the transformation nature of this assignment, the role may be structured as:

• Full‑time Chief Technology Officer

• Interim / Transformation CTO

• Fixed‑term executive mandate

Location

The role can be based anywhere in Europe and may be performed largely remotely.

The CTO will work closely with teams in Sevilla (engineering and industrialization) and Oslo (corporate leadership and strategic alignment). Permanent relocation is not required.