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Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Ecommerce North West (Hybrid) Competitive Salary + Bonus + Equity Zachary Daniels is partnering with a fast–growing, digitally led ecommerce business in the North West to appoint its first Chief Technology Officer. This is a pivotal hire, joining the senior leadership team to shape the technology vision that will drive the next stage of growth. The Opportunity With strong brand recognition, a loyal customer base and ambitious expansion plans, the business is ready to take its technology capability to the next level. Reporting to the CEO, you'll own the full technology function: platform, data, infrastructure and engineering. You'll turn commercial ambition into a scalable, customer–first digital experience. What You'll Be Doing Setting and delivering a technology strategy aligned to the commercial roadmap, including international growth, new channels and margin improvementLeading, building and inspiring a high–performing engineering, product and data team, blending in–house talent with trusted partnersOwning the ecommerce platform and wider tech stack, making the build/buy/re–platform calls that matterDriving conversion, site performance and customer experience through data, experimentation and personalisationEmbedding AI and automation across the customer journey and back–office operations, from merchandising to fulfilmentEnsuring security, resilience and scalability, especially during peak tradingActing as a trusted adviser to the board, translating technical complexity into clear commercial decisions What We're Looking For Senior technology leadership experience (CTO, Head of Technology, or Director of Engineering) within ecommerce, D2C or digital retailA track record of scaling platforms and teams through periods of rapid growthHands–on credibility across modern ecommerce architecture, such as Shopify Plus, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Magento/Adobe Commerce or headless/composable setups, plus cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)A commercially minded leader who measures success in revenue, conversion and customer outcomes, not just deliveryExperience managing third–party agencies and vendors alongside internal teamsThe ability to operate at board level while staying close enough to the detail to make the right calls Why Join? A genuine seat at the top table, with real influence over the business's directionThe chance to build and shape a technology function rather than inherit oneCompetitive base salary, performance bonus and equity participationBH37756