Consultant - CTO

Hedge Fund/Family Office Consultant – Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Arootah is a personal and professional development leader in the Investment and Financial Services industry. Our mission is to empower and elevate the performance of individuals and companies through Coaching and Business Advisory Services while utilizing cutting edge SaaS Technology. Our Business Advisory Services focuses on the multi-faceted needs of Hedge Funds and Family Offices. Arootah was founded by Rich Bello, the Co-Founder and COO of the industry-leading $10 billion hedge fund, Blue Ridge Capital. Rich brings more than 30 years of experience, including leadership positions at Morgan Stanley, Tiger Management, and Ernst & Young.  Our offerings support businesses and individuals to help raise their high standards—taking the next steps to maximize their potential.

• We coach and consult executives in the investment and financial services industries
• We seed and develop new business hypotheses through our venture studio
• We invest with a portfolio of public and private companies that positively impact individuals and society
  
  
  
  
  

If you are interested in the opportunity to join our experienced roster of consultants that support Hedge Funds and Family Offices apply to Arootah today. Visit us at Arootah.com for more information. 

WHO WE NEED:

Arootah is searching for experienced Chief Technology Officers to consult to our highly prestigious client base. As a consultant, you will work with our Hedge Fund and Family Office clients to provide expert advice. Having previously served in the role of Chief Technology Officer you have specific, hands-on experiencing strategically building, maintaining, and operating the full technology (hardware and software) infrastructure and operations of a leading Hedge Fund or Family Office.

What You'll Do

• Provide advice and guidance to Arootah clients who seek help with their Technology needs. This will involve consulting to some of the leading Hedge Funds and Family Offices in the world and sharing your experience as a Chief Technology Officer in helping clients to:
• Develop realistic and effective monthly action plans. Identify internal and contextual roadblocks. 
• Break apart goals into actionable steps. 
• Devise a plan of action for each goal. Provide the client with resources associated with implementing their action plan. Implement policies, procedures, and control measures. 
• Review, analyze and report on client tools and resources to ensure industry best practices.
• Evaluate each client’s advancement toward goal actualization through key performance indicators (KPIs) and scoring matrices. 
• Maintain and share detailed and accurate records of consulting results (challenges, breakthroughs, etc.). 
  
  
  
  
  

Who You Are

• All aspects of the day-to-day management and oversight of the full tech stack across the organization: software (full stack, mobile/web apps, AR/VR, metaverse), hardware (IT, IoT, connected devices), cybersecurity, operations (internal, external), policies, etc.
• Develop a proactive cybersecurity, disaster recovery and business continuity planning mindset across the firm to maintain industry-leading uptime on critical technology infrastructure through great architectural decisions, successful monitoring, testing processes, and system redundancy.
• Create and manage internal teams and external vendors to develop and launch world class software and in-person products and services. Optimize and supervise IT infrastructure to ensure integrity, security, and optimal performance of an office-based and remote, distributed, and growing team of FTEs and contractors to the standards of leading financial service organizations.
• Create, manage, and monitor budgets and expenses; monitor expenses and cost control measures.
• Drive internal KPIs as a data-driven organization across all elements of technology, operations, and structure: to ensure the organization is a high-performing leader in the industry.
• Serve to align technology with all other departmental and organizational objectives.
• Proactively establish relationships and meet with current and potential customers to demonstrate the company's credentials at solving problems with technically differentiated solutions.
• Inspire, develop, and engage a world-class team of in-house and outsourced engineers, product managers, UI/UX designers, and data scientists/engineers.
• Build industry-leading Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 experiences that create value for customers and value for the client.
• Utilize creative, thoughtful, and boundary-pushing system development strategies that unlock opportunity.
• Specific experience with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements for record-retention, email archiving, privacy policies, data protection and other technology regulatory/compliance requirements.
  
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• MBA or other relevant graduate degree is a plus. 8+ years of proven experience as a CTO at a hedge fund, investment management firm or family office.
• Cybersecurity and software development expert
• Experience building and leading world-class software development teams and processes across geographies; driving architecture decision making to optimize performance, security, and UI/UX simultaneously.
• Go-to person for defensive/offensive security and penetration testing management.
• Modern SaaS startup operator mentality: ability to meet deadlines under pressure; excellent communication, leadership, and organizational abilities.
• Experience developing and managing budgets; managing costs effectively.
• Process and results driven.
• Knowledge of all functions and roles within IT and technology departments.
  
  
  
  
  

Become part of a well-funded disruptor in the finance, wellness, and technology space.

Culture of inspired continuous improvement in all areas of business and life.

The ability to work remote.

Flexible hours and ability to choose your assignments.

Access to our Digital Wellness Center, including past webinars, seminar videos, and workbooks.