Recruitment for technology and operations leadership
CIO
CTO / Data
Industry
CIO, CTO, Data and AI or industrial leadership: we directly approach the leader who knows what you are entrusting, systems, products or operations. You choose, they take the role.
Recruit a CIO to lead information systems priorities, organise the function and manage relationships with business teams. The brief specifies the application portfolio, services operated and related investment decisions.
The profiles you might meet
Chief information officer
Group CIO
Division CIO
Deliverables to scope together
Information systems scope, reporting teams and services
Criteria for assessing information systems decisions
Initial priorities with business leaders
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Technology and data leadership
A CTO search focuses on technology strategy, software development and engineering teams; a Data and AI director search focuses on data use, governance and the teams delivering it. Architecture, platform and product responsibilities depend on the organisation: the title alone does not define them.
The profiles you might meet
Chief Technology Officer
Software engineering director
Data and AI director
Deliverables to scope together
Technology scope and boundaries of responsibility
Experience assessment covering teams, platforms and architecture decisions
Map of product, data and business relationships
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Industrial and operations leadership
Find a permanent executive to lead sites, flows or all operations. Processes, the industrial network, investments and the supply chain's role determine the experience and level of responsibility required.
The profiles you might meet
Industrial director
Operations director
Supply chain director
Deliverables to scope together
Scope of sites and functions under responsibility
Industrial and management experience criteria
Representative decisions to explore during recruitment
At which stage of your project do we step in?
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Before the project
The role is being set: we separate what will actually be led.
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During the project
Search running: we approach leaders directly and hold the meetings.
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After the project
Candidate chosen: we share the feedback and prepare their arrival.
Before we talk
Start with systems, sites and people
Describe the platforms or sites, teams, budgets and projects already under way. We identify useful experience, then prepare the introductions.
Does the role cover the company's information systems, a software or data organisation, or industrial operations?
Which teams, budgets, sites and platforms will report to the executive, and which investment decisions will they own?
Which relationships with business teams, product, supply chain and general management must be established from the start?
Do you practise one of these roles?
Chief information officer
Chief Technology Officer
Operations director
Industrial director
Data and AI director
We look for these profiles for our clients on a regular basis. Tell us about your achievements and the projects you have led: a talent agent calls you back to understand what you are looking for.
Frequently asked
Technology & industrial leadership: your questions
Are a CIO and a CTO interchangeable?
Titles vary between companies. Specify the internal information systems, software products, engineering and architecture decisions assigned to each function. Their boundaries must be clear when both roles exist.
Are you recruiting a provider to deliver the technical project?
This page concerns the search for a permanent executive. Technical delivery or a defined project management need should be directed to the relevant expertise and type of engagement. Leadership for a fixed period falls within interim CIO cover.
How should we define a Data and AI leadership role?
Describe use cases, data governance, teams, platforms and delegated decisions. Also specify relationships with the CIO's function, business teams and product so that responsibilities are explicit.
What should an industrial leadership brief include?
Specify sites, processes, operations in scope, supply chain, investments and the leadership team. On-site presence and autonomy from the group complete the role definition.
How can we assess a leader on technical ground we do not master?
Describe the decisions to be made rather than the technologies involved. We prepare the assessment with your technical contacts, and an outside opinion can complete the interview on architecture.
A conversation to move forward
A specialist calls you back.
I represent a businessProjects, assignments and permanent hiring.
The right expertise. When you need it.
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