Description
We’re looking for a visionary Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to shape company strategy, drive innovation, and cement Kinetic’s position as a market leader. As part of the executive team, you’ll work closely with the COO, CEO, and other senior leaders to ensure our technology fuels ambitious business growth.
We’re undergoing a major transformation—migrating from tech (Delphi/.NET + SQL) to a fully AWS serverless SaaS platform. You’ll lead this shift, steering a team of 50+ engineers and product professionals to build a cutting-edge solution using DynamoDB, C#, Go, and React. This is a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact on a critical industry while future-proofing a thriving business.
You’ll be at the helm of a fast-moving team, working alongside three senior leaders (Head of Platform Engineering, Head of Commercial Products, and VP of Student Products), each driving their respective domains. Your leadership will foster a culture of continuous improvement, experimentation, and engineering excellence.
Key Responsibilities
* Set and execute a technology roadmap aligned with our SaaS transformation.
* Oversee the AWS migration, ensuring 99.99% uptime and 2x platform scalability.
* Manage a multi-million-pound technology budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources.
* Own security, compliance, and data governance, identifying risk.
* Work with execs to align technology with business goals and customer needs.
* Foster a culture of innovation, driving continuous improvements and product advancements that deliver measurable ROI and business impact.
* Improve development speed and quality, driving a reduction in deployment cycles.
* Lead and mentor a team of 50+, driving excellence & embodying the values of Kinetic.
* Represent Kinetic at industry events, positioning us as an EdTech leader.
* Optimise vendor relationships, ensuring value and performance
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Proven experience in a senior technology leadership role, ideally as a CTO or equivalent.
* Deep expertise in software development and architecture, including MS SQL, DynamoDB, C#, Go, and React.
* Strong track record of working with AWS serverless technologies and SaaS platforms.
* Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to build, inspire, and grow high-performing engineering teams.
* Strategic mindset—able to align technology initiatives with business objectives and drive real impact.
* Hands-on experience leading complex, large-scale technology projects, delivering on time and within budget.
* Excellent communicator and collaborator, comfortable working with exec teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
* Strong grasp of modern software development practices, infrastructure management, and cybersecurity best practices.
Benefits
* Working for an organisation where people and culture genuinely matter.
* Excellent training and support with the opportunity for further professional development.
* Performance-related bonus scheme.
* 25 days annual holiday allowance plus bank holidays off.
* 2 wellbeing days a year to rest and recharge.
* Christmas shut-down period for a well-deserved break.
* Company contribution to pension.
* A flexible benefits package, which is customisable by you. You can choose from private health care, life assurance, personal development, cinema tickets, wide range of discounts at retailers and so much more!
Kinetic provides excellent working environments at its offices, including kitchens with free breakfast, tea, coffee, and refreshments. Our social committee organises activities and events throughout the year, and you’ll have the opportunity to do charitable work within the local community.
Kinetic is an equal opportunity employer, fostering diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Kinetic was founded in 1998 with one aim: to develop the most innovative software to help university accommodation and conferencing teams deliver the best student and customer experiences possible.
Fast forward 25 years, and we are now the technology partner of choice to the worlds' leading universities and colleges. We are ranked #1 on the APUC framework, ITS1051 AP, for student accommodation management, conferencing and events management, hotel management and multifunctional management systems.
We supply mission-critical software for over 350 customers, from the University of Nevada Las Vegas to Monash in Australia... Not to mention over 80% of universities in the UK.
Since 2015, Kinetic has been part of the Volaris Group. Volaris help strengthen and grow vertical market software companies so, like Kinetic, they become leaders in their industry.