Chief Technology Officer (Cape Town)

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Location : Cape Town HQ (in-office) Reports to : CEO / Executive Team

About the Role

We’re at a pivotal moment. After years of strong growth, our business is ready to scale into its next chapter. We’re seeking a visionary Chief Technology Officer to assess our legacy systems, lead the transition to a modern, AI-first architecture , and build the tools, structures, and teams that power innovation.

This is a strategic, hands‑on leadership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology and business. You’ll shape the tech vision, drive speed, resilience, and growth, and play a key role across the entire organisation. This isn’t just about keeping systems running—it’s about reimagining what comes next.

We have a strong development team and a uniquely South African platform, but the market is evolving rapidly. To stay ahead, we need a CTO who can drive transformation, innovation, and scale. Preferably from within the E‑Commerce environment, but not essential; it’s a massive nice to have.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the long‑term technical strategy and system architecture.
• Rebuild or replatform legacy systems into scalable, modular, API‑first architectures.
• Lead front‑end, back‑end, and data platform direction using modern stacks and tools.
• Collaborate with directors and potentially serve as a technology advisor at board level.
• Mentor the Head of Development, establish development processes, engineering culture, and performance expectations.
• Drive innovation across AI personalisation, big data platforms, and customer experience.
• Make build vs buy vs partner decisions with commercial ROI in mind.

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Benefits

Get the chance to be part of a dynamic fast growing company where no two days are the same—literally. My Client is South Africa’s original daily deals site. Started with a small handful of employees and no offices to three offices and over 300 employees.

You now get to make real impact in where the business is going and determine their strategic direction allowing them to scale up, expand and grow even further.

You get to be part of a team where your idea is potentially our next best‑selling deal. Also, the staff discounts are great.

Salary R - R GROSS Per Month, no benefits.

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