Accelerator CTO

Key Responsibilities & Scope of Work

The CTO will be completely responsible for leading the startups technical support and operations of the program. This would be inclusive of the following:

• Sharing knowledge and experience with startups, helping them to grow and develop;
• Overall planning the activities alongside the program manager, resources, skills and operations of the program related the technical development and growth of startups;
• Assisting program members in setting project objectives and deadlines;
• Overseeing the projects’ implementation of each startup;
• Guiding program members on the path to building finalized products and ensuring they are ready for the market;
• Supporting the Berytech Fab Lab activities by supporting the electronics side of the operation, and participating in promoting the makers’ movement;
• Events and workshops: planning various technical workshops, events and webinars for the accelerator, and executing the same with the help of team members and external consultants;
• Mentor Network: supporting in developing the mentor network for the incubator and working with them to make the incubated venture successful;
• Partnerships: supporting to forge partnerships with other organizations to provide services to the startups or the organization, marketing the program, sponsorships, etc. Liaising with the government and industries; and 
• Participating in all required reports by providing input on support provided an impact made. 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proven experience as a CTO, product development, robotics, IoT.
• Deep analytical skills, enabling comprehension and development of complex business and technical issues, topics, and plans.
• Able to distill widely variant feedback into root cause issues and provide actionable feedback to stakeholders.
• Able to articulate pros and cons of design or architecture decision across a wide spectrum of factors - e.g. resilience, high availability.
• Ability to multi-task; balance short-term and long-term goals.
• Able to coach and mentor a broad array of startups.
• Assertive personality that can manage multiple project teams.
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills, a connector, with genuine interest in supporting the success of others. 
• Able to influence in a highly matrixed and rapidly changing environment.
• Knowledge of technology trends, industry participants, and leaders in the developer community.
• Fluent in Arabic and English (oral and written) – French is a plus

The ideal candidate will be: 

• Strong in problem-solving, at ease with numbers 
• Excellent in organizational and analytical skills 
• Results-driven, initiative-taker, proactive, resilient 
• Diplomat with excellent abilities to motivate people
• Highly meticulous, organized, pragmatic, curious, motivated, positive
• Communication, management and leadership skills