CTO Deputy

**Your mission**:

- Oversee and steer the development, deployment, and management of technology across all departments, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals
- Lead the technical and Q&A team in the creation and execution of the product roadmap, while ensuring technological resources meet the company's short and long-term needs
- Collaborate with department heads and the CTO to identify, recommend, and implement new technologies that can improve efficiency and service quality
- Manage and optimize infrastructure deployments, cloud-based environments, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance
- Drive the continuous improvement of software engineering practices, advocating for scalable and sustainable architectural decisions
- Monitor KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance and adjust project output accordingly.
- Coordinate the process of building and maintaining data security systems, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and standards
- Direct the development and implementation of IT policies and procedures within the organization
- Facilitate the adoption of new digital tools and technologies, assessing system and software needs across the company.
- Engage in vendor negotiations and management of software and hardware providers
- Support research and development initiatives, providing expert guidance on potential technology solutions

**Your profile**:

- Passionate about technology and innovation within the rail freight transport/logistics and digitalization sectors
- Eager to develop your skills and grow within a rapidly scaling organization
- Holds a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; a Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred
- Demonstrates at least 5 years of experience in a senior technical management role, with hands-on experience in software development, technology infrastructure management, Oracle and Oracle Apex technologies
- Exhibits strong leadership qualities, able to guide and mentor a dynamic technical team
- Highly organized and analytical, with a proven track record of driving complex projects to completion
- Proficient in multiple programming languages and IT frameworks, with a solid understanding of network architecture and data security protocols
- Exceptional communication skills in both German and English are essential
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines
- Willingness to engage in business trips as required to meet project needs and facilitate team collaboration

**Why us?**:

- The opportunity to shape the future: Shifting traffic from road to rail
- Development of state-of-the-art marketplace and software-as-a-service solutions for all players in the logistics industry
- Working with a highly motivated international senior management team with extensive corporate and entrepreneurship experience
- Huge scope for personal creativity and decision-making
- We work agile and manage all teams based on OKRs. Additionally, we often work remotely, but we also expect you to have regular on-site presence in Frankfurt

**About us**:
Rail-Flow is a fast-growing freight technology startup contributing to lower carbon emissions by significantly shifting traffic from road to rail. To do this, we are simplifying access to rail freight transport and improving its efficiency.

In recent years we have developed a digital ecosystem of platform and software-as-a-service solutions along the entire value chain of rail freight and intermodal transport. The feedback is very positive and we can already count over a thousand market participants among our customers.