Chief Technology Officer

About the role

Edison Smart is seeking a senior technology leader to shape and execute its global AI and technology strategy. Based in Doha, the Chief Technology Officer will work closely with the CEO and senior leadership to drive innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence, financial markets and private‑market investment intelligence.

Key responsibilities

• Define and implement a long‑term AI and technology roadmap that scales a sophisticated AI platform.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across AI/ML, data science, software engineering and research.
• Apply advanced AI methodologies to private‑market investment, underwriting and financial decision‑making.
• Ensure platform architecture, infrastructure, security, scalability and reliability support rapid growth.
• Translate cutting‑edge research into commercially valuable products and capabilities.
• Build a high‑performance R&D culture across multiple locations.
• Collaborate with the CEO, board and executive team on technology strategy, investment and growth.
• Represent the organisation to technical, investment and institutional audiences and communicate complex architectures to senior stakeholders.

Required profile

• Extensive senior‑level experience in technology leadership, preferably within AI‑native financial technology.
• Direct, substantial experience in private‑markets (private equity, venture capital, private credit, alternative investments, asset management, etc.).
• Strong commercial understanding of how technology, data and AI create value in private‑market investment.
• Proven ability to work with C‑suite executives and influence strategic decisions.

Required skills

• Python
• Machine Learning
• Artificial Intelligence
• MLflow
• CosmosDB
• SQL
• TensorFlow
• PyTorch
• Data Science
• Neo4j
• Elasticsearch
• Spark
• Databricks
• Azure