Shelf · 3 weeks ago
Field CTO
Shelf is a company focused on enabling GenAI deployment through improved data quality. The Field CTO will act as the primary technical authority in customer engagements, leading technical sales efforts and building a Sales Engineering team to drive revenue success.
Information TechnologyInternetKnowledge ManagementSaaS
Responsibilities
Serve as primary technical authority in strategic customer engagements across the sales pipeline
Lead technical discovery, solution design, and presentations demonstrating Shelf's value
Drive rapid 3-5 day pilots that prove measurable value and convert to closed deals
Build and lead a Sales Engineering team, starting with approximately 4 team members
Create scalable processes and best practices for technical sales excellence
Collaborate with CTO and Product leadership to provide market insights and influence roadmap based on technical sales engagements
Partner with Technical Partner Sales and other sales roles to drive technical wins across the ecosystem
Contribute to thought leadership through select conferences, content creation, and sales enablement materials
Maintain deep expertise in AI/GenAI trends, competitive landscape, and enterprise technology ecosystem
Qualification
Required
10-15+ years combining technical leadership with customer-facing roles in enterprise B2B SaaS
Former CTO, VP of Engineering, or senior technical executive with proven customer engagement experience
Deep expertise in enterprise architecture, AI/ML technologies, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and data platforms
Experience building and leading technical teams in high-growth environments
Demonstrated ability to influence revenue through technical leadership
Exceptional presentation and communication skills with technical and executive audiences
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Preferred
Founder or early employee experience strongly preferred
Entrepreneurial Drive - thinks like an owner and thrives in high-growth environments
Benefits
Competitive salary, equity, & benefits
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Company
Shelf
Shelf is an answer automation platform helping distributed workers instantly find the answers they need.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$60.7MKey Investors
Insight Partners
2021-08-23Series B· $52.5M
2020-09-09Series A· $6M
2017-06-26Seed· $2.2M
Recent News
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