Account CTO

Job Title: Account CTO

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length: 6 months

Work Location: Hybrid, London (Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite, various locations)

Clearance: BPSS Required

Interview Process: 1-2 stage process (MS Teams)

We are seeking an experienced Account CTO to act as the senior technical authority for a major healthcare account. Operating as part of the Account Senior Management Team, you will define and lead the technical vision, roadmap, and strategy, ensuring alignment with customer objectives and long-term transformation goals.

This is a strategic contract position requiring strong enterprise architecture leadership, governance oversight, and executive-level stakeholder engagement across a complex transformation environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the account-wide technical vision and transformation roadmap
• Act as Account Architecture Authority, providing governance and assurance across all programmes
• Ensure solutions align with customer policies, standards, and partner best practices
• Oversee architecture, solution design, cost competitiveness, and service optimisation
• Lead peer reviews and quality control as Design Authority to mitigate delivery risk
• Build trusted advisor relationships with senior and executive stakeholders
• Support and lead technical input into pre-sales engagements and commercial bids
• Develop and maintain technical roadmaps and obsolescence strategies
• Drive innovation through emerging technologies and partner capabilities
• Lead and develop architects, technical specialists, and domain experts across the account

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience operating as an Account CTO, Chief Architect, or senior technical leader within large enterprise accounts
• Strong background in enterprise architecture, governance, and design authority frameworks
• Experience leading large-scale transformation, transition, or change programmes
• Demonstrable involvement in pre-sales, bid support, and commercial solution shaping
• Ability to engage at executive and board level with credibility and influence
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams across complex delivery environments
• Strong strategic thinking combined with hands-on architectural credibility

Additional Information

• Contract engagement
• Hybrid working model across London sites
• BPSS clearance required
• Immediate start preferred