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chief technology officer

Chief technology officers contribute to a company's technical vision and lead all aspects of technology development, according to its strategic direction and growth objectives. They match technology with business needs.

chief technology officer chief technology officers contribute to a company's technical vision and lead all aspects of technology development, according to its strategic direction and growth objectives. They match technology with business needs. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include information structure, information security strategy, business intelligence, information architecture, data mining.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Top skills

information structure information security strategy business intelligence information architecture data mining decision support systems attack vectors information extraction information categorisation business processes

Frequently asked questions

What does chief technology officer do?

Chief technology officers contribute to a company's technical vision and lead all aspects of technology development, according to its strategic direction and growth objectives. They match technology with business needs.

What skills does chief technology officer need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include information structure, information security strategy, business intelligence, information architecture, data mining, decision support systems. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace chief technology officer?

Our AI-durability model gives chief technology officer a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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