Chief Technical Officer

The Chief Technical Officer (CTO) at AbsenceSoft serves as the strategic leader for all technology initiatives, driving innovation, architecture, security, and operational excellence in alignment with business objectives. This role oversees the design, development, and deployment of cutting‑edge leave management software solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and user experience meet the demands of a global market. As a member of the executive leadership team, the CTO shapes long‑term technology vision, leads engineering and IT operations, and partners with cross‑functional leaders to deliver transformative capabilities to customers worldwide.

Who We Are

AbsenceSoft is elevating the leave and accommodations experience and is looking to hire amazing people like you! We create user‑friendly, secure, and compliant technology that empowers employers to bring humanity, certainty and efficiency to the leave and accommodations experience. Made by HR Professionals for HR Professionals, we’re proud of where we’ve been and excited about where we’re headed. We value creative, innovative people who are passionate about their work and who believe there is always a better way.

Leading With Our Core Values

Make a Difference

We are inspired to make an impact through our hard work, talent and passion. We push ourselves each day to better serve our teams, our clients, and our community.

Team First

We are driven by team spirit not by self‑interest. We value collaboration and approach our work with humility and a desire to win together.

Own it

If we say it, we mean it. We follow through on our commitments, step up to deliver, and grow from our successes and failures.

Everyone Matters

No matter your background or experience, everyone's voice holds value here.

What You’ll Do

• Define and lead the company’s long‑term technology vision and architecture strategy.
• Oversee all software engineering functions, ensuring delivery of secure, scalable, and high‑quality solutions.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, best practices, and coding guidelines.
• Lead the adoption of modern development tools, frameworks, and methodologies.
• Ensure security and privacy are embedded into all stages of the development lifecycle.
• Drive the integration of data strategy and advanced analytics into software solutions.
• Champion the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies to maintain market leadership.
• Collaborate with Product leadership to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Manage technology budgets and engineering resource allocation.
• Develop and execute talent strategies for engineering leadership and technical teams.
• Establish metrics and KPIs to track engineering productivity, quality, and innovation.
• Represent the technology function with customers, partners, and industry organizations.
• Participate in a highly compliant environment while assisting to maintain company controls and security within your job role.
• [management only] Assist in maintaining applicable organizational security and compliance controls within your department, role, and subordinate’s roles.
• Other duties as assigned.

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What To Know Before You Apply

At AbsenceSoft, we value an equitable and inclusive work environment and strive to build and foster diverse teams. Even if your work experience doesn’t align exactly with the position requirements, we'd still love to hear from you. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that celebrates and supports diversity and inclusion. We make all employment and related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

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