Chief Technology Officer

The Opportunity

For over 20 years, Watershed Analytics has produced high quality media intelligence for Fortune 500

companies, major trade associations, and leading non-profits to understand what
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s working, what
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s shifting, and what to do next. Our analyst-led teams combine coded data, rigorous measurement, and

expert judgment. And now, AI is supercharging all of it.

We have an exciting vision — and we
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re looking for the right CTO to join the team. This opportunity is for a technology builder and leader who can drive an AI transformation of an established, thriving business. We bring the sales pipeline and client relationships — you operationalize for efficiency and growth. You
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ll report directly to the CEO, shape technology strategy from the ground up, and have direct access to some of the most sophisticated communications leaders at the world
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s

biggest companies. Equity will reflect your impact.

If you
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re all-in on AI and want to build where there
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s already real traction, big-time clients, and room to

run, let
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s talk.

Responsibilities

You will own the technology strategy and build the systems for Watershed's next generation of products — novel AI solutions for our agenda-setting Fortune 10 and Fortune 500 clients.

*Strategic & Technical Leadership*

• Define and execute Watershed’s technology roadmap, aligning platform capabilities with business strategy and client needs.
• Evaluate, select, and integrate emerging technologies — particularly in AI and machine learning — that balance speed and reliability to maintain competitive advantage.
• Bring complex data products from early development to market, establishing new revenue streams and service offerings.
• Drive the modernization of Watershed’s technology stack, including cloud-native systems, modern software architectures, and scalable infrastructure.

*Software and Systems Development*

• Architect and deliver production systems; this is a builder role, not just a strategy seat.
• Design and implement data pipelines, analytics platforms, and productized data services, incorporating agent-orchestrated workflows, LLM integrations, NLP pipelines and other emerging tech.
• Establish engineering standards, development processes, and technical documentation.

*Partnerships & Growth*

• Contribute to business development. Be comfortable in strategic sales conversations with senior communications executives.
• Identify technology partnership opportunities that expand Watershed’s capabilities and market reach.
• Support business development with thought leadership that advances Watershed’s position in the market.
• Play a central role in shaping company strategy, culture, operations, hiring, and professional development.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Demonstrated ability to write production-quality code and build real systems, not just manage them.
• Strong background spanning artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and natural language processing.
• Strong foundational knowledge of modern software architectures, cloud-native systems, data pipelines and analytics platforms.
• Motivated by ownership and long-term value creation.
• Demonstrated success scaling products from early-stage development to market.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Direct experience demoing to clients and contributing to BD.
• Comfortable operating with startup-stage ambiguity and resource constraints.

Strongly Preferred

• Domain experience within a PR, communications, or media organizations and knowledge of how communications teams operate and the data and systems they use.
• Familiarity with media analytics platforms (e.g., Meltwater, Critical Mention) and OSINT sources and methods.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience, plus equity.
• Flexible PTO, full health benefits, remote work.

How to Apply

Send a cover letter and resume to
careers@watershedanalytics.com
. We’re especially interested in

what you’ve built, what you’d build here, and why this stage of company growth excites you — your cover letter is a good place to show us.