Chief Technology Officer

As a member of the Credit Karma executive team, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is entrusted with the critical responsibility of driving tech strategy for all of Credit Karma. Your impact will resonate across all technical disciplines as you lead the global engineering strategy.

Reporting directly to Credit Karma’s CEO, the CTO will inspire and develop a team of experts while leading Credit Karma’s technological vision, strategy, and execution. This cross-functional leadership role requires high EQ and partnership across all Credit Karma functions, as well as leveraging and investing in the relationships with other Intuit companies where we have the opportunity to be better together.

What you'll do:

• As the Chief Technology officer for an Intuit business unit, you will also leverage your experience at multi-tiered or subsidiary-structured organizations in order to partner successfully with stakeholders across Intuit
• Influence and act as an expert technologist capable of evaluating technology partners and their applicability to solve our needs in Credit Karma’s systems
• Be visionary and provide thought leadership across a number of interdependent engineering teams, architects, systems and business leaders
• Take feedback from stakeholders and our members and use it to uncover challenges and solutions to take Credit Karma to the next level
• Create and manage technology budgets and allocate resources optimally
• Continuously innovate by leading R&D efforts, experimenting with new technologies, and fostering a culture of creativity and exploration within the engineering organization
• Drive growth for Credit Karma through working with velocity and building a high performance engineering culture

Minimum Basic Requirements:

• 15+ years of Software Engineering experience
• 10+ years of experience hiring, managing, and developing both individual contributors and senior leaders
• 10+ years of experience building and leading diverse teams to create and deliver engineering-related solutions
• 5+ years of experience in leading global engineering teams of 1000+ engineers

The experience you will bring:

• Demonstrated extensive track record of successfully leading a multidisciplinary engineering team in a public company environment
• Have strong business acumen to be able to bridge technical and business priorities
• Ability to thrive in matrixed, multi-vertical companies, bringing out the best in teams across an organization
• Strategic mindset with a knack for transforming ideas into impactful engineering initiatives
• Strong analytical capabilities, coupled with a creative flair to balance data with innovation
• Proven commitment to developing and strengthening a company culture that is built on the values of diversity, equity and inclusion
• Experience influencing and leading multiple distributed resources with an understanding of cultural differences in managing and leading people
• Outstanding communication skills to rally teams and present compelling strategies to stakeholders

Benefits at Credit Karma includes:

• Medical and Dental Coverage
• Retirement Plan
• Commuter Benefits
• Wellness perks
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Baby Bonding, Cultural Observance, & More)
• Education Perks
• Paid Gift Week in December

CA Pay Transparency Notice:

Credit Karma’s mission of championing financial progress for all starts from within. That’s why we implemented role-based compensation, which ensures people who are in the same role receive the same pay with variations for geographic location only. It’s all part of a more comprehensive DEI strategy that helps level the playing field. The CA base salary range for this role is $375,000- $470,000, plus equity, bonus, and benefits.