Chief Technology Officer

Onex Group helps organisations unlock business value through Microsoft technologies across Data, AI & Cloud Security. They focus on growing their Data & AI practice and seek a client-facing technology leader in the Microsoft Data Platform ecosystem.

• 10+ years of experience working with Microsoft technologies.
• Deep expertise in Data Platform and Analytics.
• Continuously updated with rapidly evolving Microsoft ecosystem.
• Combines strong technical credibility with commercial thinking.
• Extensive experience leading customer conversations with executive stakeholders.
• Skilled at running discovery workshops and advisory engagements.
• Able to simplify complex technical concepts for business audiences.
• Experience supporting enterprise pre-sales activities.
• Understands solution architecture and enterprise technology design.
• Comfortable with public speaking and external company representation.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Native or near-native English (minimum C1).

Desirable:

• Experience working with UK customers is a strong advantage.

Client Advisory & Pre-Sales:

• Lead technical inspiration and discovery sessions and customer workshops.
• Help clients identify opportunities to leverage end-to-end Microsoft Fabric platform.
• Act as a trusted technology advisor throughout the early sales cycle.
• Support commercial teams during strategic customer meetings.
• Translate business challenges into scalable technology solutions.
• Guide customers from inspiration through discovery to solution definition.

Solution Strategy & Architecture:

• Define high-level solution architectures with technical delivery teams.
• Provide technical oversight for proposals and customer offers.
• Ensure proposed solutions follow Microsoft best practices.
• Support creation of scalable service offerings and reusable solutions.
• Contribute to development of Data Platform go-to-market strategies.

Commercial Enablement:

• Partner with Sales to increase pre-sales conversion rates.
• Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.
• Support strategic commercial initiatives and enterprise opportunities.
• Collaborate with Microsoft on Solution Plays and joint initiatives.

Market Presence & Thought Leadership:

• Represent Onex Group at conferences, meetups, and industry events.
• Deliver presentations, technical sessions, and customer workshops.
• Work with Marketing on webinars, articles, and thought leadership content.
• Build credibility within the Microsoft Data Platform community.