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A sitting CTO in a boardroom overlooking the city

For sitting CTOs

CTO Career Desk

Your growth, your documents and your next seat, handled in private.

Where to begin

Where would you like to begin?

Founders and boards hire CTOs through firms like ours. Until one of them calls, the preparation is in your hands: knowing where to move, how you read when someone looks you up, being found without looking, and presenting for that exact role.

Built for
CTOs and technology leaders planning a next move
Confidentiality
Nothing is published unless you approve it. No message to your employer.
How you use it
Each service stands alone. Take one, or several.

Know where to go

Confidential CTO Career Strategy and Growth Planning

“I don’t know whether to move, or where.”

A private document that reads your record against the market and shows you which moves are worth making. It is written for you and sent to you, and we keep no copy.

You receiveA private strategy document, written for you alone.

Open the Career Strategy The full details and the price are on its own page.

Two senior leaders walking and talking through a career decision

Strictly confidential

Career, Compensation & Global Mobility Strategy

Prepared for you aloneGladwin International & Company

In six parts

  1. Executive summary
  2. Where you stand
  3. Your pathways
  4. Your compensation
  5. Global mobility
  6. Your roadmap

Illustrative layout

  1. If I read only one page, what should I do?Executive summary
  2. How does my record look from the outside?Where you stand
  3. Where can I realistically go from here?Your pathways
  4. Which move actually leaves me better off?Your compensation
  5. Is a move abroad worth it for my family?Global mobility
  6. What do I do next, and by when?Your roadmap

Be found in your own words

Personal Website for CTOs

“When someone looks me up, I want them to find the right story.”

When a chair, a nomination committee or a search firm looks you up, what they find should be clear, current and yours. You see a private preview first, and nothing goes live until you approve it.

You receiveA website you review and approve before anything is published.

See the Personal Website The full details and the price are on its own page.

The Porcelain website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOPorcelainRoyale · The BlueprintThe Porcelain website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOPorcelainSignature · The IndexThe Porcelain website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOPorcelainAdvantage · The FrameThe Copper website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOCopperRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Copper website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOCopperSignature · The FolioThe Copper website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOCopperAdvantage · The Portrait RoomThe Sandstone website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOSandstoneRoyale · The OdysseyThe Sandstone website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOSandstoneSignature · The Field NotesThe Sandstone website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOSandstoneAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Cypress website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOCypressRoyale · The BlueprintThe Cypress website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOCypressSignature · The IndexThe Cypress website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOCypressAdvantage · The FrameThe Oxblood website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOOxbloodRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Oxblood website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOOxbloodSignature · The FolioThe Oxblood website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOOxbloodAdvantage · The Portrait RoomThe Indigo website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOIndigoRoyale · The OdysseyThe Indigo website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOIndigoSignature · The Field NotesThe Indigo website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOIndigoAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Travertine website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOTravertineRoyale · The BlueprintThe Travertine website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOTravertineSignature · The IndexThe Travertine website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOTravertineAdvantage · The FrameThe Meridian website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOMeridianRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Meridian website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOMeridianSignature · The FolioThe Meridian website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOMeridianAdvantage · The Portrait RoomThe Graphite website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOGraphiteRoyale · The OdysseyThe Graphite website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOGraphiteSignature · The Field NotesThe Graphite website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOGraphiteAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Obsidian website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOObsidianRoyale · The BlueprintThe Obsidian website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOObsidianSignature · The IndexThe Obsidian website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOObsidianAdvantage · The FrameThe Porcelain website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOPorcelainRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Porcelain website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOPorcelainSignature · The FolioThe Porcelain website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOPorcelainAdvantage · The Portrait RoomThe Copper website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOCopperRoyale · The OdysseyThe Copper website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOCopperSignature · The Field NotesThe Copper website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOCopperAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Cypress website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOCypressRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Cypress website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOCypressSignature · The FolioThe Cypress website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOCypressAdvantage · The Portrait RoomThe Oxblood website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOOxbloodRoyale · The OdysseyThe Oxblood website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOOxbloodSignature · The Field NotesThe Oxblood website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOOxbloodAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Sandstone website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOSandstoneRoyale · The BlueprintThe Sandstone website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOSandstoneSignature · The IndexThe Sandstone website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOSandstoneAdvantage · The FrameThe Travertine website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOTravertineRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Travertine website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOTravertineSignature · The FolioThe Travertine website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOTravertineAdvantage · The Portrait RoomThe Meridian website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOMeridianRoyale · The OdysseyThe Meridian website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOMeridianSignature · The Field NotesThe Meridian website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOMeridianAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Indigo website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOIndigoRoyale · The BlueprintThe Indigo website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOIndigoSignature · The IndexThe Indigo website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOIndigoAdvantage · The FrameThe Obsidian website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOObsidianRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Obsidian website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOObsidianSignature · The FolioThe Obsidian website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOObsidianAdvantage · The Portrait RoomThe Porcelain website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOPorcelainRoyale · The OdysseyThe Porcelain website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOPorcelainSignature · The Field NotesThe Porcelain website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOPorcelainAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Graphite website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOGraphiteRoyale · The BlueprintThe Graphite website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOGraphiteSignature · The IndexThe Graphite website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOGraphiteAdvantage · The FrameThe Cypress website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOCypressRoyale · The OdysseyThe Cypress website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOCypressSignature · The Field NotesThe Cypress website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOCypressAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Copper website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOCopperRoyale · The BlueprintThe Copper website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOCopperSignature · The IndexThe Copper website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOCopperAdvantage · The FrameThe Sandstone website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOSandstoneRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Sandstone website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOSandstoneSignature · The FolioThe Sandstone website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOSandstoneAdvantage · The Portrait RoomThe Travertine website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOTravertineRoyale · The OdysseyThe Travertine website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOTravertineSignature · The Field NotesThe Travertine website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOTravertineAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Oxblood website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOOxbloodRoyale · The BlueprintThe Oxblood website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOOxbloodSignature · The IndexThe Oxblood website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOOxbloodAdvantage · The FrameThe Indigo website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOIndigoRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Indigo website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOIndigoSignature · The FolioThe Indigo website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOIndigoAdvantage · The Portrait RoomThe Obsidian website template, The Odyssey, shown for a fictional CTOObsidianRoyale · The OdysseyThe Obsidian website template, The Field Notes, shown for a fictional CTOObsidianSignature · The Field NotesThe Obsidian website template, The Panorama, shown for a fictional CTOObsidianAdvantage · The PanoramaThe Meridian website template, The Blueprint, shown for a fictional CTOMeridianRoyale · The BlueprintThe Meridian website template, The Index, shown for a fictional CTOMeridianSignature · The IndexThe Meridian website template, The Frame, shown for a fictional CTOMeridianAdvantage · The FrameThe Graphite website template, The Exhibition, shown for a fictional CTOGraphiteRoyale · The ExhibitionThe Graphite website template, The Folio, shown for a fictional CTOGraphiteSignature · The FolioThe Graphite website template, The Portrait Room, shown for a fictional CTOGraphiteAdvantage · The Portrait Room
The Porcelain The Blueprint design from the Royale collection, shown with a fictional CTO

The Flagship Collection, written for a CTO

Open Porcelain as a live site

Demonstrations with fictional leaders. Your own portrait and approved words replace them.

  • Your biography, career history, case study and philosophy
  • A design chosen from 300, on a domain you can own
  • Your CV stays private and is not published automatically
  • Domain, hosting and a LinkedIn review, so that it all tells one story

Be found quietly

Custom Whisper Job Search Agent for CTOs

“I can’t be seen looking, but I want to hear what opens up.”

An agent set up around a brief you set. While you keep running engineering, Whisper works in silence and reads the market against that brief every week. When something aligns you hear first, and your identity stays protected until you choose to engage.

You receiveA steady read of the market, set against your brief.

Open the Job Search Agent The full details and the price are on its own page.

Whisper · This week Identity protected

  • Venture-backed SaaS company, Series C

    FactA growth round has closed, led by a new investor.

    InferenceThe founding CTO’s seat may be reset for the next stage.

  • Global capability centre, Hyderabad

    FactThe centre has been given ownership of two global products.

    InferenceAn India engineering head above the delivery leads is likely.

  • Private bank’s digital subsidiary, Mumbai

    FactA separate company for digital lending has been incorporated.

    InferenceA CTO for the new entity may be needed, apart from the bank’s IT.

Illustrative, not live signals

What it reads

  • Regulatory filings
  • Board announcements
  • Leadership changes
  • Funding rounds
  • M&A activity
  • IPO activity
  • Business news
  • Tenders
  • Conferences
  • The roles, sectors and locations you want, your floor, and the companies to leave out
  • What is known, kept apart from what is inferred
  • No public CV and no broadcast search
  • It never contacts an employer in your name

Present for the role

Custom CTO Resume, CTO Board Profile Development

“I am applying for a role, or several this year.”

One career, read by very different people. Choose a reader below: what an IPO board looks for first is not what a global treasury looks for. Each document is made for the role in front of you.

You receiveA document made for the one role in front of you.

Open Resume & Board Profile The full details and the price are on its own page.

First page of A Rack Goes Quiet, a CV design for a Group CTOA Rack Goes QuietGroup CTOFirst page of Four Rounds in the Field, a CV design for a Chief Engineering OfficerFour Rounds in the FieldChief Engineering OfficerFirst page of One Casting, Two Assemblies, a CV design for a Group CTOOne Casting, Two AssembliesGroup CTOFirst page of Room for One Whole Frame, a CV design for a CTORoom for One Whole FrameCTOFirst page of The Corner That Always Failed, a CV design for a Chief Engineering OfficerThe Corner That Always FailedChief Engineering OfficerFirst page of The General Arrangement, a CV design for a Chief Technology OfficerThe General ArrangementChief Technology OfficerFirst page of The Image Still in the Meter, a CV design for a CTOThe Image Still in the MeterCTOFirst page of The Last Fifty Bytes, a CV design for a Group CTOThe Last Fifty BytesGroup CTOFirst page of The Last Row Saw It Later, a CV design for a CTOThe Last Row Saw It LaterCTOFirst page of The Lost Confirmation, a CV design for a CTOThe Lost ConfirmationCTOFirst page of The Quiet Between Carriers, a CV design for a CTOThe Quiet Between CarriersCTOFirst page of The Requests That Never Arrived, a CV design for a CTOThe Requests That Never ArrivedCTOFirst page of The Tone Below the Tone, a CV design for a CTOThe Tone Below the ToneCTOFirst page of The Warmest Wall, a CV design for a Chief Engineering OfficerThe Warmest WallChief Engineering OfficerFirst page of The Window Over Nine Tiles, a CV design for a Group CTOThe Window Over Nine TilesGroup CTOFirst page of Three Signatures for a Change, a CV design for a Group CTOThree Signatures for a ChangeGroup CTOFirst page of Twice the Reach, a CV design for a Chief Engineering OfficerTwice the ReachChief Engineering OfficerFirst page of Two Errors with the Same Address, a CV design for a CTOTwo Errors with the Same AddressCTOFirst page of When the Depot Lights Return, a CV design for a Group CTOWhen the Depot Lights ReturnGroup CTOFirst page of Where the Subtitle Landed, a CV design for a Group CTOWhere the Subtitle LandedGroup CTOFirst page of Eight Seconds of Reservoir, a CV design for a SVP TechnologyEight Seconds of ReservoirSVP TechnologyFirst page of Half the Light, a CV design for a EVP EngineeringHalf the LightEVP EngineeringFirst page of The Build That Held the Train, a CV design for a EVP EngineeringThe Build That Held the TrainEVP EngineeringFirst page of The Byte Before the Manual, a CV design for a EVP EngineeringThe Byte Before the ManualEVP EngineeringFirst page of The Field the Clerk Never Saw, a CV design for a EVP EngineeringThe Field the Clerk Never SawEVP EngineeringFirst page of The Fourth Dispatch, a CV design for a SVP TechnologyThe Fourth DispatchSVP TechnologyFirst page of The Relay That Remembered, a CV design for a SVP TechnologyThe Relay That RememberedSVP TechnologyFirst page of The Slow End of the Roll, a CV design for a SVP TechnologyThe Slow End of the RollSVP TechnologyFirst page of What the Scan Pushed Out, a CV design for a SVP TechnologyWhat the Scan Pushed OutSVP TechnologyFirst page of When the Lock Borrowed Priority, a CV design for a EVP EngineeringWhen the Lock Borrowed PriorityEVP EngineeringFirst page of Each Held the Other Bin, a CV design for a VP EngineeringEach Held the Other BinVP EngineeringFirst page of The Accent in the Index, a CV design for a VP PlatformThe Accent in the IndexVP PlatformFirst page of The Count That Never Existed, a CV design for a VP EngineeringThe Count That Never ExistedVP EngineeringFirst page of The Folded Witness, a CV design for a VP PlatformThe Folded WitnessVP PlatformFirst page of The Junction You Reach Twice, a CV design for a VP TechnologyThe Junction You Reach TwiceVP TechnologyFirst page of The Mark on the Web, a CV design for a VP EngineeringThe Mark on the WebVP EngineeringFirst page of The Route Inside the Route, a CV design for a VP TechnologyThe Route Inside the RouteVP TechnologyFirst page of The Second Half Past One, a CV design for a VP PlatformThe Second Half Past OneVP PlatformFirst page of The Test That Could Only Say Maybe, a CV design for a VP PlatformThe Test That Could Only Say MaybeVP PlatformFirst page of Two Probes Inside the Clamps, a CV design for a VP EngineeringTwo Probes Inside the ClampsVP EngineeringFirst page of Four Bits for the Table, a CV design for a Head of ArchitectureFour Bits for the TableHead of ArchitectureFirst page of Room Around the Mark, a CV design for a Director of EngineeringRoom Around the MarkDirector of EngineeringFirst page of The Corner Outside the Test, a CV design for a Head of EngineeringThe Corner Outside the TestHead of EngineeringFirst page of The Crossed Pair at the Far Plug, a CV design for a Director of EngineeringThe Crossed Pair at the Far PlugDirector of EngineeringFirst page of The Fan Outside the Seal, a CV design for a Head of EngineeringThe Fan Outside the SealHead of EngineeringFirst page of The First Bad Revision, a CV design for a Director TechnologyThe First Bad RevisionDirector TechnologyFirst page of The Lot Between Pages, a CV design for a Head of ArchitectureThe Lot Between PagesHead of ArchitectureFirst page of The Minute Inside the Build, a CV design for a Director TechnologyThe Minute Inside the BuildDirector TechnologyFirst page of The Pin That Would Not Enter, a CV design for a Director of EngineeringThe Pin That Would Not EnterDirector of EngineeringFirst page of Which Frame Moved First, a CV design for a Head of ArchitectureWhich Frame Moved FirstHead of Architecture

Written for the founders and the lead investor

Your name

CTO

Engineering leader who takes a platform built for two million users to thirty, without stopping delivery.

Leads with

  1. Re-architecture done while features kept shipping
  2. Engineering teams grown, with attrition held
  3. Reliability and cost numbers, before and after

Steps back

Early hands-on coding detail

Illustrative layout, not a real candidate

A senior leader presenting to a board around a table

Prepare for the bigger seat

CTO to CEO / Chief Product & Technology Officer Readiness Audit and Strategy

“I want to know whether I am ready for the bigger seat, and what stands in the way.”

CEO and Chief Product & Technology Officer are two different tests, decided by people who rarely tell you why you were passed over. We read your record as they would, say plainly whether it holds, and set out what to do about each gap. The Ascent, further down this page, is a free three-minute rating of yourself. This reads your actual record.

You receiveA private audit with a verdict for the seat you chose, and the strategy to close each gap.

Open the Readiness Audit The full details and the price are on its own page.

Strictly confidential · Prepared for you alone

Readiness Audit

CTO to CEO

VerdictNot yet, and the route is clear

  • Commercial & Revenue OwnershipNot yet evidenced
  • People Leadership at ScaleEvidenced
  • Customer IntimacyPartial
  • Board Governance & NED DynamicsPartial
  • Brand & Public PositioningNot yet evidenced

First moveAsk to own one product line’s revenue, with its business head beside you.

Illustrative layout

  • Your record read against ten dimensions for the seat you chose
  • Each one rated: evidenced, partial or not yet evidenced
  • What to start, stop and amplify, in a dated sequence
  • A plain answer, including "not yet" when that is the truth

How they work together

Each stands alone. Together, they cover the whole move.

  1. A private conversation about a next move
    Before you move

    Know where to go, and whether you are ready for the seat you want.

    Career Strategy & GrowthReadiness Audit & Strategy
  2. A personal website design, shown with a fictional leader
    Before anyone looks

    Make sure that what they find is clear, current and yours.

    Personal Website
  3. A private door opening onto a quiet room
    While you keep working

    Hear what is opening up, without being seen looking.

    Whisper Job Search Agent
  4. Senior leaders reviewing a document at a table
    When a role appears

    Present your record for the people who will read it first.

    Resume & Board Profile
Senior leaders on a panel in front of an audience

Why a search firm

We know how these records get read, because we read them.

Gladwin International is an executive search firm, with 110+ CTO and VP Engineering placements across a decade-long practice. The Career Desk puts that knowledge on your side of the table: what a chair, a Nomination & Remuneration Committee or a promoter looks for, before they ever call.

The line we hold

The Search Desk works for boards. The Career Desk works for you.

  • Buying here does not put you on a shortlist for our retained searches, and not buying does not keep you off one.
  • We do not contact your employer, and nothing about you is published unless you approve it.

Before you begin

Questions about the desk

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Where should I begin if I am not sure?

If you do not know whether to move, begin with the Career Strategy. If you already have a bigger seat in mind, begin with the Readiness Audit. If a role is in front of you now, begin with the document for it.

Do I have to buy more than one?

No. Each service stands alone, with its own page and its own order.

Will my employer find out?

We do not contact your employer. Nothing is published unless you approve it, and Whisper never contacts anyone in your name.

Do I need an account?

No. You can order from each service’s own page with secure Razorpay payment, and your GST invoice comes to your email. The Personal Website is ordered through its packages.

Can any of this get me a role?

No one can promise a role, and we do not. These services prepare you and keep you informed. The appointment is decided by the people who appoint.

The Ascent

CTO → CEO Readiness Audit

CTOs who understand that technology is a business accelerator, not just infrastructure, are uniquely positioned for CEO roles. This audit maps your readiness across 10 CEO dimensions.

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Takes 3 minutes · 10 dimensions · Personalised gap analysis