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Martell Ventures
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Location: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
This is a full-time, in-person position.
The CTO will play a central role in establishing and leading Martell Ventures' Waterloo technical hub.
Salary: $150,000- $250,000 CAD base.
The opportunity also includes a proposed portfolio-level phantom equity component designed to align long-term incentives with the performance and success of the Ventures portfolio. Final terms are subject to confirmation.
This isn't just a job. It's a platform to build, grow, and win.
The Martell Group exists to build people, brands, and ventures that create meaningful impact. Across our four companies, we combine audience, operators, and execution to launch scalable products and empower ambitious leaders in Media, B2B SaaS, and AI.
Founded by serial entrepreneur and investor Dan Martell (investor in Udemy, Intercom, and Unbounce), we're building a company that values leadership, growth, and simplicity, and we're looking for people who live those values too.
Our goal is to attract world-class talent and align people where their impact is greatest. When you apply to Martell Group, you'll automatically be considered for all open roles across our companies, not just the one you applied for.
Martell Ventures is looking for a highly technical builder and strategic thinker to lead engineering excellence across its growing portfolio of businesses.
This is not a traditional CTO role focused solely on executive oversight. We need someone who can think strategically, challenge assumptions, and get directly involved in the technical work when it matters most.
You will be the technical authority across the Ventures portfolio, helping companies build better products, solve complex engineering challenges, strengthen technical teams, and move faster with modern AI and agentic development.
You'll work closely with Dan Martell, portfolio business leaders, and experienced technology advisors to turn ambitious ideas into practical, scalable solutions.
A significant part of your mandate will be establishing Martell Ventures' technical presence in Waterloo, building a strong local engineering community, and creating the standards that enable our portfolio companies to scale.
This is an opportunity to shape how multiple businesses build, operate, and grow while remaining close to the technology itself.
We are looking for someone with exceptional technical depth, strong product judgment, and the ability to build in fast-moving environments.
You may have held a CTO or VP of Engineering position, or you may be an exceptional Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or technical founder ready to take on broader responsibility.
What matters most is your ability to solve difficult technical problems, raise engineering standards, and build products that work.
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