Field CTO,Indonesia

About Us

Founded in 2014, Circles is a global technology company reimagining the telco industry with its innovative SaaS platform, empowering telco operators worldwide to effortlessly launch innovative digital brands or refresh existing ones, accelerating their transformation into techcos.

Today, Circles partners with leading telco operators across multiple countries and continents, including KDDI Corporation, Etisalat Group (e&), AT&T, and Telkomsel, creating blueprints for future telco and digital experiences enjoyed by millions of consumers globally.

Besides its SaaS business, Circles operates three other distinct businesses:

Circles.Life: A wholly-owned digital lifestyle telco brand based in Singapore, Circles.Life is powered by Circles’ SaaS platform and pioneering go-to-market strategies. It is the digital market leader in Singapore and has won numerous awards for marketing, customer service, and innovative product offerings beyond connectivity.
Circles Aspire: A global provider of Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) solutions. Its cloud-based Experience Cloud platform enables enterprises, service providers and developers to deliver and scale mobile, messaging, IoT, and connectivity services worldwide.
Jetpac: Specializing in travel tech solutions, Jetpac provides seamless eSIM roaming for over 200 destinations and innovative travel lifestyle products, redefining connectivity for digital travelers. Jetpac was awarded Travel eSIM of the Year.

Circles is backed by renowned global investors, including Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia), Warburg Pincus, Founders Fund, and EDBI (the investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board), with a track record of backing industry challengers.

About Role

We are transforming the telecom industry to Techco industry with our digital solutions. As the Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO), you will serve as the primary technical expert and strategic advisor to our telecom customers/partners . You will work closely with partner telecom companies, offering customized technical solutions and ensuring smooth integration of technologies to transform telco companies to techco companies. The Field CTO plays a pivotal role in aligning our technology with the business needs of external stakeholders, acting as a technical evangelist and strategic partner to both internal teams and customers.

What you will do:

Customer Engagement: Serve as a trusted technical advisor to key customers, understanding their business goals and customizing technology solutions that meet their needs.
Technical Evangelism: Present and demonstrate our technology solutions to customers and partners, highlighting the business value.
Partnership Collaboration: Work closely with other telecom companies to ensure seamless platform integration and interoperability to add value to the customers.
Customer Feedback Loop: Gather feedback from customers and partners on product performance, pain points, and areas for improvement, and relay that information to the product development team.
Strategic Advisory: Provide guidance to customers on best practices, architecture, scalability, and security to maximize the value of our platform solutions.
Technology Innovation: Stay current on emerging telecom technologies (5G, cloud, edge computing) and advise customers on how to implement cutting-edge solutions that future-proof their infrastructure.
Technical Sales Support: Assist the sales team by providing technical expertise during the sales process, crafting tailored solutions for prospective customers and partners.
Risk Management: Ensure that the migration and implementation processes comply with regulatory, security, and performance standards, mitigating technical risks in collaboration with partners.

What you will need:

Overall 20+ years of experience in the technology industry with 10+ experience in technical leadership roles leading large organizations.
Proven experience as a Field CTO, CTO, or similar senior technical leadership role in the tech industry.
Extensive experience working directly with customers and partners to deliver tailored technical solutions, particularly in platform migrations or technical transformations.
Good technical expertise in the tech industry with the ability to present complex solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated success in building and maintaining strategic relationships with telecom partners and customers.
Experience supporting sales teams in customer engagements by providing technical insights and customized solutions.
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to act as a technical evangelist and advisor.
Ability to gather and translate customer feedback into actionable product improvements.
Fluency in English is required.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with telecom partnerships in Indonesia & SEA
Familiarity with telecom regulations, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), and relevant certifications. 
Experience with telco-to-telco collaborations and digital transformation projects.

Circles is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, disability or age.

To all recruitment agencies: Circles will only acknowledge resumes shared by recruitment agencies if selected in our preferred supplier partnership program.

Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Circles, employees or any other company location. Circles will not be held accountable for any fees related to unsolicited resumes not uploaded via our ATS.