Hiring Expertise for CTO Executive Search
We help businesses appoint engineering leaders who can keep delivery moving while leading change. That means aligning teams to business outcomes during digital transformation and change management. Through MCS Group’s Executive Talent Solutions, you get research-led search, confidential outreach and a process built for senior hires where the cost of getting it wrong is high.
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CTO Recruitment
ExploreFor businesses that need a senior technology leader to set direction, simplify priorities and make platform decisions that hold. We focus on CTOs who can lead transformation without losing delivery momentum and who can work comfortably with board-level stakeholders.
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Programme and Project Leadership
ExploreFor leaders who scale engineering capability through structure, delivery rhythm, hiring and performance. These roles keep teams close to product and the business and are often the right choice when execution needs tightening and outcomes need to become more predictable.
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Head of Engineering Recruitment
ExploreFor hands-on engineering leaders who bring order to delivery. Clear ownership, stronger execution, healthier teams and fewer surprises. These hires matter when change is moving quickly and teams need confident leadership day to day.
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Hire Fractional CTO Support
ExploreFor businesses that need senior direction without a full-time hire. This often applies during a reset, a transition or a critical phase such as stabilising delivery, clarifying strategy or supporting an internal Head of Engineering. Fractional support works best when the scope is clear and expectations are explicit.
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We work with technology leaders on appointments that sit at the centre of delivery and change, including CTO, engineering leadership, product and transformation roles. As an executive search firm, what clients value most is consistency. Clear briefs, straight market feedback and hires that hold up over time, not only on day one.
Opportunities in CTO and Engineering Leadership
CTO Jobs Where You Can Make Decisions
We work with CTOs and engineering leaders who want clarity. Real ownership, clear decision-making and the backing to lead delivery and change. You’ll see CTO jobs where priorities are explicit, stakeholders are aligned, and the role gives you space to improve how engineering operates, not only keep it running.
CTO opportunities
CTO jobs where you set direction, lead transformation and make trade-offs clear, with a scope that matches the title.
VP Engineering Roles
Roles where you scale teams, improve delivery rhythm and build engineering focus that holds under pressure.
Head of Engineering Jobs
Leadership roles close to delivery, with stronger execution, clearer team structure and defined accountability.
Applied AI only works when the product scope, engineering support and data availability are aligned. We connect teams building meaningful AI features with specialists who know how to deliver them. There is transparency on workflows, integration points, evaluation methods and the scale of the opportunity, so the work stays grounded and delivers value from day one.
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A CTO Title Doesn’t Tell You What You’re Hiring For
CTO can mean board-level strategy, technical direction, or hands-on delivery recovery, while a VP Engineering can be about scaling teams or leading transformation. Before we talk CTO executive search, we define the scope. What needs to change, what needs to stay stable, and how success will be measured across delivery, platform, people and stakeholder confidence. That’s the difference between an executive search firm process and hiring that lands well.
Start with the pressure you’re under
We begin where the pressure is real. Delivery slipping, platform decisions stuck, hiring slowing teams down, or transformation adoption failing. From there, we map decision rights, key stakeholders and what the leader is accountable for in the first 30 to 90 days. This keeps technology leadership recruitment grounded and makes interviews more decisive.
Discover MorePrioritise operators, not only strategists
Rather than generic leadership profiles, we focus on fit. Scale-up or enterprise. Regulated or fast-moving. Product-led or project-led. Rebuild or accelerate. For executive search CTO, that means prioritising leaders who have worked within similar constraints and can explain what they changed, not only the teams they managed.
Discover MoreClarity across CEO, product and engineering
- Senior hiring often comes with competing expectations. We keep the process tight, share clear market feedback and help stakeholders compare candidates against outcomes rather than interview performance. This is where experienced CEO recruitment agencies and specialist search partners make a difference.
Choose the right level and the right setup
Sometimes the right move is a permanent CTO. Sometimes it’s a VP Engineering hire to separate strategy from execution. Other times, it makes sense to hire fractional CTO support to steady decisions while the business gains clarity. We advise on the right level, then execute through technology executive search.
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How Can We Help?
Choose what you need and we’ll take you to the right place.
I want to hire a CTO
Senior executive search support to help you secure proven technology leadership.
I want to grow my career in engineering leadership
Whether you’re stepping into your first leadership role or progressing toward CTO level, explore opportunities, market insights and career advice designed for engineering leaders.
I need VP Engineering support
Access experienced engineering leaders to drive scale, delivery and transformation.
I need help defining the role
Get clarity on responsibilities, structure and market expectations before you hire.
I need specialist project support
Access specialist data engineering expertise for complex or time-critical projects. From cloud migrations and pipeline optimisation to platform modernisation, we provide engineers who can integrate quickly and deliver measurable results.
I’m looking for CTO roles
Browse senior technology leadership opportunities across Ireland and beyond.
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Meet the Recruiters Supporting Product and Delivery Teams
You’ll work with consultants who know the stacks, the hiring pressures and the difference between someone who looks good on paper and someone who can step into a live codebase and deliver. From scaling teams to critical hires, we keep the process focused, informed and practical.
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