Job Description

Job Title:

Fractional CTO

Location:

Hybrid (UK-based preferred)

Engagement:

Fractional

Start Date:

ASAP

Sector:

Fintech / Pensions

About Compound

Compound is a modern pension platform designed to empower individuals to grow their retirement savings--and help employers and accountants turn pensions from a sunk cost into a valuable benefit. Backed by a strong founding team with deep expertise in finance, compliance, and product, we're now seeking an experienced

Fractional CTO

to act as a technical counterbalance and trusted advisor as we scale.

The Role

We're looking for a

no-nonsense, experienced Fractional CTO

to be our

technical right hand

--the person who keeps our tech on track and our developers accountable. We're not technical founders, and we need someone we trust to bridge the gap between us and our developers, making sure what's being built is robust, scalable, and aligned with business goals.

This is not a hands-on coding role, but a

strategic technical leadership role

, acting as the

interpreter, translator, and enforcer

between the business and the tech.

Responsibilities

Act as a check and balance

between the founding team and our developers.

Hold our developers accountable

--ask the tough questions, review plans, timelines, and implementations, and flag issues early.

Translate technical decisions into business implications

(and vice versa). Help us

hire and vet future developers and technical partners

as we grow. Provide

oversight and guidance

on architecture, dev processes, and infrastructure (but not day-to-day coding). Ensure everything being built is

secure, scalable, and production-ready

. Help us stop worrying about whether what's being built will actually work.
What We're Looking For

A seasoned technical leader with

prior CTO or senior engineering leadership experience

, ideally in

early-stage fintech

. Strong experience

working with non-technical founders

--you know how to communicate clearly and cut through tech jargon. Someone who's

comfortable being direct and decisive

, especially when things aren't up to scratch. Experience in

compliance-heavy or regulated industries

(ideally pensions, investments, or similar). Proven ability to

vet and manage third-party dev teams

, ensuring delivery and code quality. Bonus: Experience with

pension tech, SIPP platforms

, or UK financial infrastructure.
What You Get

A meaningful part in building a fintech company from the ground up. Flexible, remote working setup. A collaborative team that values straight-talking and decisive action. Equity and/or competitive fractional day rate depending on experience.
Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 60,349.47-157,350.01 per year

Expected hours: 8 - 16 per week

Benefits:

Employee stock ownership plan Employee stock purchase plan Work from home
Work Location: In person