A vCTO is a service to provide IT leadership to companies that accept that they need to leverage technology but lack the strong technical leadership that this requires.
Think of the service as an on-demand part-time IT Director who can quickly establish a technical road-map to meet business objectives, providing the leadership and governance required to make effective use of technology.
Reporting into Board level, Founder or Managing Director, they are responsible for translating business goals into a technology road map and converting this into prioritised deliverables for the IT team. The vCTO will help the business to make well-informed decisions around investing in appropriate technology and resources with a clear ROI.