CTO (Fractional - Permanent 0.6 FTE)

Emanate Technology is a mission-led HealthTech business with a live product, strong engineering foundations, and a proven architecture. The focus has shifted from building to scaling, commercialising responsibly, and integrating more deeply into Australia's digital health ecosystem. This fractional CTO role sits at the intersection of technology, product, and commercial strategy.

The successful candidate will own the technology roadmap, guide software architecture and engineering quality, and lead interoperability initiatives including healthcare integrations and modern data standards. The role suits someone who can balance hands-on technical input with executive-level direction, working alongside a small internal engineering team and external delivery partners in a collaborative, low-ego environment.

• Own the technology strategy and roadmap as the business scales and commercialises its platform.
• Evolve an established digital product into a scalable, commercially sustainable platform.
• Partner with executive leadership to shape technology investment, product direction, and long-term strategy.
• Guide software architecture and engineering quality across internal and external delivery teams.
• Lead interoperability initiatives including healthcare integrations, APIs, and modern data standards.
• Drive pragmatic governance across cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and software quality.

• Strong software engineering background with progression into architecture or technology leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to shape technology strategy while remaining technically credible.
• Experience with cloud platforms, modern software engineering practices, and scalable architecture.
• Background working in regulated environments where security, privacy, and governance are critical.
• Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence without relying on hierarchy.
• Experience in HealthTech, FinTech, or another highly regulated industry is highly regarded.

Emanate Technology is a mission-driven HealthTech scale-up based in Cremorne, Melbourne. The company builds digital health products designed to improve healthcare outcomes, operating within Australia's evolving digital health ecosystem. The team is described as passionate, highly capable, and committed to a low-ego, collaborative culture.