GiveDirectly
Chief Technology Officer
GiveDirectly
$300k - $375k
Worldwide (Remote)
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Leadership

Chief Technology Officer

Overview

GiveDirectly is hiring a Chief Technology Officer to lead the building and rebuilding of the technology, systems and ways of working that will enable a sustained $5B+ p/a operation.

Job Description

GiveDirectly has delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2+ million people living in poverty across 15 countries since 2011. We believe cash transfers are one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid, with the research to back it up. Our work has been covered by The Economist, NPR, TED, and The Washington Post. We are one of Time100’s Most Influential Companies of 2026. Our culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical. We support high ownership and real professional growth.

Responsibilities

  • - Define our technology vision and target stack.
  • - Own the technical strategy for technology-first delivery at $5B+/year: architecture, platforms, build-vs-buy, and what we retire.
  • - Work with executive, product, finance, risk, and data leaders to turn program and product strategy into a sequenced, credible portfolio of technical investments.
  • - Balance a demanding portfolio.
  • - Build and grow an exceptional technology organization.
  • - Own the technical direction and quality bar.
  • - Lead across organizational boundaries.
  • - Travel approximately 4–6 trips per year.

Required Skills

  • - An exceptional hirer, manager and organizer of technical talent.
  • - Proven record identifying, hiring, developing and retaining excellent engineers and engineering leaders.
  • - Deep technical judgment, applied close to the work.
  • - Business judgment and decisiveness under ambiguity.
  • - AI first mindset with a point of view on where AI meaningfully changes engineering productivity.
  • - Low-ego approach to problem-solving.
  • - Ability to embody and set an example for GD values.

Benefits

  • - Total Compensation (US) of $366,000 – $518,000 comprised of: Base Salary: $300,000 – $375,000, Bonus: $45,000-$112,000, Annual Benefits Stipend: ~$21,000.
  • - Total Compensation (UK) of £225,000 – £317,000 comprised of: Base Salary: £193,400 – £241,700, Bonus: £29,000 – £72,500, Annual Benefits Stipend: £2,760.
  • - Total Compensation (Kenya) of $333,000 – $467,000 comprised of: Base Salary: $282,500 – $353,100, Bonus: $42,000 – $106,000, Annual Benefits Stipend: $8,453.
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About the company

GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization that helps people living in extreme poverty by delivering unconditional cash transfers directly to recipients via mobile payments. Operating across countries including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Bangladesh, the DRC, and the United States, GiveDirectly enables governments, foundations, and individual donors to move resources efficiently and transparently to those who need them most. By using technology to identify recipients, deliver payments end-to-end, and rigorously measure impact through randomized controlled trials, GiveDirectly is reshaping international development—putting choice and agency in the hands of recipients while building one of the most scalable, evidence-driven models in global aid.


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