CTO

Help us simplify the world – beyond keys and pins!

We make things better – replacing keys and pins with biometrics – improving security, saving time and making life more convenient. With your curiosity, engagement, brilliant ideas and our knowledge of biometric technology, we can make genius things together!

About the company

Fingerprints is a leading global biometric company and our solutions are integrated into millions of devices and applications and used billions of times every day. We develop and deliver secure and convenient identification and authentication systems and create value by facilitating the everyday lives of our global user base. Fingerprints biometric systems consist of sensors, algorithms, software and packaging technologies. Our success is built on product development with leading specialist competence that spawns world-leading products in terms of security, user convenience and performance.

When joining us, you will become a part of a friendly, diverse and skilled team where we encourage each other to collaborate, come up with new ideas, share experiences and have fun.

About the role

We are looking for a CTO for our Fingerprint Technology Company who will be pivotal in the long term technology development of the company. The role, as part of the management team, will report to the President of the company and be based in any of our offices in Gothenburg or Copenhagen.

Your main responsibilities in the role as CTO will be to lead the technology scouting when it comes to strategy, analysis and project management. Early technology studies will be an important part and further to contribute to the development of new IP portfolio as well as maintaining the current. As the CTO you will contribute to shape the company’s technology strategy.

Regular international business trips will be a natural and needed part of the role once possible.

Key responsibilities

• Identifying new technologies that can contribute to or compete with company offerings
• Critically evaluate ideas presented by others, put them in a larger context, and present strategy for going forward
• Set-up strategic projects and start external collaborations as necessary in order to define how it can be productified and commercially viable
• Drive projects on a development scale until they are mature enough to hand over as product projects to R&D project managers
• Lead team and cross-functional teams of engineers and external partners to develop and build prototypes and demonstrators of new technologies
• Understand patent landscape around relevant technologies and contribute with own patent ideas and strategies to secure the company’s position
• Provide specialist expertise within own area as needed within all CTO driven project and in some cases in R&D projects, and in M&A and technology assessments
• Form and maintain relationships with external partners in a professional way
• Manager responsibility driving performance and engagement in own team

As part of the Fingerprint Technology Company management team you will have the opportunity to work in a newly set organization with great ambitions! Proximity to customers and a decentralized decision making has been guiding stars for this new organization.

Required Competencies

• Specialist (PhD or similar) competence in micro electronics
• Strong experience in project management and execution
• Good understanding of smart phones production and supply chain; previous experience from semiconductor industry is a plus
• Ability to handle complex and multi-disciplinary technical challenges
• Ability to communicate technical solutions effectively and efficiently with stakeholders within the company as well as customers and suppliers
• Understanding of how IP can be leveraged to provide a technology and business advantage.

Who you are

• Work and lead according to company values: SMART, BRAVE, OPEN, UNITED
• Take initiative, drive and identify ways forward despite uncertainties
• Quickly learn, understand and communicate new concepts and technologies from a technical standpoint
• Significant ability to innovate and think "outside the box", and a positive problem-solving attitude
• Ability to lead internal teams in performing tasks outside of their normal work responsibilities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor the message concisely to receivers on all levels
• Ability to represent FPC in technical discussions with external entities
• Being a team player who contributes to an open and positive atmosphere
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Application

Please send your application and CV as soon as possible, but no later than February 15, 2022. The selection process will start as soon as we receive applications. If you have any questions regarding the position, please contact the hiring manager, President Fingerprint Technology Company at ted.hansson@fingerprints.com. If you have questions regarding your application, please send an email to HR, sandra.olofsson@fingerprints.com

Good to know!
To help us understand your profile better and break human biases as we believe in giving everyone an equal opportunity, we require all candidate who make it to the recruitment screening to complete our AlvaLabs Personality and Logical assessment. Do your best and good luck!

Further we will perform applicable background checks on final candidate/s.