Chief Technology and Innovation Officer

At Trader Interactive, we make buying and selling a great experience. We come together as one team to build value and drive innovation across our industries - but we have fun while we do it and make sure our people are always our #1 priority.
When it comes to your career, we want to provide big opportunities to help you make a big impact. The opportunity to be a part of a global group of digital marketplace businesses (CAR Group) located across Australia, Brazil, Chile and South Korea - collectively we have around 2,500 team members worldwide, and our CAR Group Tour means you might just find yourself working in one of those businesses sometime soon.
Plenty of flexible leave options and employee benefits including up to 31 days of paid time off in your first year, continuing education with access to LinkedIn Learning, a full benefits package including medical, dental & vision, 401K with company match, and wellness program.
Trader Interactive powers some of the leading digital marketplaces in North America across RV, marine, powersports, and commercial equipment. As a fast-growing technology company delivering consistent double-digit growth, our platforms serve millions of users and play a critical role in connecting buyers and sellers across our markets.
Following years of growth and acquisition, we are investing in a full platform transformation to simplify our architecture, accelerate engineering velocity, and unlock the next generation of marketplace capabilities, including AI-driven experiences.This role is central to that transformation.
As CTO, you will lead the modernization of our technology ecosystem and build a high-performing global engineering organization capable of delivering scalable, reliable, and data-driven platforms that power our next phase of growth.
Technology Strategy and Platform Transformation
Define and execute the long-term technology strategy across all marketplace platforms.
Lead platform simplification and modernization across frontend, backend, and data architecture.
Reduce technical debt and eliminate legacy systems created through acquisition.
Align with broader CAR Group architecture and shared services where appropriate.
Establish modern development practices, including AI-assisted tooling.
Platform Reliability, Performance, and Scale
Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of consumer-facing platforms.
Implement best-in-class observability, monitoring, and incident response.
Maintain systems where uptime and performance directly impact revenue.
Data and AI Enablement
Build a unified, high-integrity data platform powering search, analytics, and customer insight.
Enable AI-driven capabilities across search, pricing, recommendations, and lead optimization.
Treat data as a core product asset.
Lead cybersecurity and platform protection in partnership with CAR Group.
Ensure protection of customer data, marketplace integrity, and platform availability.
Build a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and high performance.
15+ years in technology leadership, including senior engineering leadership roles.

• Experience scaling consumer-facing digital platforms with millions of users.
• Experience driving platform modernization and reducing technical complexity.
• Technical Expertise

Distributed systems and cloud-native architecture (AWS).
Modern web and application stacks (e.g., Node.js, PHP, React, Vue).
Data platforms and search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, NoSQL, relational databases).
DevOps and site reliability practices.
Experience with AI-enabled development and product capabilities.