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• Overview

  Renaissance Technologies is hiring a CTO in Brownsville, TX.

• Role description

  We're Renaissance Technologies, we're growing in Brownsville, and we need one steady-handed CTO to keep the general side honest. For the clarity-seeking CTO with 17 years, Renaissance Technologies answers with $209,000 - $391,000, a freelance setup, and a ladder built for climbing.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Keep Renaissance Technologies leadership honest with numbers they can act on
  • Provide hands-on support to colleagues and Renaissance Technologies clients as needed
  • Document the why, not just the what, behind every Creativity decision
  • Keep a steady hand on Renaissance Technologies accounts when volume spikes
  • Sense when a Brownsville relationship needs a call, not an email
  • Make the customer-centric call when the data points two different directions

  What You'll Bring

  • The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don't agree yet
  • 16 years that taught you which corners can be cut
  • Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a c-level capacity
  • Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
  • 17+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
  • A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
  • The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back

  From its base in Brownsville, TX, Renaissance Technologies has spent the last decade making Written Communication dramatically less painful for general teams everywhere. A c-level title opens doors here, but earning real trust is what keeps them open.

  From the $209,000 - $391,000 starting line, expect coaching that grows your Public Speaking and benefits that quietly cover the rest of life.

  Just re-listed with today's date, the general role is fully active.

  There's a c-level role with your name on it at Renaissance Technologies; come claim it.

• Required skills

  • Decision Making
  • Multitasking
  • Persuasion
  • Negotiation
  • Collaboration
  • Stress Management
  • Written Communication
  • Facilitation
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Teamwork
  • Critical Thinking
  • Public Speaking
  • Creativity

• Benefits & perks

  • Smoking cessation programs
  • Legal insurance plan
  • Housing Allowance
  • Compressed work week option
  • Commission structure
  • Video Games
  • Profit sharing
  • Paid sabbatical leave
  • Telemedicine and virtual care access
  • Flexible Work Arrangements
  • Patent and innovation bonuses

• Apply before 2026-08-27

  Submit your application for this Freelance general position.