Résumés, LinkedIn profiles, and brand strategies for CTOs and other senior technical leaders
“As I said many times during my project, this was an awesome experience. I would never have pulled this off on my own, and Spencer Stuart would surely have been unimpressed if left to my own instincts. ”
In today’s rapidly evolving business and technological landscape, the roles of Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Chief Product Officers (CPOs), and Chief Digital Officers (CDOs) are more critical, interconnected, and complex than ever. Whether you’re a longtime executive or an aspiring leader in the tech, security, product, or digital transformation space, navigating career transitions, personal branding, and professional growth can feel overwhelming.
At The Redick Group, we specialize in guiding executives—including those in technology, security, product, and digital leadership—through pivotal moments. We help leaders define and articulate their executive identities, ensuring their narratives resonate with the world’s most discerning boards, investors, and search firms. Our experience spans both in-house and consulting environments, equipping us to support leaders across the full spectrum of C-suite roles.
We leverage a bespoke development process that aligns the career stories of qualified CTO, CIO, CISO, CPO, and CDO candidates—as well as the leaders who are bound for those roles—with the expectations of search firms like Korn Ferry, Heidrick & Struggles, and Russell Reynolds. If you’re actively pursuing your next chapter, stealthily exploring and architecting what’s next, or positioning yourself as a long-term target of acquisition, we have tools and perspectives to ensure your story is positioned to take those steps.
Case studies:
Many of The Redick Group’s clients are widely recognized leaders in their fields. Details in these case studies have been fictionalized or blended for the sake of discretion.
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A Chief Technology Officer with 22 years of experience, rising from engineer to CTO, faced two challenges: articulating his company’s complex technology and navigating ageism concerns in his mid-50s. Our collaboration revealed that he not only drove significant revenue growth but also generated $55B in commercial value for OEM partners. Despite initial apprehensions about age bias, and armed with the right narrative, this client was hired by Google, proving that experience and innovation can coexist in tech.
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An engineer had built and commercialized transformative technologies for startup to Fortune 100 companies. Despite his versatility, he was pigeonholed as either a business leader or a technologist, never both. Our collaboration revealed five technology transformations across three industry inflections and several patented tech firsts, previously overlooked in his personal brand. Together, we integrated his CEO/CTO narrative, highlighting his capital raises, P&L leadership, and VC relationships, emphasizing his polymathic approach to leadership that ultimately guided three company exits. This strategy reinforced the ongoing demand for leaders who can effectively navigate both technology and business.
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Now SVP of Engineering at a leading global streaming company, this client specialized in transforming back-office capabilities through ERP systems. His career has spanned product management in banking, insurance, and early e-commerce, as well as senior engineering roles at prominent Silicon Valley IPOs. Drawing on 25 years of digital transformation experience across industries and continents, he’s now positioning himself for public company board roles and post-retirement advisory work, offering governance-ready insight around the nuances of operational excellence and innovation.
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A CISO with 20+ years in information security—most recently in a 4.5-year CISO role after a distinguished career at two Big Four consulting firms—approached me at a crossroads, uncertain whether to pursue a similar role, pivot industries, or leverage her consulting experience more broadly. Many roles felt like a step down, and she questioned how to compete at her level. Together, we built a modular, CISO-focused résumé and a LinkedIn profile that projected satisfaction while discreetly supporting a passive search. She was ultimately recruited by a well-known multinational conglomerate for a global CISO position, where she has applied my guidance to build a visible thought leadership profile, insulating her career and positioning her for future board opportunities.
Bespoke services for senior technologists
“You have no idea how much confidence you’ve given me by helping me put together these documents. The most amazing part is how much fun you made it. I looked forward to all our sessions.”
Develop job search-ready materials within established norms
If you’re looking for a strategic partner to help prepare you for your next career step—including comprehensive development of your executive résumé, board bio, and board-focused LinkedIn profile—I may be able to help.
Whether you’re a CISO seeking to highlight your leadership in risk management and cross-functional collaboration, a CPO articulating your influence on product innovation and customer experience, or a CDO demonstrating your impact on digital transformation and business model reinvention, our process is tailored to showcase the both expected and unique dimensions of your leadership.
If we work together, we can also examine how the technology, security, product, and digital dimensions of your career might fit on a private or public company board of directors—developing board-branded materials align with the discretion and expected norms of the world’s most influential companies and search firms.
Offerings and what to expect
Executive Résumé & Bio Development
Your technology executive portfolio should reflect the same experience, intellect, and discretion that your peers will expect from you when interacting with you in the workplace. If we work together, we’ll work hard to make sure you’re ready to toss your hat in the ring.
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Define target companies and map them to industry expertise or sector knowledge
Mind the distinction between strategic leadership and tactical execution
Bring forward governance if you’re board position might be in your future
Contextualize your experience within the size, market position, growth stage, and international footprint of companies where you’ve worked, or companies you’ve advised
Emphasize your ability to navigate complex external factors such as economic shifts, industry disruptions, social changes, and significant corporate events (e.g., mergers, acquisitions, restructurings)
Articulate your experience with complex matters such as board structuring and committees, conflicts of interest, activist defense, and executive misconduct
Present experience related to executive hiring, compensation, and succession planning
Showcase experience with business challenges (e.g., digital transformation, cybersecurity, ESG), changes in regulatory frameworks (e.g., Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, PSD2, GDPR), and other emerging trends such as generative AI adoption, geopolitical uncertainties, and evolving stakeholder expectations
Identify and articulate the specific dimensions of leadership that will add value to a board
Narrate diversity considerations in terms of skills and background, not just gender and race
Highlight thought leadership and industry reputation, including presentations, publications, patents, and other credibility signals.
List other board service (e.g., nonprofits, private companies), committee leadership, and professional association memberships
LinkedIn Profile Optimization
Your digital presence as a technology executive should be tuned to enhance your visibility. It should also be developed with an extra layer of sensitivity. If we work together, I'll help you architect a LinkedIn profile that serves you across every aspect of your professional life.
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Condense, elevate, and sometimes reconceive the confidential narrative we developed for your resume and board bio so it’s appropriate for public evaluation
Develop an algorithm-centric keyword strategy to anticipate the behaviors of recruiters who are searching for someone with your background
Establish a tone of voice consistent with your experience and personality, as well as the expectations of your target company
Use strategic language to map your current activities to your future plans
Maintain discretion if you’re planning to explore board roles confidentially and need to preserve sensitive professional relationships
Ready to discuss your next step?
If you’re considering future board service, you can learn more here about board readiness for executives
