Field CTO, MENA (AI)

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; the role includes 30–50% travel depending on the region.

Company

Mistral AI provides full-stack AI solutions, including frontier models, developer tools, applications, and compute, for enterprises in high-stakes industries and the public sector.

What you will do

• Run the Executive Briefing Center with the regional VP and build trusted-advisor relationships with CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, and VP Engineering stakeholders.
• Shape strategic enterprise AI conversations across multiple industries, covering technical architecture and business strategy.
• Publish articles, whitepapers, and analysis on the future of enterprise AI, and brief Gartner and Forrester on Mistral’s roadmap and market position.
• Track frontier research and bring relevant developments into customer conversations.
• Represent Mistral at major industry events through keynotes, panels, and roundtables.
• Translate executive feedback on governance requirements and deployment constraints into input for product and model direction.

Requirements

• Demonstrable credibility in AI through published papers, articles, or talks presenting a clear and defensible position.
• A stated position on open-weight models and their impact on enterprise adoption, aligned with Mistral’s technical brand.
• Fluency in European data sovereignty and on-premise deployment at a level suitable for detailed discussions with CTOs and VP Engineering leaders.
• Ability to engage C-level stakeholders on technical architecture and business strategy in the same conversation.
• Cross-vertical experience engaging credibly across financial services, manufacturing, defense, and energy.
• 10–25 years of experience in enterprise technology, including experience as a Field CTO, Principal Architect, VP Engineering at a major cloud or AI company, or a founder with established technical credibility and executive relationships.
• Availability for 30–50% travel depending on the region.

Nice to have

• Existing CTO and CIO relationships at enterprise accounts in the region.
• Prior Field CTO or equivalent externally facing technical role at a major cloud or AI company.
• Fluency in multiple languages spoken across the region.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, low-ego, team-oriented environment with distributed teams across Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East.
• Benefits may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, and meal and transportation allowances.
• Benefits vary by country and include location-specific provisions.