Regional Chief Technology Officer, NAMER West

About Rimini Street, Inc.

Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a Russell 2000® Company, is a global leader in end-to-end third-party enterprise software support, managed services and Agentic AI ERP innovation solutions, dedicated to helping clients realize extraordinary business outcomes.

Our comprehensive portfolio of unified solutions help run, manage, support, customize, configure, connect, protect, monitor, and optimize enterprise application, database and technology software, enabling our clients to achieve better business outcomes, significantly reduce costs and reallocate resources towards strategic projects.

The Company has signed thousands of contracts with Fortune Global 100, Fortune 500, midmarket, public sector and government organizations who selected Rimini Street as their trusted, proven mission-critical enterprise software solutions provider and achieved better operational outcomes, realized billions of US dollars in savings and funded AI and other innovation investments.

We are actively seeking a Regional CTO, North America West. This is a remote position that will be based in the North America Pacific or Mountain time zone and will report to the SVP & GM of the Americas region.

Note to Applicants:

This is not a traditional internal CTO position typically housed within the internal IT office. The Regional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) role is entirely external-facing. It does not involve managing a team or staff. Instead, the position will collaborate closely with various teams across the company, including our global product management, professional services, marketing, cybersecurity, and other teams as needed.

The role focuses on advisory, relationship building, generating awareness, and identifying opportunities. It does not encompass project execution responsibilities.

Position Summary

The Regional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) will serve as the primary technical advisor and thought leader for our customers and prospects in their respective regions. This customer-facing role requires a deep understanding of enterprise architecture, ERP systems, and related technologies. Reporting to the Global Corporate CTO based in the US and the North America General Manager, the Regional CTO will play a crucial role in building credibility, generating awareness, and driving business growth through public speaking, content creation, and direct executive customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Architecture Guidance

• •Provide expert advice on IT enterprise architecture, best practices, and strategic road mapping for regional customers and prospects.
• •Engage in discussions on enterprise systems such as Oracle and SAP ERP, cloud infrastructure, databases, Java, cloud deployments, and data integration.
• •Assist in building credibility with executives to help the sales team and account management teams secure new business and strengthen relationships with existing customers.
• •Be a rainmaker that identifies opportunities and develops a status of a trusted advisor.
• •Understand and address technical sales objections and concerns from prospects

Public Speaking and Industry Engagement

• •Act as the regional public spokesperson, delivering presentations at industry events, conferences, social events, boardroom sessions, and roundtables.
• •Generate awareness through educational and insightful conversations in various formats.

Thought Leadership and Content Creation

• •Collaborate with the marketing team to produce webinars, articles, white papers, media interviews, and other thought leadership content.
• •Continuously create fresh and engaging educational pieces to drive traffic to our website and generate interest in our services.

Candidate Qualifications :

10+ years of Deep Technical Expertise and Advisory

• •Extensive experience advising C-level executives and providing enterprise architecture and ERP road map consultations.
• •In-depth knowledge of ERP modules, implementation, deployment, and functionality (e.g., Oracle E-Business Suite, SAP ECC, S/4HANA, etc.).
• •Familiarity with ERP on-premise and cloud deployment models, including IaaS and SaaS strategies.
• •Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts and solutions for ERP workloads.
• •Proficiency in relevant technologies such as Java, operating systems, storage, cloud technologies, data migration, integration, AI, and more.

5+ years of Public Speaking and Thought Leadership

• •Proven experience in public speaking, media engagements, and content publication.
• •Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• •Experience creating thought leadership content and driving engagement through educational materials.

Interpersonal Skills and Regional Expertise

• •Strong communication skills, both in the local regional language and English.
• •Ability to travel regionally and internationally as needed.
• •Established relationships with CIO-level executives in the region.
• •Experience negotiating with ERP vendors is a plus.

Additional Qualifications

• •5+ Years of Previous experience as a CIO or similar role with a track record of successful ERP implementations and IT transformations.
• •Knowledge of SaaS solutions like SAP RISE, Oracle Fusion, Salesforce, and others.
• •5+ Years of working with cloud platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) and workload migration methodologies.
• •Insight into industry trends, emerging technologies, and AI solutions related to ERP and enterprise data.

Personal Attributes

Articulate and poised, with strong public presentation skills.

Proactive, innovative, and visionary in approach.

Able to effectively respond to common objections and concerns related to third-party support services.

Must speak fluent English. Multiple additional spoken languages preferred.

Education

MS/MBA: Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems or equivalent

Location

Remote - North America West or Mountain time zone, U.S.

Why Rimini Street?

Rimini Street Inc. is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable Federal, State, and Local Laws regarding recruitment and hiring.

Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable Federal, State, or Local laws. Rimini Street Inc. offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to employees.

The general salary range for this type of role is 170k - 240k depending on skills and experience. The actual compensation offered will ultimately be based on several factors such as a candidate's location, and the level of applicable skills and professional experience. Rimini’s target pay for each position is available upon request during the applicant’s Interview process.

Benefits for US employees include:

• •Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• •Disability insurance
• •Paid Parental Leave
• •401(k) program
• •Generous Paid time off (PTO)

We are looking for talented, passionate people to help us build our future at Rimini Street . We hire only the best, the most extraordinary professionals and provide compensation, bonuses, and benefits to match the skills of our top-performing team members. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy growing together, and get excited about learning new skills? Are you looking for an opportunity to make a true impact as part of a team of extraordinary professionals? This is the place for you.

Our work is challenging and meaningful. We start and end each day with a sense of achievement and purpose guided by our core values, the Four Cs:

• •Company
• •We dream big and innovate boldly.

• •Colleagues
• •We work with extraordinary people who create a culture of mutual respect and collaboration.

• •Clients
• •We relentlessly pursue solutions that help clients achieve the