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Chief Technology Officer roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under USCIS rules, requiring at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field. Many CTO positions are cap-exempt if the sponsoring employer is a university, nonprofit research organization, or affiliated entity, which means no lottery and faster timelines.
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Since our founding in 1901, Limbach’s primary core value has always been simple: We Care. That commitment extends to our people, our customers, and the communities we serve—driving a culture of belonging across our industry.
Limbach Facility Services LLC, a subsidiary of Limbach Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: LMB), is a leading building systems solutions firm delivering mission-critical systems that support life’s most important moments. We specialize in revitalizing and maintaining HVAC, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and control systems within existing facilities—ensuring buildings are always ready to perform when it matters most.
From healthcare and education to government and commercial facilities, we partner with building owners and operators to safeguard reliability, efficiency, and comfort where it’s needed most.
Our vision is to create value for building owners targeting opportunities for long term relationships.
Our purpose is to create great opportunities for people.
We carry out our vision and purpose through a commitment to our four core values…
- We Care
- We Act with Integrity
- We Are Innovative
- We Are Accountable
The Benefits & Perks…
- Full portfolio of medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Industry-leading 401K plan with company match.
- HSA, FSA, and life insurance offerings.
- Flexible work schedules with a focus on work/life balance.
- Robust learning & development program.
- Career pathing flexibility.
Who You Are…
As Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, you will act as the senior-most technology executive and a core strategic partner to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team. The CTO is accountable for modernizing and securing the Company’s technology foundation, building the systems and data capabilities that support a growing, multi-region field services organization, and translating emerging technology—including AI—into practical business advantage. This role requires a leader who sets and executes a multi-year technology vision while remaining hands-on enough to earn credibility with field operations, project teams, and corporate functions alike, in support of the Company’s growth and scale.
This Position…
Some examples of the work you might do includes:
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Strategic Roadmap: Develops and executes a multi-year (5-year) technology roadmap tightly linked to business strategy, sequencing investment and securing budget and SLT/Board support to deliver
- IT System Modernization: Leads enterprise system modernization — (ERP, legacy platform replacement or consolidation, cloud migration, and infrastructure rationalization) — with particular attention to a multi-entity and multi-region.
- M&A Technology Integration Plans: Partners with SLT and deal team across the full M&A lifecycle — leading technology and data due diligence on targets and owning the post-close systems integration roadmap to support the Company’s acquisition strategy.
- Cybersecurity Leadership: In partnership with CISO, owns the enterprise cybersecurity program end-to-end: risk assessment, incident response readiness, vendor and third-party risk, and board-level risk reporting; builds and matures the security program to address distributed field operations and legacy system exposure.
- AI Strategy & Development: Evaluates, pilots, and scales AI and automation capabilities — from operational efficiency use cases such as estimating, scheduling, and field data capture, to broader enterprise applications — creating the foundation for long-term success. Owns the AI investment scorecard, tracking every pilot against defined ROI and adoption metrics (e.g., hours saved, error reduction, win-rate increase) so AI spend is held to the same financial discipline as any other capital investment.
- Workforce Transformation: Drives technology-enabled workforce change, including digital tools adoption in the field, change management across corporate and field/project-based employee populations, and building technology fluency across a workforce spanning office, project site, and skilled trades; secures buy-in from operating leaders who are not technologists.
- Business Partnership: Partners with the Company's senior executives and assigned work teams to develop technology solutions that facilitate growth for the Company by directly affecting sales and operating efficiency
- Core IT System Ownership: Oversees the selection, installation, operation, support, and maintenance of the Company's IT technologies and data, including operating systems, networks, telecommunications, hardware, and peripherals, and assumes responsibility for the execution of all technology projects — including training and development of employees using new technologies.
- Compliance: Ensures appropriate compliance, with regard to IT integrity, with all applicable regulations, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other government agencies
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Builds and maintains beneficial relationships with business unit leadership teams; facilitates conversations with key stakeholders to understand operational and strategic needs and identifies appropriate technology solutions.
- Leadership: Responsible for the recruitment, development and organizational effectiveness of the Technology team. Establishes visionary leadership to foster innovation and execution across the organization.
- Board Engagement: Serves as a periodic presenter to the Board of Directors on technology strategy, AI, cybersecurity posture, digital risk, and investment in new technology applications.
What You Need…
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
- 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, including a proven track record leading enterprise system modernization
- 5+ years of people management experience, including building and developing a high-performing technology team.
- 3+ years working directly with senior executives and/or a Board of Directors.
- Demonstrated, hands-on ownership of an enterprise cybersecurity program, including risk assessment, incident response readiness, vendor/third-party risk, and board-level risk reporting.
- Direct experience driving technology-enabled workforce change, including digital tools adoption in the field and change management across both corporate and field/project-based employee populations.
- Demonstrated experience evaluating, piloting, and scaling AI and automation capabilities, with the ability to separate genuine near-term value from hype.
- Proven ability to develop and execute a multi-year technology roadmap tightly linked to business strategy, including sequencing investment and securing budget and Board support.
- Ability to effectively communicate (both verbally and in writing) with diverse audiences, including the Board, executive peers, and field operating leadership.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
- Must have a valid driver's license and a driving record compliant with the Company's policies and MVR requirements, and consent to ongoing driving record monitoring by the Company.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Business; MBA or equivalent advanced degree a plus.
- Prior experience at a company of similar scale (approximately $600M–$3B in revenue) or a clear, credible growth trajectory into that range.
- Experience in mechanical/electrical/HVAC, engineering & construction (E&C), industrial services, or other field-services sectors.
- Familiarity with construction-specific systems and data, including Viewpoint Vista Construction Software, project management platforms, estimating/takeoff tools, and field data capture.
Conduct Standards:
- Maintains appropriate Company confidentiality at all times.
- Protects the assets of the Company and ethically upholds the Code of Conduct & Ethics in all situations.
- Cultivates and promotes the “Hearts & Minds” safety culture.
- Consistently exemplifies the Core Values of the Company (we CARE, we act with INTEGRITY, we are INNOVATIVE, and we are ACCOUNTABLE).
Work Environment:
This position operates in a professional office environment, and routinely utilizes standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, printers, and scanners.
The Company’s “Work from Home” policy is applicable to this position.
Physical Demands:
In performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to talk, hear, perform repetitive motion, and possess an appropriate degree of both visual acuity and manual dexterity.
This is considered a sedentary position, which means possible exertion up to ten (10) pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
This job description is intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by the individual who assumes this role, not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice, as business needs dictate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Limbach Facility Services LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Who We Are…
Since our founding in 1901, Limbach’s primary core value has always been simple: We Care. That commitment extends to our people, our customers, and the communities we serve—driving a culture of belonging across our industry.
Limbach Facility Services LLC, a subsidiary of Limbach Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: LMB), is a leading building systems solutions firm delivering mission-critical systems that support life’s most important moments. We specialize in revitalizing and maintaining HVAC, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and control systems within existing facilities—ensuring buildings are always ready to perform when it matters most.
From healthcare and education to government and commercial facilities, we partner with building owners and operators to safeguard reliability, efficiency, and comfort where it’s needed most.
Our vision is to create value for building owners targeting opportunities for long term relationships.
Our purpose is to create great opportunities for people.
We carry out our vision and purpose through a commitment to our four core values…
- We Care
- We Act with Integrity
- We Are Innovative
- We Are Accountable
The Benefits & Perks…
- Full portfolio of medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Industry-leading 401K plan with company match.
- HSA, FSA, and life insurance offerings.
- Flexible work schedules with a focus on work/life balance.
- Robust learning & development program.
- Career pathing flexibility.
Who You Are…
As Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, you will act as the senior-most technology executive and a core strategic partner to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team. The CTO is accountable for modernizing and securing the Company’s technology foundation, building the systems and data capabilities that support a growing, multi-region field services organization, and translating emerging technology—including AI—into practical business advantage. This role requires a leader who sets and executes a multi-year technology vision while remaining hands-on enough to earn credibility with field operations, project teams, and corporate functions alike, in support of the Company’s growth and scale.
This Position…
Some examples of the work you might do includes:
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Strategic Roadmap: Develops and executes a multi-year (5-year) technology roadmap tightly linked to business strategy, sequencing investment and securing budget and SLT/Board support to deliver
- IT System Modernization: Leads enterprise system modernization — (ERP, legacy platform replacement or consolidation, cloud migration, and infrastructure rationalization) — with particular attention to a multi-entity and multi-region.
- M&A Technology Integration Plans: Partners with SLT and deal team across the full M&A lifecycle — leading technology and data due diligence on targets and owning the post-close systems integration roadmap to support the Company’s acquisition strategy.
- Cybersecurity Leadership: In partnership with CISO, owns the enterprise cybersecurity program end-to-end: risk assessment, incident response readiness, vendor and third-party risk, and board-level risk reporting; builds and matures the security program to address distributed field operations and legacy system exposure.
- AI Strategy & Development: Evaluates, pilots, and scales AI and automation capabilities — from operational efficiency use cases such as estimating, scheduling, and field data capture, to broader enterprise applications — creating the foundation for long-term success. Owns the AI investment scorecard, tracking every pilot against defined ROI and adoption metrics (e.g., hours saved, error reduction, win-rate increase) so AI spend is held to the same financial discipline as any other capital investment.
- Workforce Transformation: Drives technology-enabled workforce change, including digital tools adoption in the field, change management across corporate and field/project-based employee populations, and building technology fluency across a workforce spanning office, project site, and skilled trades; secures buy-in from operating leaders who are not technologists.
- Business Partnership: Partners with the Company's senior executives and assigned work teams to develop technology solutions that facilitate growth for the Company by directly affecting sales and operating efficiency
- Core IT System Ownership: Oversees the selection, installation, operation, support, and maintenance of the Company's IT technologies and data, including operating systems, networks, telecommunications, hardware, and peripherals, and assumes responsibility for the execution of all technology projects — including training and development of employees using new technologies.
- Compliance: Ensures appropriate compliance, with regard to IT integrity, with all applicable regulations, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other government agencies
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Builds and maintains beneficial relationships with business unit leadership teams; facilitates conversations with key stakeholders to understand operational and strategic needs and identifies appropriate technology solutions.
- Leadership: Responsible for the recruitment, development and organizational effectiveness of the Technology team. Establishes visionary leadership to foster innovation and execution across the organization.
- Board Engagement: Serves as a periodic presenter to the Board of Directors on technology strategy, AI, cybersecurity posture, digital risk, and investment in new technology applications.
What You Need…
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
- 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, including a proven track record leading enterprise system modernization
- 5+ years of people management experience, including building and developing a high-performing technology team.
- 3+ years working directly with senior executives and/or a Board of Directors.
- Demonstrated, hands-on ownership of an enterprise cybersecurity program, including risk assessment, incident response readiness, vendor/third-party risk, and board-level risk reporting.
- Direct experience driving technology-enabled workforce change, including digital tools adoption in the field and change management across both corporate and field/project-based employee populations.
- Demonstrated experience evaluating, piloting, and scaling AI and automation capabilities, with the ability to separate genuine near-term value from hype.
- Proven ability to develop and execute a multi-year technology roadmap tightly linked to business strategy, including sequencing investment and securing budget and Board support.
- Ability to effectively communicate (both verbally and in writing) with diverse audiences, including the Board, executive peers, and field operating leadership.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
- Must have a valid driver's license and a driving record compliant with the Company's policies and MVR requirements, and consent to ongoing driving record monitoring by the Company.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or Business; MBA or equivalent advanced degree a plus.
- Prior experience at a company of similar scale (approximately $600M–$3B in revenue) or a clear, credible growth trajectory into that range.
- Experience in mechanical/electrical/HVAC, engineering & construction (E&C), industrial services, or other field-services sectors.
- Familiarity with construction-specific systems and data, including Viewpoint Vista Construction Software, project management platforms, estimating/takeoff tools, and field data capture.
Conduct Standards:
- Maintains appropriate Company confidentiality at all times.
- Protects the assets of the Company and ethically upholds the Code of Conduct & Ethics in all situations.
- Cultivates and promotes the “Hearts & Minds” safety culture.
- Consistently exemplifies the Core Values of the Company (we CARE, we act with INTEGRITY, we are INNOVATIVE, and we are ACCOUNTABLE).
Work Environment:
This position operates in a professional office environment, and routinely utilizes standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, printers, and scanners.
The Company’s “Work from Home” policy is applicable to this position.
Physical Demands:
In performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to talk, hear, perform repetitive motion, and possess an appropriate degree of both visual acuity and manual dexterity.
This is considered a sedentary position, which means possible exertion up to ten (10) pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
This job description is intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by the individual who assumes this role, not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice, as business needs dictate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Limbach Facility Services LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Chief Technology Officer
Verify your degree aligns with the role
USCIS evaluates whether your degree field directly relates to a CTO's duties. A technical degree in computer science, engineering, or information systems is the clearest path. Unrelated degrees create specialty occupation RFE risk even at the executive level.
Target cap-exempt employers first
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities can file H-1B petitions year-round without lottery exposure. CTO roles at these organizations are common in research computing and academic health systems, and you can start any time.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter by CTO and senior technology executive roles on Migrate Mate to see employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history. You'll avoid wasting time on companies that have never sponsored and focus outreach on organizations with a documented track record.
Benchmark your prevailing wage before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify your salary meets the DOL prevailing wage for a CTO in their location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up Level III and Level IV wages for your metro area before entering offer negotiations so you know the floor.
Clarify equity compensation in your offer letter
CTO compensation packages typically include equity. USCIS scrutinizes whether the certified wage in the LCA reflects total cash compensation, not just base salary. Ensure your offer letter and LCA are consistent on what counts as wages before the petition is filed.
Plan for premium processing at the offer stage
USCIS premium processing upgrades adjudication to 15 business days for an additional fee. For CTO hires, where start dates are often tied to board approvals or funding rounds, requesting premium processing upfront prevents costly delays after the offer is signed.
H-1B Visa Chief Technology Officer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Chief Technology Officer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, a CTO role qualifies as a specialty occupation when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field such as computer science, software engineering, or information systems. USCIS focuses on the actual job duties, not the title. If the role includes significant non-technical management duties with no required technical degree, the employer will need to document that a specific technical degree is the normal minimum for the position.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for CTO positions?
Technology companies, enterprise software firms, financial services organizations, healthcare systems, and research universities all sponsor H-1B visas for CTO and senior technology leadership roles. Cap-exempt employers such as universities and nonprofit research organizations are particularly accessible because they can file outside the lottery. Migrate Mate shows employers with verified LCA filing history for technology executive roles, so you can prioritize outreach to organizations that have sponsored before.
How does the H-1B lottery affect CTO candidates?
Cap-subject CTO roles at for-profit companies enter the annual H-1B lottery, with registration open each March for an October 1 start date. If you're not selected, you can register again the following year or target cap-exempt employers in the meantime. Candidates already in valid H-1B status at another employer can transfer to a new CTO role at any time through an H-1B transfer, which does not require a new lottery entry.
Can a startup sponsor an H-1B visa for a CTO hire?
Yes, startups can sponsor H-1B visas, but USCIS scrutinizes whether the startup has a genuine employer-employee relationship with a CTO and sufficient ability to pay the certified wage. Evidence of funding rounds, revenue, payroll records, and a board structure that controls the CTO's employment all strengthen the petition. Early-stage startups with no funding history or payroll infrastructure face higher RFE rates and should work with experienced immigration counsel before filing.
What happens to an H-1B CTO if the company is acquired?
A corporate acquisition that qualifies as a successor-in-interest under USCIS rules allows the acquiring company to assume the existing H-1B petition without filing a new one, as long as the job duties and terms remain materially the same. If the acquisition changes the role significantly or the successor entity does not assume the petition, a new H-1B must be filed. The 60-day grace period applies if employment is terminated during the transition and you need time to arrange a new sponsor.