6 signals you need support of CTO as a Service in eMobility

CTOaaS is gaining popularity across industries where technology is critical and recruiting senior leadership is difficult. According to Intel Market Research (2025), only 38% of business owners hire a permanent CTO. More and more organisations – from international corporations to startups – are choosing a flexible service that accelerates their growth and generates savings.

So why couldn't CTOaaS become the standard in the e-mobility sector? Discover in which situations you should consider external CTO support and what it looks like to work together in this model.

Quick summary: CTO as a Service (CTOaaS) is increasingly adopted in tech-focused sectors and offers significant advantages for the fast-evolving e-mobility industry. By providing flexible, cost-effective access to experienced technology leadership, CTOaaS helps companies manage complex IT projects, minimise business and technological risks, and support controlled growth and scalability, all without the need for a permanent CTO.

Why is CTOaaS suitable for EV software companies?

Scaling technology in e-mobility often requires experienced leadership, but recruiting a full-time CTO can be time-consuming and costly. CTO as a Service provides a flexible alternative for EV software companies. CTO as a Service allows you to manage the growing complexity of IT projects, minimise risks and build a competitive advantage without hiring a full-time Chief Technology Officer. You get an experienced specialist on board, hired on flexible and cost-effective terms.

More control over the company’s growth

The EV sector is expanding quickly. Take charging infrastructure alone: in 2025, the number of charging points worldwide exceeded five million, and by 2030, it will need to grow ninefold. For companies building software in this ecosystem, this pace of change creates huge scaling challenges: more integrations, new standards, and faster rollouts. CTOaaS helps transform this rapid growth from chaotic work into a controlled process, with clear roadmaps and scalable architectures.

Reduced technological and business risks

Sound technology choices and well-planned recruitment are key to sustainable growth. CTOaaS brings proven processes that reduce risks early, at the system design stage.

This is especially significant in e-mobility software development: using legacy software can result in costly downtime when systems fail, requiring a quick migration to new software. If user data leaks, your company will be fined by the data protection authority and lose the trust of many clients. Exactly as happened in November 2024, when a hacker stole 116,000 records from various charging stations around the globe.

More competitive advantage

Rapid technological progress means that companies without an experienced leader are left behind. CTOaaS helps transform technology departments from reactive to strategic. This approach helps companies develop their own technology strategy instead of reacting to competitors’ moves.

Professional technology management

A lack of consistency between business strategy and technology development is a common problem for young technology companies. The CTOaaS for startups acts as a connector between management and product teams. They ensure that every decision supports business objectives.

When should you consider hiring a fractional CTO?

If you find yourself in one of the following situations, you'll struggle to get your business off the ground without the support of a Chief Technology Officer. Check if you're experiencing any of the challenges below.

1. Challenging architectural decisions

In vastly growing e-mobility companies, the backlog of IT projects expands faster than the capacity to deliver them. Without a technology leader, many initiatives are abandoned, and systems never make it into production.

CTOaaS is here to bring order:

• designs scalable architecture,
• defines a strategic technology roadmap,
• selects future-proof technology stacks,
• mitigates the risk of costly rework.

With CTOaaS, your company can balance innovation and stability by implementing agile methodologies and integrating new IT solutions into a cohesive e-mobility ecosystem.

2. Scalability issues

The expansion of your business into new markets and the roll-out of additional e-mobility features are often hindered by a lack of scalable architecture or problematic integrations with payment systems and charging infrastructure.

The task of CTOaaS is to prepare processes and systems for rapid growth. Chief Technology Officer ensures the company's compatibility and flexibility, so you can confidently develop the offer without the risk of technological bottlenecks.

3. Lack of technical vision and strategy

Without technical supervision, implementations often delay, wasting time and generating frustration. CTOaaS ensures that every technology decision supports key business objectives: revenue, customer retention, and product development.

When CTOaaS handles the strategic approach, your e-mobility business can focus on delivering value rather than solving problems caused by a lack of vision.

4. Team building challenges

The EV software development solutions industry also faces developer turnover and a lack of experience in modern architectures. CTOaaS has the skills to support recruitment processes, mentoring and building efficient technology teams. This allows your company to minimise the risk of costly personnel mistakes, bring products to market faster and increase the efficiency of your IT department.

5. Outdated or mismatched tech knowledge

The rapid development of technology requires up-to-date knowledge of trends and their practical application. There are many solutions available and choosing the wrong one can be expensive for your company.

CTOaaS assists in selecting future-proof technology stacks and integrating new tools with existing systems. Under the supervision of a fractional CTO, the team is responsible for testing and evaluating new solutions, ensuring a consistent and modern IT ecosystem.

6. The increasing risk of making wrong decisions

The rising costs of technological errors and ineffective investments can consume your time and resources. CTOaaS reduces the risk of poor decisions through strategic IT portfolio management, cost control, and informed technology budget allocation. This enables you to focus on growing your business, confident that your technology decisions are on target and support your strategic goals.

Step-by-step cooperation with CTO as a Service in eMobility

What does flexible cooperation with an experienced CTO look like? Check what you can expect after signing a contract with CTOaaS for the EV charging sector.

Initial audit

Cooperation with CTOaaS often begins with a detailed assessment of the company's current technological status. The audit aims to identify key challenges and areas for improvement. It verifies whether technologies are being developed in line with business objectives.

At this stage, problems such as growing backlogs, unfinished technology projects, lack of architecture scalability, and rising costs associated with poor technology decisions are identified. An external CTO can immediately optimise the technology strategy, which is important for discussions with investors and certification.

Priority setting

Once the challenges have been identified, it is crucial to set priorities. At this point, the CTO, in collaboration with your employees, can focus on activities that will bring the greatest business value and neutralise the most significant risks. These may include, for example:

• Defining a strategic roadmap – CTOaaS assists in developing a roadmap for technological development. This roadmap clearly defines how tech initiatives will support business priorities and drive growth.
• Prioritising projects and features – CTOaaS needs to ensure that features and infrastructure investments are prioritised based on business objectives such as revenue, customer retention, and product goals.

Decisions and metrics arrangement

At this stage, CTOaaS is involved in making key technological decisions. It defines success metrics that help monitor the progress and effectiveness of implemented solutions. CTOaaS also guides the strategy and design of scalable systems, saving you from costly mistakes.

The external CTO also has an impact on the IT team structure, helping to create teams with the right cultural and technical fit and to establish growth paths and performance metrics.

Early effects of improvements

Working with CTOaaS brings quickly noticeable benefits that show up in various aspects of an e-mobility software company's operations:

• Better growth control and risk reduction.
• Faster and more strategic actions.
• Increased IT value.
• Better company scalability and flexibility.
• Higher savings.
• Competitive advantage.

Enough about theory. Would you like to know what Happy Team's CTO cooperation looks like in practice? Check the Evyon's case study, where we describe how CTO as a Service helped in developing an innovative battery management system, which contributed to the company's success.

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Wrapping up

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CTOaaS in eMobility – FAQ

1. What is CTO as a Service?

CTO (Chief Technology Officer) as a Service provides services related to the standard duties of a technology director. CTOaaS usually only assists the company on a part-time basis or leads a specific project. They do not devote 100% of their time to the team and management, as they have several clients under their care.

2. Can I work remotely with an external CTO?

Yes. Wherever your company is located, Happy Team's fully remote CTO will share their knowledge and experience with you at your convenience.

3. What are the benefits of CTO as a service compared to hiring a full-time CTO?

By working with CTO as a service, you have access to top-tier expertise in a flexible way. Also, you generate savings due to a contract that values the actual work of the CTO. You don't waste time on lengthy recruitment processes; instead, you instantly receive support from a specialised director who has gained experience in the best companies around the world.