Rubén Orta

Work

25+ years building and leading engineering organisations across SaaS platforms, AI-enabled operations and digital transformation.

CTO / CIO (Interim)

Jul 2023 – Present · Barcelona

Casa Batlló · Mesai · DICSA · Paladina · Sport Content Playbook

Since 2023 I have been working as a fractional and interim CTO and CIO. I have collaborated with companies, startups and organisations across very different sectors — culture, logistics, media, technology — at moments when they needed experienced technology leadership but did not have the structure to sustain it permanently.

The work varies by context, but it almost always has the same ingredients: bringing order to teams, defining where technology is going, introducing automation where it genuinely makes sense, and making sure engineering and business speak the same language.

Impact

20–40%

faster delivery cycles

60–70%

reduction in manual workload via AI

30–50%

reduction in time-to-market

Fractional CTO AI automation Engineering leadership Operating models Product strategy SaaS

Global Chief Technology Officer

Nov 2018 – Jun 2023 · Barcelona

ISPD Group — Global digital marketing and technology holding

Led technology strategy across multiple business units and international companies. My remit covered everything from engineering team integration and tooling standardisation to cloud infrastructure consolidation and governance across the group.

One of the most impactful initiatives was building an ML-driven automation layer for platform monitoring — reducing alert noise and freeing engineering capacity for product work. Also led the organisation through ISO 27001 and ENS certification processes, establishing a security and compliance baseline fit for enterprise clients.

Impact

~80%

monitoring processes automated via ML

12%

reduction in IT operational costs

ISO 27001

+ ENS certifications achieved

Technology strategy Cloud & infrastructure ML automation Governance ISO 27001 Multi-BU leadership

Chief Technology Officer

Nov 2009 – Nov 2018 · Madrid

Antevenio — Data-driven digital marketing SaaS

Nine years scaling a SaaS marketing platform from early growth to market leadership. I led an engineering, product and R&D organisation of 46 people across 7 countries and owned the full product stack: email, SMS, marketing automation and a real-time bidding platform.

Introduced Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines and automated testing as the engineering foundation that let us move fast without breaking things. Integrated CRM, ERP and internal systems across multiple geographies. Developed predictive ML models to optimise ad monetisation — one of which generated €1.2M in incremental revenue through eCPM uplift.

Impact

30,000+

SaaS clients

6B+

annual email transactions

+€1.2M

incremental revenue via ML

50%+

faster time-to-market

SaaS platforms Engineering teams (46) Agile & CI/CD ML & predictive models RTB platforms Email at scale CRM & ERP integration

Project Manager

Jan 2004 – Oct 2009 · Madrid

Accenture Technology Solutions — Global consulting and technology services

Led distributed engineering teams across Spain and Morocco delivering large-scale enterprise systems for the retail and telecoms sectors: point-of-sale platforms, logistics backends, and complex multi-stakeholder integrations.

This is where I learned to coordinate delivery across time zones, cultures and competing priorities — and to speak the language of both business stakeholders and engineers in a way that actually moved things forward.

Enterprise delivery Distributed teams Retail tech Telecom systems Architecture Stakeholder management

Early career

Technical Architect — CSIC Madrid 2003 – 2004

Designed the architecture of the organisation's document management platform, used across research departments of Spain's national research council.

Systems architecture Document management Public sector
Team Lead — Cemex / Construplaza 2001 – 2003

Led external development teams integrating marketplace, directory and CMS systems into a unified platform for the construction materials industry.

Team leadership Marketplace CMS integration
Full Stack Engineer — Media Contacts / Havas 1998 – 2000

Built digital advertising platforms and online communities supporting more than 30 million monthly visits. Where it all started.

Full Stack Digital advertising Online communities High traffic platforms