Chief Technology Officer - eCommerce

As a CTO eCommerce Portal your responsibilities include the following :

- Establishing technical vision, leading all aspects of technology, through development and deployment of the e-Commerce applications and web presence

- Manage all e-commerce technology platforms including the strategic planning, development, and support of all Web Initiatives.

- Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may support or impede the success of the business

- Lead strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of all web-based services

- Establishing governance processes of direction and control to ensure that objectives are achieved, risks are managed appropriately and the organization's resources are used responsibly

- Collaborate with the appropriate departments to assess and recommend technologies that support company organizational needs

- Identification of competitive services, opportunities for innovation

- Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide information security plan that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company's data and servers

- Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.

- Provide visible leadership within the Technology Community

- Support the marketing process by providing implementation of technical requirements for Internet marketing and search engine optimization.

- Establish and monitor a web analytics regime that measures performance to goals

- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices by attending relevant conferences and reading widely

- Ensure that technology standards and best practices are maintained across the organization.

- Partner with business and development resources to support core projects

Desired Candidate Profile :

- 12 to 18 years of experience in architecture and deployment of e-Commerce applications in retail e-Commerce business with hands on exposure to the latest Commerce Server Applications preferred.

- Proficiency in designing and developing complex internet applications & assessing and evaluating alternative solutions plus experience in building scalable multi-channel software solutions

- High energy, accomplished leader with the ability to analyze complex situations to achieve results through solving problems while maintaining customer loyalty

- Proven achievements in strategic planning at the enterprise level aligning technology with business objectives resulting in efficient, high performing teams, producing predictable results

- Demonstrated experience in selecting and managing external vendors to design and implement designated aspects of enterprise IT requirements and solutions.

- Ability to interpret technology & market trends as a foundation for roadmaps

- Experience in Web-based, portal deployments, custom/3rd party interface techniques

- Familiarity w/Internet protocols, standards, DBMS and revision control systems

- Exposure to business theory, business process development, governance, management, budgeting

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to present in both technical and non-technical terms at all levels of staff.