Head - Technology - IT Firm

The Role : 

Head Tech will lead our product innovation and software development team and will play an integral part in the success of the product. S/he reports to the CEO and is responsible for establishing the company's technical vision and leading all aspects of the company's technology development. We require an agile leader who possesses both the technical competence and understanding of how to lead a growing technology organization.

Responsibilities :

- Build and manage technology team and oversee R&D, Engineering, Application Development, Architecture, Infrastructure, Product Management and User Experience Design

- Develop technology strategic plan

- Position and prepare the technology organization for scalable growth: architecture, development, infrastructure, people, processes, roadmaps, etc.

- Define product strategy and product roadmaps with clear objectives and long-term vision

- Establish and enforce technical standards for product development and company operations.

- Work with Product Management Team to establish a product roadmap and release schedule 

- Monitor and maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology, always on a lookout for new technologies and work with the team in bringing in new technologies.

- Strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables, lead effort to develop, and deploy all web-based services

- Proven leadership ability

- Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously based on KPIs and quantitative attributes

- Demonstrated ability to design web-based products and services that meet customer needs (and feedback) or solve business problems

- Driving a culture of passion for Data and Technology throughout the company

Key Requirements :

- Proven experience in developing and launching innovative, successful C2C marketplace products; Should have architected and delivered an end-to-end solution for all stakeholders

- Experience in creating the necessary team structure and managing a diverse teams. 

- Work with team members to manage the day-to-day development activities, participate in designs, design review, code review, and implementation.

- Should have 5 years+ of experience in managing a complex technology operation and leading cross-functional efforts across multiple teams. 

- Should be able to translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture, design and code.

- Experience and deep domain expertise in building Web applications, Stacks, Data sciences

- Effective technology product oversight from concept through launch & post-sales support

- Demonstrated experience creating and implementing short and long-term technology roadmaps

- Experience implementing and executing an Agile software development methodology

- Fluency with best practices and concepts; Experience with, and preference for, leveraging and contributing to open source solutions

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technology field from a tier-1 institute is preferred

- Ability to delve into macro business objectives and come up with tech solutions

- Ability to put forth complex tech decisions in a way that make sense to non-tech audience

- Ability to build sustainable vendor relationships while keeping cost in check

- Experienced in setting up agile software development practices

Tech Stack :

Preferred : Ruby on Rails and/or Java, Javascript, Angular, Node.js, Django

Technical Skills :

- Experienced in cloud implementations with any of the leading cloud providers

- Ability to define system design and software architecture

- Experienced in implementation of custom or standard CRM systems

- Experienced in setting up mobile first interfaces that scale across different form factors

- Experienced in building platforms with open-source web, mobile and database technologies

- Ability to utilize new age technologies such as AI, ML, VR, Computer Vision to bring competitive advantage to the business

- Knowledge of Data Security, Secure Coding, Encryption, Scalability, and High Availability