Chief Technology Officer

Overview

A leading software is looking for qualified and dynamic individual to fill in the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The Chief Technology Officer’s role is to assure the successful execution of the company’s business mission through development and deployment of the company’s portfolio products and services. This requires envisioning the company’s service offerings as complimenting products to client’s business, leading implementation of such applications web, desktop and mobile applications, and planning for risk and growth.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

•     In partnership with the company’s founders and CEO, identify opportunities and risks for delivering the company’s services, including opportunities for innovation, and assessment of marketplace obstacles and technical hurdles to the business success.
•     Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms for delivering the company’s services.
•     Lead strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of all services.
•     Participate as a member of the senior management team in 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, particularly in the areas of software development.
•     Establish a governance process that meets government, partner, and company expectations for customer information privacy.
•     Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide information security plan that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company’s data, services and servers.
•     Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
•     Communicate the company’s technology strategy to management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders.

Implementation & Deployment

•     Select and set up a software revision control sytem and repository (in the absence of a system administrator).
•     Select and set up web-based internal and client communications systems, such as project management, problem reporting and bug tracking systems.
•     Collaborate with the founders and potential customers to develop use cases (or user stories) and specifications that describe the implementation of the company’s services.
•     Collaborate with a User Experience Designer and potential customers to prepare wireframes or mockups of a prototype of the company’s products and applications.
•     Select, define, or refine company’s software development methodology.
•     Establish a specification conformance and testing regimen based on user stories and the User Experience design.
•     Promulgate coding conventions and documentation standards.
•     Select and manage company staff who will implement the application.
•     Establish and supervise the software development process, setting short-term objectives and assessing progress as defined by the selected software development methodology.
•     Conduct code reviews and specification conformance testing as defined by the selected software development methodology.
•     Establish and supervise a quality assurance process, including integration and system testing.
•     Select, deploy, and monitor performance profiling tools and procedures.
•     Review and approve proposed development releases and manage the release process.
•     Establish an application deployment process and supervise deployment to staging and production servers.
•     Monitor application performance and review any application failures in staging or production.
•     Establish and monitor a web analytics regime that measures site traffic and application usage relative to business goals.
•     As a member of the senior management team, establish a customer service and support process. Establish a process to integrate customer service and support with the software engineering process to support resolution of customer issues and improve application usability.

Operational Management

•     Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices.
•     Define and communicate company values and standards for acquiring or developing systems, equipment, or software within the company.
•     Ensure that technology standards and best practices are maintained across the organization.
•     Share knowledge, mentor, and educate the organization’s investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders with regard to the company’s technological vision, opportunities, and challenges.
•     Ensure company’s technical problems are resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
•     Develop, track, and control the development and deployment annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and operations.
•     Supervise recruitment, training, retention, and organization of all development staff in accordance with the company hiring process, personnel policies, and budget requirements.
•     Establish standards of performance and monitor conformance for staff (through performance review) and vendors (through service level agreements).
•     Ensure the company’s internal technological processes and customer-facing services comply with community expectations and applicable laws and regulations for privacy, security, and social responsibility.

Position Requirements

Formal Education & Certification

Minimum Bachelors degree in the field of computer science is required. An advanced degree in the field of business administration, computer science, or another relevant technical and rigorous discipline, is a plus. Management certifications such as PMP will also give extra mileage.

Knowledge & Experience

•     Minimum 10 years experience in managing developemnt and deployment of software products and services.
•     Hands-on experience coding in more than one currently popular web application framework, expertise in cross platform mobile application development, .Net and Java.
•     Familiar with more than one software development methodology.
•     Ability to discern user requirements and develop specifications.
•     Familiarity with information security vulnerabilities and risk management.
•     Familiarity with consumer privacy and industry compliance requirements.
•     Exposure to business theory, business process development, governance processes, management, budgeting, and administrative operations.

Personal Attributes

•     Proven leadership ability.
•     Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously.
•     Excellent written and oral communication skills.
•     Excellent interpersonal skills.
•     Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
•     Exceptionally self-motivated and directed.
•     Keen attention to detail.
•     Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
•     Exceptional service orientation.
•     Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
•     Ability to priorities company’s development goals and client’s requirement.

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