Chief Technology Officer

Responsibilities:

- Offer high-level technical expertise, sound guidance, and strategic technical decisions across all areas of the organization, including the development and maintenance of Products, Infrastructure, 3rd party platforms & integrations

- Own the overarching tech strategy, architecture, systems, and integrations and provide positive technical direction across all product lines, building a clear roadmap to attain business objectives in a timely and efficient manner

- Effectively conceptualizing, driving & delivering new products & technical services to meet the ever-changing needs of financial sector

- Make proactive and forward-thinking technology decisions on behalf of the best interests including managing technology costs and workflow, eliminating unnecessary work and expense

- Able to take a "hands-on" approach, getting under the hood to resolve issues while also delegating and distributing workload to appropriate team members

- Mentor, coach and motivate our tech teams to nurture a positive, inclusive, and productive technology team culture, while also driving performance and meeting targets and goals

- Develop continuous improvement strategies for the company's technology systems, staying abreast of the latest technological advances and trends that could benefit the company

- Orchestrate migration of Products to cloud-based, serverless systems to ensure seamless delivery and scalability

- Balance and prioritize business needs, developing practical and necessary solutions in a fast-moving and high-growth company, while reporting on technology status, progress, and needs

- As a key member of the executive team, assist in guiding the company toward achieving its impact goals and objectives in a highly collaborative manner, engendering greater understanding, communication, and alignment between the tech and non-tech teams

- Develops and executes strategies in team and system development, hardware and software acquisition, and strategic partnership to meet business demands

Key Performance Indicators (KPI):

SL KPI Target Measurement

Frequency

Weightage

1. Strategic Operational Goals 98% Quarterly 25%

2. Project completion within Timeline & Budget 95% Quarterly 20%

3. Product Quality 95% Quarterly 25%

4. Compliance 95% Quarterly 15%

5. Employee Efficiency, Satisfaction & Retention 95% Quarterly 15%

The above KPIs can be modified or new KPIs can be added as and when required

Skills and Competencies:

- Has successful experience in architecting an entirely reliable and scalable business application for financial domain (preferred)

- Understands the concept of microservices / event-driven

- Ability to transform complex business applications in containerized environment

- Proven experience on Microsoft stack is a must

- Knowledge of AI & ML

- Hands on experience in ASP.NET, ASP Webform, C#, JAVASCRIPT, CSS, JQUERY, XML/JSON, AJAX, MSSQL, MSSQL Business Intelligence, Android, iOS, and Cloud Platforms

Educational Qualifications:

- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

- Master's in technology management (preferred)

Professional Certification:

- Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus

- Other Preferred Professional Certification to include, Agile, Scrum, ITIL, Six Sigma, Lean, ISO