Chief Technology Officer - Auto/Pharma

Location Dubai

Age 45-50 max

CTC best in the industry

CTO (Chief Technology Officer) responsibilities and duties

We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to provide sound technical leadership in all aspects of our business. You will communicate with employees, stakeholders and customers to ensure our company's technologies are used appropriately.

Strategic thinking and strong business acumen are essential in this role. We expect you to be well-versed in current technological trends and familiar with a variety of business concepts. If you are also an excellent communicator and public speaker, we'd like to meet you.

Responsibilities

- Develop technical aspects of the company's strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals

- Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage

- Help departments use technology profitably

- Supervise system infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency

- Build quality assurance and data protection processes

- Monitor KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance

- Use stakeholders- feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to technology

- Communicate technology strategy to partners and investors

- Represent the technological agenda in staff meetings and when making hiring decisions

- Maintain current knowledge of technology landscape and developments

- Consolidate our technology platforms and create plans for each

- Track, analyze and monitor technology performance metrics

- Identify new areas of digital marketing opportunities and create plans to implement them for us and our clients

- Take the initiative in thought leadership, innovation and creativity

- Spearhead IT projects to increase our market reach and improve our USP

- Oversee all system design and changes in system architecture

Requirements

- Proven experience as a CTO or similar leadership role

- Knowledge of technological trends to build strategy

- Understanding of budgets and business-planning

- Ability to conduct technological analyses and research

- Excellent communication skills

- Leadership and organizational abilities

- Strategic thinking

- Problem-solving aptitude

- BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field; MBA or other relevant graduate degree is a plus

Skills:

- 15 + years- software engineering and IT experience

- Proven track record of success in leadership positions

- Familiarity with marketing platforms, programs and policies

- Extensive experience with MVC frameworks

- Exceptional project management and organization skills