Chief Technology Officer - Business Information Service Provider Firm

Client: Business Information Service Provider

Location: Dubai

Role: The requirement is for a CTO. This position is based in Dubai and will involve travel across geographies.

Reporting: Chief Executive Officer & Board Management Committee (BMC)

Goals: The CTO is responsible for establishing the Company's technical vision, developing the product roadmap and leading all aspects of the Company's technology development.

- The CTO will be responsible for our IT development and support centre in India, which consists of development, IT support, testing, QA and infrastructure.

Job Description: The CTO will be required to:

- Manage the development of our core product and value-added products/services in a cost-effective manner.

- Facilitate communications between managers with standard meetings and reporting.

- Manage acquisition and maintenance of cost-effective technology including infrastructure, third party software and systems.

- Lead the evaluation, development, and deployment of our bureau application.

- Develop and execute an information security plan that protects the confidentiality and ensures safe storage of the data and servers at all our partner offices and affiliates.

- Provide technical direction for software product development and IT systems.

- Develop, track, and control the development and deployment of annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing infrastructure, staffing and operations.

- Graduate/ Post Graduate degree in Computer Science or related major.

- Experience in information services/news portals/Digitally driven organizations/Startups.