Chief Technology Officer - Travel Industry

Our Client is a major player in the travel industry, with offices across the world. They are looking to hire a Chief Technology Officer at the Corporate Office in Mumbai.

The incumbent should have a through knowledge and experience in Managing Cloud, AI. Infrastructure, Security, Data Centre, Contact Center etc.

Some of the noteworthy hats that he would be wearing are

- Establishing technical vision, leading all aspects of technology, through development and deployment of the e-Commerce applications and web presence

- Manage all e-commerce technology platforms including the strategic planning, development, and support of all Web Initiatives.

- Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may support or impede the success of the business

- Lead strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of all web-based services

- 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

- Collaborate with the appropriate departments to assess and recommend technologies that support company organizational needs

- Identification of competitive services, opportunities for innovation

- Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide information security plan that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company's data and servers

- Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.

- Provide visible leadership within the Technology Community

- Support the marketing process by providing implementation of technical requirements for Internet marketing and search engine optimization.

- Establish and monitor a web analytics regime that measures performance to goals

- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices by attending relevant conferences and reading widely

- Ensure that technology standards and best practices are maintained across the organization.

- Partner with business and development resources to support core projects