Shopiap (Third Party Recruitment)
Job Details
What we are looking for
The Vice President of Technology will provide effective leadership direction and professional expertise in all areas of technology and engineering for the regional heads in the achievement of revenue and profit goals. You will be a strategic business partner to the CTO and an integral member of the management team that establishes the strategic goals and objectives on behalf of the Company.
What does the job involve
Takes responsibility for the Strategic & operational control and execution of the company's technology and product development cycle from the early conceptual phase, through research and development, advanced engineering, product development, application engineering and validation, product launch and post-SOP support.
Provide leadership to a regionally distributed team of professionals through an organization that is both solid-line and matrix
Responsible for Enterprise Solution & Architecture Design and establishing both the long term-strategy and technology roadmap, as well as the short-term, tactical goals and objectives to ensure quarterly and annual commitments are delivered.
Work with peers, as the technical visionary to provide a strategy and process to deliver innovative products to the market at the right time
Passionately drive continuous improvement initiatives across all facets of the engineering function. Benchmark internally and externally while driving the engineering & technology organization towards best-in-class performance
Coach Managers and Leads in setting their long-term career paths
Maintain, manage, and establish as necessary key performance indicators (KPIs) to drive continuous improvement
Manage the technology/engineering annual budget to ensure objectives are met within financial and resource constraints
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in software engineering with 5+ years as a VP of Technology, Software Engineering Lead, Principal Software Engineer or equivalent
The candidate must have top start-up experience and must be highly entrepreneurial in their recent roles
The candidate must have experience in either the automotive industry or the fintech industry
The candidate must show growth in their roles, i.e., 3-4 years in a company growing in capacity, e.g., from senior software engineer to principal software engineer
Deep knowledge of system architecture, technical design, and system and software development technology. Exposure to CPG software solution for 1m+ users
Expertise in JavaScript/Python/PHP software stacks
The candidate must be willing to frequently travel to the company's key markets, ideally Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt, etc.,
Expertise in managing application development with a distributed team, employing SDLC methodologies and SOLID principles.
Benefits
ESOP
Eligibility to a quarterly bonus
Medical cover
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