Head of Software Development

Responsibilities:

• Work with the leadership team to set clear priorities and goals for IT management and production balancing longterm and immediate needs.
• Develop and manage annual and quarterly budgets.
• Oversee data security management and governance.
• Manage strategic vendor and technology partner relationships.
• Manage IT resource allocation goal/KPI setting and performance metrics.
• Define the companys overall technology strategy to support business objectives.
• Make infrastructure decisions ensuring technical excellence versatility safety and soundness resiliency and scalability in the architecting and engineering of product solutions as well as managing all technical delivery.
• Facilitate the development and implementation of disaster recovery and IT security failure plans.
• Ensure tight collaboration across departments to drive strategic initiatives including an understanding of the alignment between technology strategy and various technology road maps.
• Create strategic plans and set timelines for evaluation development and deployment of all technical web and mobile services.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science engineering information systems or related field (masters degree preferred).
• Previous experience as a CTO director or similar leadership role.
• Prior experience as a senior engineering leader overseeing architecture and engineering for enterprisewide technology platforms and leading SaaS technology platforms.
• Broad knowledge of software engineering: languages frameworks techniques and industry trends.
• At least 6 years of fulltime experience in PHP programming.
• Experience leading complex major changes and initiatives; demonstrated skills in change management on an organizational and interpersonal level; experience with integrating teams across multiple business units and managing a geographically dispersed workforce.
• Experience designing and managing an effective IT governance framework across the spectrum of IT service delivery.
• Strong department leader with skills in strategic planning goal setting process development budgeting and creating opportunities for professional development within technology teams.
• Excellent communication leadership and strategic thinking abilities with a problemsolving aptitude.
• Solid understanding of broad technology trends and the ability to align innovation with business goals.
• Strong communication with the ability to convey technical topics in easytounderstand business terms and work collaboratively with crossfunctional teams and external partners.
• Strategic smarts including the ability to identify new opportunities drive clarity create focus and make tough decisions in complex and dynamic contexts.
• Ability to track and identify new technologies to solve complex business issues.
• Excellent communication skills to both understand the needs of the project but also give feedback to stakeholders and input to other team members.
• Ability to work in a fastpaced environment.
• Troubleshoot test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Ability to remain flexible and adapt to changing priorities with promptness efficiency and ease.