Chief Technology Officer

Job Title : Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - Lawyered

Location: Gurgaon, India
Experience: 10-15 years

About Lawyered:

Lawyered is India’s pioneering legal-tech platform, providing innovative solutions to address on-road legal challenges for 330 million vehicles across India. With a network of 55,000+ lawyers in 97% of pin codes, Lawyered offers on-the-spot live legal services, aiming to reduce losses in the logistics sector and increase overall profitability. The company is rapidly growing and seeks a dynamic Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead its technology team and propel the company to new heights.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop and execute the overall technology strategy aligned with company goals, objectives, and customer outcomes.
2. Collaborate with the executive team to integrate technology into core business operations.
3. Partner with functional and product management teams to influence the strategic direction of product development, including Multi-Generation Product Planning (MGPP).
4. Drive ideation, prototyping, and deployment of new features and solutions.
5. Develop technology business plans and budgets supporting short to mid-long-term growth objectives.
6. Provide leadership to agile teams across web development, backend services, and multiple languages.
7. Define and monitor KRA’s/KPI’s/OKR’s and IT budgets, providing regular reports on technology-related expenses and ROI.
8. Collaborate on digital transformational projects, including IT Strategy, Cyber Security, Cloud Strategy, and Mobility strategy.
9. Formulate Build vs Buy Decision strategy for timely product development and strategic dominance.
10. Evaluate and manage IT vendors and outsourcing partners, leading RFPs and third-party vendor management.
11. Own technical and architectural decision-making, establishing strong engineering processes for timely and quality delivery.
12. Ensure excellent user experience, overseeing UI/UX improvements for customer loyalty and higher conversion rates.
13. Oversee delivery and operations for ongoing support and maintenance programs, ensuring excellent uptime.
14. Build and mentor a high-performing, collaborative technology team, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
15. Identify areas of improvement, partner with stakeholders to drive scalable and profitable solutions.
16. Lead cost and delivery optimization opportunities while driving customer value.
17. Stay abreast of latest technologies including LLM, NLP, ML, AI, and ensure robust cybersecurity and Data Law Privacy compliance.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Advanced master’s degree preferred.

Job Requirements & Experience:

• Proven experience as a CTO or in a senior technology leadership role.
• Extensive knowledge of legal industry processes, logistic industry knowledge is advantageous.
• Experience with team and project management, technical evaluation, and performance assessment.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Hands-on experience in B2B, B2C internet technology platform development like eCommerce.
• Proficient with coding and technologies such as Java/NodeJS, JQuery, MySql, MongoDB, React JS.
• Expertise in SDLC/PDLC using Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and appreciation of Architecture, Design, Infrastructure, Information Security, and DevOps.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy regulations.
• Familiarity with relational databases, advanced queries, and object-oriented analysis.
• Understanding of cloud computing architecture, technical design, and implementations (AWS/Azure).
• Proficient in Python programming, and knowledge of ML and AI technologies.
• Experience in big data, data science, and understanding of Whispering agent and chatbot exposure is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive salary and significant equity options.
• Flexible work hours and remote work opportunities.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Medical Insurance and other benefits.

If you are excited about leading technological innovation in the legal-tech space and meet the qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this transformative role.