Работа в России, вакансия - CTO in Fintech Startup - Chief Techonology Officer in Saudi Arabia (Ryaid City) • Королевство Саудовская Аравия - id375 (вакансия в архиве)

FOR EXPATS THE JOB REQUIERES A RELOCATION TO KSA REGION - Ryaid (Saudi Arabia).

eSage – a new fintech holding company in the KSA region is currently looking for a highly profession and motivated CTO

Senior expat role, permanent contract, Ryaid – KSA

Chief Technology Officer Job Description:

The CTO will be a key member of the senior management team, reporting directly to the CEO, and lead the development and launch of our fintech projects. The ideal candidate should preferably have a Fintech experience and experience in the Middle East Market. As CTO, you are accountable for the company’s technology vision, strategy and execution. You are responsible for both the management and technical aspects of the technology team.

Desired Eligibility: Proven experience within the Fintech (particularly Digital Wallet, Crowdfunding, Microfinance, Wealth Management based Companies) and Start-Ups is considered as an advantage.

Responsibilities:

• Create a high performance, innovative, collaborative, continuous learning and improving technology culture
• Discover the market needs, understand newer technologies, technical (including UX/UI) aspects of the Company’s strategy and liaise with the Tech Partner to develop the holding company subsidiaries platforms
• Develop multiple applications with various Tech Partners and ensure the integration with the holding company subsidiaries platforms.
• Ensure adequate sprints take place with the Tech Partner and the deadlines are adhered to.
• Oversee and Execute multiple Vendor and Merchant Onboarding and integrations with third party service providers.
• Working with the Management to Launch the holding company subsidiaries platforms within the deadline.
• Ensure sound architectural designs are implemented and advocate for best practices and processes, quality assurance and data protection.
• Set and monitor KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance
• Use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to technology
• Supervise and implement all functional areas of technology including software design and development, enterprise architecture, quality assurance and testing, production operations and technical support, network and systems administration, and information security management.
• Provide leadership to development projects that improve the functionality, reliability, scalability, and security of the company’s applications and systems.
• Drive a software development lifecycle process and culture that ensures the appropriate balance in which quality products are produced in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Oversee the technology organization’s information security, disaster recovery, and business continuity efforts.
• Evaluate new technology and make recommendations on technological solutions
• Identify competitive advantages and technological trends for the benefit of the company
• Establish and implement IT strategy in alignment with Organization strategy addressing regulatory mandates.
• Establish and implement IT governance in alignment with regulatory mandates.

Qualifications:

• +8/10 years’ experience as CTO
• Proven dynamic leader of a high growth fintech organizations.
• Proven experience in GDPR, ISO27001, ISO27701, PCI-DSS, TOGAF, ITIL, NIST Cybersecurity Framework is a plus
• Proven experience in KYB (Know Your Business), KYC (Know Your Customer), AML (Anti Money Laundering), Risk Scoring, Anti-Fraud processes is a plus
• Proven experience in AI, Big Data, Data-Visualization, Data-Analytics is a plus
• Knowledge of technological trends to build strategy.
• Understanding of budgets and business-planning.
• Leadership and organizational abilities.
• Agile development experience is a must.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• The firm root cause analysis skills: you find the problem and the solution
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with both technical and business staff

Industry

• Financial Services

Employment Type

Contr