Chief Technical Officer at Inlaks

Job Description

• Inlaks seeks to hire an experienced and highly qualified Chief Technical Officer (CTO) with a proven track record of leading and managing technology teams within medium-sized or large dynamic organizations. The selected individual is:

Accountability

• Responsible for contributing towards executive decisions with regards to partnerships, innovation and operations across the regions
• Expected to contribute towards defining the company's strategy and responsible for defining his unit’s strategy along with the Executive Director
• Manages his unit’s budget and making investments that align with the company’s vision
• Ensures that the organization has strong systems analysis and project management skills, and the ability to execute business-critical projects within agreed deadlines and budget
• Develops and maintains a plan that provides for succession and continuity in the most critical IT management positions.
• Partners with business leaders to create robust solution roadmaps that are integrated with architecture and operations.

Responsibilities
IT Strategy & Planning:

• Leverage technology to build business value
• As a member of the senior management team, make key contribution to the formulation of the company’s business and technology strategies.
• Proactively advise the senior management team on the emerging technologies and digital trends that are most relevant to the company's goals and evolving needs.
• Help determine investment parameters, priorities and risks for company-wide IT initiatives to maximize the return on investment.
• Establish metrics for managing IT effectiveness and for measuring IT impact on the business.
• Technology Operations (inclusive of Service, Policy and Community Relations, Risk Management and Information Security)
• Oversee all operations (but cohesively partner with other Units of the company) including but not limited to Engineering, Product Innovation, Data Science, Security & Infrastructure and Business Intelligence.
• Direct the design, planning, implementation, and maintenance of the computing infrastructure that supports the company’s operations and business applications.
• Establish a comprehensive enterprise information security program to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of relevant data.
• Identify emerging technology trends and ensure the company is leveraging them when appropriate to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and drive value.
• Establish and enforce IT policies, processes, portfolio management, development standards and methodologies.
• Represent the organization, along with other top executives, from a technology perspective to partners, coalitions, government and community organizations and technology trade groups.
• Align IT risk management with corporate risk posture.
• Ensure compliance with security and cyber requirements and other recognized security standards.
• Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and security-related procedures.
• Oversees disaster response and business continuity initiatives.
• Ensure, on an ongoing basis, that current and planned technical architecture, investments and solutions are aligned with company business objectives.

Leadership and Team Development:

• Prepare and monitor IT operational budgets that meet prevailing objectives and constraints.
• Develop and execute an analytics program that will allow company business leaders to make data-based decisions.
• Hire, develop, evaluate and retain a highly-qualified team of IT professionals within the Business Unit.
• Foster a culture of innovation, transparency and accountability in IT.
• Ensure that the organization has strong systems analysis and project management skills, and the ability to execute business-critical projects within agreed deadlines.
• Develop and maintain a plan that provides for succession and continuity in the most critical IT management positions.
• Partner with business leaders to create robust solution roadmaps that are integrated with architecture and operations.
• Lead and manage the Software Development and IT teams to deliver software, infrastructure and architecture that meets the needs of our users.
• Create, implement and maintain a continuous improvement plan for software development and IT infrastructure, while supporting the product teams to meet current and future user needs.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. preferably in related field such as Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology;
• MBA or MSc degree in a related field is an added advantage;
• Exposure to Core Banking Solutions, digital banking, networking, server administration
• Strong project and team management skills

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience spanning IT (in hardware, networking, software development, product and engineering- related roles e.t.c)
• Proven track record of IT leadership, financial management, and strategic planning
• Experience with and thrives in a fast-paced ICT environment with dynamic business priorities.
• Highly analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving skills and strong business acumen.
• Strong software development, project management, process development and resource management expertise.
• Knowledge of software applications
• Experience developing and supporting mission-critical applications and complex business technology solutions.
• Deep expertise employing SDLC methodologies including agile and scrum.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written) with an ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced technological skill set and a demonstrated history with technology.
• Ability to delegate efficiently.
• Extensive industry knowledge with an eye towards the future.