Head of Technology — AISHA Technologies Ltd at Sproxil

Role Summary

• The Head of Technology is a senior leadership role responsible for driving the full technology vision, architecture, and execution of the AISHA platform. This individual will lead a cross-functional engineering and AI team, oversee the design and scalability of the platform, ensure regulatory and data compliance, and translate product vision into robust, secure, and high-performing technical systems. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in AI/ML and health technology with strong people leadership and a passion for impact-driven innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Strategy & Vision

• Define and execute AISHA's technology roadmap in alignment with product and business objectives.
• Lead architectural decisions across the AI, backend, frontend, and data layers of the platform.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies in AI, health tech, and conversational agents, integrating relevant advances into AISHA.
• Advise executive leadership on technology investments, infrastructure, and capability building.

AI & Product Development

• Oversee development and continuous improvement of AISHA's core AI models — including NLP, symptom checker, diagnostic reasoning, and health recommendation engines.
• Collaborate closely with the Product team to translate user needs and clinical requirements into technical specifications.
• Drive LLM integration, fine-tuning, and responsible AI deployment practices.
• Ensure AI outputs are clinically appropriate, bias-mitigated, and explainable.

Engineering Leadership

• Recruit, manage, and mentor a high-performing team of engineers, AI/ML researchers, and data scientists.
• Establish engineering best practices including agile delivery, code review, CI/CD pipelines, and documentation standards.
• Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and technical excellence within the team.
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party integrations (e.g., EHR systems, telehealth APIs, payment gateways).

Infrastructure, Security & Compliance

• Own the platform's infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and performance.
• Ensure AISHA meets all applicable data privacy regulations including NDPR (Nigeria Data Protection Regulation), HIPAA principles, and relevant health data governance frameworks.
• Lead cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and incident response protocols.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) and ensure cost-effective resource management.
• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Work closely with clinical advisors, product managers, and business leads to ensure technology serves health outcomes.
• Represent technology in board presentations, investor meetings, and partner discussions.
• Collaborate with the Regulatory and Legal team to ensure platform compliance with Nigerian and international health tech standards.

Requirements
Qualifications & Requirements
Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related field. (Required)
• Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Health Informatics, or an MBA with a technology focus. (Preferred)

Experience

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in software/product engineering, with at least 3 years in a senior technical leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling AI-powered or data-driven products — healthtech experience is a strong advantage.
• Proven track record of leading end-to-end product technology delivery from MVP to growth stage.
• Experience working in or with African markets; understanding of low-bandwidth and mobile-first user environments is a plus.

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Python, and/or JavaScript/TypeScript; familiarity with Go or Rust is a plus.
• Deep expertise in machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch) and LLM orchestration tools (LangChain, OpenAI API, Anthropic API, etc.).
• Proficient in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and micro services architecture.
• Experience with FHIR, HL7, or other health data interoperability standards is an advantage.
• Familiarity with vector databases, RAG pipelines, and AI agent frameworks.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Exceptional leadership and team-building skills with the ability to inspire and manage diverse technical teams.
• Strong strategic thinking balanced with hands-on technical credibility.
• Excellent communication skills — ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• High sense of ownership, accountability, and mission alignment with improving healthcare access.