Fresh Vacancies at Black Pen Recruitment

Job Description

• Do you have software development experience? Are you looking for a remote job? Then we have the opportunity for you!
• As a Senior DevOps Engineer you will make an extremely high impact on a small, fast scaling team. You will have the ability to help build a product used by thousands of people with taking full ownership of the product.
• Top candidates are clear communicators who are highly self-motivated; eager to collaborate, exchange knowledge, apply new skills and pitch in for whatever the team needs to ship new code.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current technology utilized within the company and develop steps and processes to improve and expand upon them.
• Establish milestones for necessary contributions from departments and develop processes to facilitate their collaboration
• Assist other department engineers in creating practical demonstrations of proposed solutions and demonstrating them to other members of the team
• Provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions including materials, manpower and time necessary
• Provide clear goals for all areas of a project and develop steps to oversee their timely execution
• Work closely with engineering professionals within the company to maintain hardware and software needed for projects to be completed efficiently
• Mentor and train other engineers throughout the company and seek to continually improve processes companywide
• Work alongside project management teams to successfully monitor progress and implementation of initiatives
• Experience developing engineering applications for a large corporation
• Demonstrated project development and leadership skills.

Team:

• Exude your upbeat energy and enthusiasm each and every day to motivate your team to be the best they can in every aspect of what they do
• Celebrate the success of others by recognizing the contributions of committed team members and their achievements
• Be a role model for the Client’s organizational culture by creating a positive impact at every touchpoint with people, with every word you say or put in print and everything you do
• Communicate in a fashion that is respectful and well understood
• Collaborate with your peers to collectively think of innovative ideas that drive business through technology
• Build and utilize working relationships with internal business partners across the organization and external business contacts.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering is preferred
• 5 years of experience as a DevOps 
• Understanding and hands-on experience with GCP 
• Understanding of best practices regarding system security measures
• Advanced education and application of business analysis techniques and strategy
• Experience working together with teams from several departments to facilitate the orderly execution of a proposed project plan
• Experience and a high-level understanding of working with various operating systems and their implications
• Experience in team building and project organization
• Experience with software development, infrastructure development, or development and operations
• Experience with Linux infrastructures, database SQL (MS SQL), CI/CD tools, scripting such as JavaScript, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, .NET, Scrum/Kanban/SAFe, Agile workflow methodologies.

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Job Description

• Are you an experienced Vice President of Finance with insight into the world of Fintech? Passionate about crypto and the blockchain space?
• We're looking for an experienced finance executive to join our client’s leadership team. We are looking for a business strategist with a financial planning & analysis background as well as the ability to build and lead our finance and accounting teams.
• You will be working with a diverse team based in over a dozen countries.
• You will not only lead the standard execution of finance and accounting functions but serve as a key business partner to inform decision-making and strategy at the micro and macro levels.

Responsibilities

• Advise the CEO
• Manage the company's relationships with some of the world's leading FinTech investors
• Continue to build out an internal and external finance and accounting team in Africa
• Improve and automate FP&A processes, as well as KPI and financial performance reporting against company targets and goals
• Assist with the design of internal processes, systems and software to provide critical financial and operational information
• Manage liquidity in both fiat currency and cryptocurrencies
• Oversee the production of accurate financial statements
• Make sure all financial data adheres to current tax laws and regulations
• Serve as the primary interface with our external auditor
• Maintain a strong financial control environment in compliance with all state and federal requirements
• Challenge the status quo with ideas to drive internal efficiencies and growth in revenue based upon solid data analysis.

Requirements
The ideal candidate is someone who has:

• 5+ Years of experience in a VP Finance or CFO role
• Experience with a venture-funded, high-growth technology startup
• Experience working in Africa
• Work experience or education in the United States and Africa
• Working knowledge of cryptocurrency
• Experience with transfer pricing
• Fundraising experience
• Outstanding financial acumen blended with business partnership and leadership skills
• Proven track record of financial performance and of being a strong business partner
• Exhibit outstanding critical thinking skills, including the ability to analyze data, identify trends, pinpoint problems and root causes, ask probing questions and develop innovative solutions
• Passion and proven ability to cultivate top talent and lead diverse, cross-departmental teams
• Demonstrated experience and leadership in managing a team of professionals to meet the strategic business needs
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with leaders to develop and execute plans.
• Excellent communicator and change leader.

Salary
Competitive plus equity.