CTO/ Head of Software Engineering (e-Commerce) Permanent NEW

• Engagement with senior business stakeholders
• Grow together with fast growing company

About the company

Our client is on of the fastest growing startup with the backing of an established MNC. With massive expansion plan in Asia, they are looking to recruit a Head of Software Engineering (Ecommerce) to lead their team.

About the job

You will be responsible for the following:

• Managing the outsourced software development team (at least 20 team members) across application (PHP, RoR, UI/UX), infrastructure, ERP, CRM and etc .
• Working on the functional and technical aspects of the e-commerce platform
• Working as a trusted IT business partner – acting as the key liaison between business, product and IT team (from envisioning the product offering to IT team delivering the product)
• Taking full ownership in the design and development, management, implementation and roll out of products
• consistently drive the enhancement of the platform to create the optimal user experience for its consumers.
• Constantly improve performance of the platform and customer user experience
• Driving IT data digitalization initiatives, this includes creating awareness within the business on the long term benefits of technology investment
• Evaluating latest technology and translating it into tangible technology deployment models

Skills and experience required

As a successful applicant, you should have at least 8 years of software development experience (java, PHP or Node.js) with at least 5 years of experience in managing the software development team. . You should have at least 3 years of direct experience in e-commerce platform. Candidates with exposure to Magento will be highly preferred. You should have strong stakeholder management at C-level with exceptional influencing skills to gather buy-in from various stakeholders.

Whats on offer

This is an excellent opportunity to join one of the fastest growing startup with a backing of an established MNC. You will get the opportunity to lead high value IT digital transformation projects with exposure to latest technology.