Senior Vice President of Technology - Indore, India - Mid size Product SAAS

Description

Seeking high performing Senior Vice President of Technology for Global EdTech Product setup based out of Indore. Immediate Joiners preferred. Tech stack must have is strong Java experience.

This is a Tech Leadership role (balancing Tech roadmap & Tech team), with willingness to be hands-on, is what we are looking for.

Key details:

Location:
Indore


Working model:

WFO

Current team size:
people in Engineering (Overall team size ~ 240)
Stable setup with Pan - India & Global offering product. Series A Funded

Reporting line:
Founders


ESOPS:
Yes, would be discussed in advance stages (Insight: This is Funded high growth setup, the growth path is strong with high upside, & minimal risk due to its high stability)


About the Company:

One of India's Leading Educational ERP Software Company, a Deloitte Fast 50 Company, and ET Growth Champion is looking for an experienced Senior Vice President of Technology to to ensure successful execution of the company's business mission through development and deployment of the company's cutting-edge software products and solutions.

This requires envisioning the company's products and services, leading implementation of web & mobile applications, spearheading overall architecture and implementation of product development strategies, and planning for risk and growth.

Role Expectations:
Strategy & Planning
In partnership with the company's founders, lead strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting
timetables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of all products and solutions.
Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms (including web application frameworks and the deployment stack) for delivering the company's services.

Participate as a member of the senior management team in establishing governance processes of direction and control to ensure that objectives are achieved, risks are managed appropriately and the organization's resources are used responsibly, particularly in the areas of software development, office networks and computers, and telecommunications.

Collaborate with the appropriate departments to assess and recommend technologies that support company organizational needs.
Establish a governance process that meets government, partner, and company expectations for customer information privacy.

Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide information security plan that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company's data and servers.

Communicate the company's technology strategy to investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders. Implementation & Deployment
Select and set up a software revision control system and repository (in the absence of a system administrator).

Select and set up web-based internal communications systems, such as a wiki, blog, chat room, project management, and bug tracking systems (in the absence of a system administrator).

Implementation & Deployment

Collaborate with a User Experience Designer and potential customers to prepare wireframes or mockups of a prototype of the company's web application.

Refine the company's software development methodology.
Establish a specification conformance and testing regimen based on user stories and the User Experience design.
Promulgate coding conventions and documentation standards.
Select and manage company staff or outsourced vendors who will implement the application.

Establish and supervise the software development process, setting short-term objectives and assessing progress as defined by the selected software development methodology.

Conduct code reviews and specification conformance testing as defined by the selected software development methodology.
Establish and supervise a quality assurance process, including integration and system testing.
Review and approve proposed development releases and manage the release process.
Evaluate and select web application hosting providers.
Establish an application deployment process and supervise deployment to staging and production servers.
Monitor application performance and review any application failures in staging or production.
Establish a process to integrate customer service and support with the software engineering process to support resolution of customer issues and improve
application usability.

Requirements
Demonstrated ability to envision web-based services that meet consumer needs or solve business problems.
Min. 15 years' experience managing enterprise application development.
Hands-on experience coding in more than one currently popular web application framework.
Familiar with more than one software development methodology.
Ability to discern user requirements and develop specifications.
Has contributed to one or more open source projects.
Skill with CSS, XHTML, one or more Javascript frameworks, and AJAX.
Knowledge of web standards.
In-depth knowledge of web systems architecture, design and development(Java/ J2ee)
Exposure with server administration and web server configuration.


Interview Process:
First level screening
Round with CEO (virtual)
Round with COO (virtual)
In-person round with CEO & COO