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Technology Director
Jeddah, Makkah
Kanz
Posted 3 days ago
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We build full-fledged innovative solutions with a focus on process automation, user experience enhancement, and advanced data analytics. With our extensive industry expertise, we help achieve operational excellence, future-proof your IT investments, and ensure a competitive edge in the ever-evolving finance industry.
- Define and maintain the technical vision for the project, ensuring alignment with long-term scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Lead architectural reviews and ensure adherence to enterprise standards and best practices.
- Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, platforms, and tools to support delivery goals.
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the delivery team.
- Ensure architecture and delivery comply with SAMA regulations and security standards
- Lead and inspire a large, multicultural team of engineers, architects, QA specialists, and delivery managers across multiple time zones.
- Establish clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations for all technical contributors.
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning across all teams.
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration across teams and locations.
- Act as the primary technical liaison with client stakeholders, business owners and program managers, ensuring alignment between technical execution and business objectives.
- Maintain a strong onsite presence to build trust, gather real-time feedback, and drive alignment.
- Translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language for executive stakeholders.
- Oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of all project milestones.
- Promote agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines to improve efficiency and responsiveness.
- Identify and implement delivery accelerators, including reusable components, automation, and process optimizations.
- Proactively identify technical and delivery risks and implement mitigation strategies.
- Establish and enforce quality assurance processes, including code reviews, testing standards, and release protocols.
- Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee technical integration and governance of third-party vendors and fintech partners.
- Ensure effective handling of other vendors or 3rd party integrations and what they bring.
- Provide structured, data-driven updates on progress, risks, and feedback to internal leadership and client stakeholders.
- Maintain clear documentation of decisions, designs, and delivery metrics.
- Collaborate and coordinate with the Chief Governance and Legal Officer (CGLO) on all governance, legal, and compliance matters, including licenses and contractual obligations and oversee the execution to mitigate risks and protect the company's interests.
- Ensure transparency and alignment across all levels of the organization
- Identify and evaluate emerging technologies that can enhance delivery efficiency and product innovation.
- Explore the use of AI tools and techniques, such as intelligent automation, code generation, and predictive analytics, to improve development velocity and decision-making.
- 15+ years of experience in senior technical leadership roles, ideally including CTO or equivalent responsibilities.
- Proven experience in Banking or Fintech industries.
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale, complex technology projects across distributed teams.
- Deep expertise in software engineering, systems architecture, and agile delivery.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working across cultures and geographies.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to problem-solving and execution.
- Willingness and ability to be based onsite in Saudi Arabia for the duration of the project.
- Work schedule: Sunday to Thursday
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Chief Technology Officer
Jeddah, Makkah
Jokarz
Posted today
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We are seeking a highly experienced and knowledgeable Chief Technology Officer to join our dynamic team in the B2B Ecommerce industry.
**About us**:
We are a startup company building a B2B Ecommerce Marketplace aiming to build next gen ecommerce solution dedicated for B2B trading market.
**Job Summary**:
As a CTO, you will be responsible for leading our technical strategy, driving innovation, and ensuring the successful execution of our company's technological operations and strategies.
You will play a critical role in driving innovation, ensuring technical excellence, and aligning technology initiatives collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement cutting
- edge solutions that will drive business growth and enhance our competitive edge. Working and reporting to the CEO, you will be a technology and business partner, forming key decisions that will impact the operations of the company.
**Responsibilities**:
- Lead the development and execution of the overall technology, strategy direction and leadership in all aspects of technology, including research, development, implementation, and maintenance of the organization's technical infrastructure.
- Collaborate with the executive team to develop and implement a comprehensive technology roadmap that aligns with the company's business objectives, ensuring the effective utilization of technology to drive growth and productivity.
- Identify emerging technology trends and evaluate their potential impact and relevance to the company's objectives, and best practices to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance the company's technical capabilities.
- Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of technology projects. Ensure projects are completed within budget and on schedule while meeting quality standards and stakeholder expectations.
- Identify and mitigate potential risks related to technology, cybersecurity, and data privacy. Develop and implement effective strategies and protocols to safeguard the organization's technical assets and information.
- Foster effective cross-functional collaboration between technical teams and other departments, such as marketing, operations, and finance. Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
- Evaluate and manage relationships with technology vendors and service providers.
Negotiate contracts and ensure the selection of reliable and cost-effective solutions that align with the company's needs.
**Education & Experience**:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Advanced degree preferred.
- Proven experience (typically 7+ years) in a in ecommerce platform, SaaS, UI/UX and IT project management, preferably as a CTO or similar position.
- Proven track record of successfully developing and executing technology strategies within an organization.
- Experience managing technology budgets and driving cost optimization initiatives and project management.
- In-depth knowledge of software development methodologies, systems architecture, cloud computing, industry trends and emerging technologies in ecommerce and SaaS.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on delivering practical and innovative solutions.
- Experience in ecommerce, SaaS, ERP and data science.
- Excellent communicator in Arabic and English.
**Salary**: ﷼8,000.00 - ﷼12,000.00 per month
**Experience**:
- Web Development: 5 years (required)
- Ecommerce: 5 years (preferred)
- Software Enginnering: 5 years (required)
Ability to Commute:
- Jeddah (required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Jeddah: Relocate before starting work (required)
**About us**:
We are a startup company building a B2B Ecommerce Marketplace aiming to build next gen ecommerce solution dedicated for B2B trading market.
**Job Summary**:
As a CTO, you will be responsible for leading our technical strategy, driving innovation, and ensuring the successful execution of our company's technological operations and strategies.
You will play a critical role in driving innovation, ensuring technical excellence, and aligning technology initiatives collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement cutting
- edge solutions that will drive business growth and enhance our competitive edge. Working and reporting to the CEO, you will be a technology and business partner, forming key decisions that will impact the operations of the company.
**Responsibilities**:
- Lead the development and execution of the overall technology, strategy direction and leadership in all aspects of technology, including research, development, implementation, and maintenance of the organization's technical infrastructure.
- Collaborate with the executive team to develop and implement a comprehensive technology roadmap that aligns with the company's business objectives, ensuring the effective utilization of technology to drive growth and productivity.
- Identify emerging technology trends and evaluate their potential impact and relevance to the company's objectives, and best practices to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance the company's technical capabilities.
- Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of technology projects. Ensure projects are completed within budget and on schedule while meeting quality standards and stakeholder expectations.
- Identify and mitigate potential risks related to technology, cybersecurity, and data privacy. Develop and implement effective strategies and protocols to safeguard the organization's technical assets and information.
- Foster effective cross-functional collaboration between technical teams and other departments, such as marketing, operations, and finance. Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.
- Evaluate and manage relationships with technology vendors and service providers.
Negotiate contracts and ensure the selection of reliable and cost-effective solutions that align with the company's needs.
**Education & Experience**:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Advanced degree preferred.
- Proven experience (typically 7+ years) in a in ecommerce platform, SaaS, UI/UX and IT project management, preferably as a CTO or similar position.
- Proven track record of successfully developing and executing technology strategies within an organization.
- Experience managing technology budgets and driving cost optimization initiatives and project management.
- In-depth knowledge of software development methodologies, systems architecture, cloud computing, industry trends and emerging technologies in ecommerce and SaaS.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on delivering practical and innovative solutions.
- Experience in ecommerce, SaaS, ERP and data science.
- Excellent communicator in Arabic and English.
**Salary**: ﷼8,000.00 - ﷼12,000.00 per month
**Experience**:
- Web Development: 5 years (required)
- Ecommerce: 5 years (preferred)
- Software Enginnering: 5 years (required)
Ability to Commute:
- Jeddah (required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Jeddah: Relocate before starting work (required)
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