Chief Information Officer

Our client is looking for a Chief Information Officer who will spearhead the technological direction of an innovative platform within a company who holds a strong vision working to create data-driven technology.

Working closely with the CTO your responsibilities will include the following:

• Shape, execute and constantly improve a forward-looking platform technology strategy, with the overall aim of ensuring that the Company’s platform remains ahead of the curve of its main competitors, within the context of a rapidly changing mobility landscape.
• Monitor technological developments in the mobility industry, particularly ride-hailing platforms, AI-adoption in route optimisation and real-time dynamic data processing.
• Ensure that the technology division of the Company is adopting effective and adequate technological practices to efficiently enable the scale-up of the company’s tenancy growth in terms of its go-to-market strategy.
• Strategically engage with global technology players to consistently integrate their services within the platform, to offer an improved user experience leveraging the best-in-class mobility technologies available from time to time.
• Establish protocols and SOP’s to ensure that the Platform can manage and handle planned and unexpected surges in user's demand, particularly in exceptionally peak hours, mass events and localised emergencies.
• Contribute to the design and shaping of constantly improved solutions to be adopted for real-time geolocation tracking, optimised route management and competitive dynamic pricing.
• Take ownership of the implementation of the ISO27001 program, ensuring that any necessary measures are timely implemented across the company.
• Develop protocols to handle potential data breaches and/or cyber-attacks, focusing on rapid response, business continuity and damage mitigation.
• Design, recommend and implement adequate risk management strategies and measures.
• Engage in strategic partnerships with big data operators to extract meaningful patterns which can contribute to stronger principles adoption in the jurisdictions in which the platform is operational.
• Lead enterprise-based initiatives to integrate activities of internal business units to achieve a stronger degree of automation across the organisation.
• Lead a diverse IT and product team, fostering a culture of innovation, openness, agility and continuous improvement.
• Entrench an ROI-driven culture, through which development costs, tool expenditure and platform costs (cloud,mapping, payment services) are consistently reviewed to attain better margins.

Requirements

• 10+ years of IT management experience, with a proven track record in the ride-hailing industry.
• Deep understanding of mobile technologies, cloud infrastructure, geospatial systems, and real-time data processing
• Demonstrated ability to lead IT teams and drive technology innovation
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proven track record in the ride-hailing or similar platform-driven industries is non-negotiable

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Benefits

• Medical
• Mobile
• Gym reimbursement
• Discounts on certain outlets

Job Reference: RB833