Job Description
Johannesburg – Gauteng – South Africa
- Define, communicate, and evolve a long-term technology roadmap aligned with company objectives.
- Translate business and product strategy into actionable technology goals and investments.
- Champion the use of modern technology and architecture to future-proof the platform and accelerate delivery.
- Establish and maintain architecture governance processes including tech radar, design review forums, and architecture principles.
- Maintain an up-to-date inventory of technology standards, service patterns, integration protocols, and sunset policies.
- Oversee system architecture to ensure coherence, maintainability, and performance across domains.
- Ensure cross-cutting concerns such as observability, scalability, and resilience are addressed by design.
- Drive platform maturity, stability, and extensibility to meet the needs of enterprise/B2B customers.
- Ensure systems and data comply with security, regulatory, and integration requirements, including authentication standards, audit trails, and role-based access control.
- Champion API-first, integration-ready thinking in all platforms and product design.
- Lead the definition and enforcement of non-functional requirements for scale, uptime, security, and performance.
- Implement delivery guardrails including:
- Feasibility reviews and technical discovery processes.
- Scoping and effort estimation standards.
- Root-cause post mortems and retrospectives.
- Technical debt tracking and prioritisation.
- Partner with the VP of Engineering to drive consistent delivery metrics (e.g., cycle time, DORA metrics, quality gates).
- Maintain a culture of shared ownership and continuous delivery.
- Own the innovation agenda across engineering, with a focus on applied use of AI and automation to improve product intelligence, platform operations, and developer experience.
- Prioritise and lead AI adoption through internal R&D, experimentation, and external partnerships.
- Identify areas for automation across internal tooling, monitoring, testing, and deployment pipelinesand assign ownership for implementation.
- Build and lead a high-performing technical organisation across architecture, engineering, DevOps, and security.
- Create succession planning for key technical roles and ensure strong leadership pipelines.
- Partner with HR and People teams on engineering career frameworks, development pathways, and high-impact team structures.
- Champion engineering culture and diversity, ensuring an environment where technologists thrive.
- Serve as the executive interface between Technology and other business units.
- Translate technical vision into language suitable for board and investor conversations.
- Represent the company in industry forums, client meetings, and technical partnerships.
- Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, including at least 35 years as a CTO or equivalent in a SaaS or fast-scaling tech business.
- Strong foundation in software engineering, systems design, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Experience scaling engineering teams and tech platforms in high-growth environments.
- Proven ability to make strategic trade-offs between speed, cost, and scale.
- Deep knowledge of modern development methodologies, security standards, DevOps, and architecture frameworks.
- Skilled in stakeholder management, with a track record of aligning cross-functional teams.
- Experience working with or presenting to Boards, investors, and C-level executives.
- 10+ years of experience in technology leadership roles, including at least 35 years as a CTO or equivalent in a SaaS or fast-scaling tech business.
- Innovation-Driven: Embrace a culture of innovation and continuous learning, where creativity and curiosity are encouraged.
- Collaborative Environment: Foster a team-centric environment where open communication, mutual respect, and shared goals are prioritised.
- Commitment to Excellence: Strive for high-quality outcomes, with a focus on delivering value to the business and stakeholders.
- Integrity and Accountability: Maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct and take responsibility for the quality of work produced.
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