Apply as Acting Chief Technology Officer at VPD.Money Full Time

VPD.Money is one of Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, that provides its users’ lifestyle financial services unifying wallet and digital banking experience in order to bridge the gap between Africa and the global e-commerce market. Enabling connectivity that drives performance powered by individuals, African – International SMEs, and the diaspora community seeking to trade or complete transactions in / with Africa.

We the VPD.Money are presently recruiting to fill the vacant position of Acting Chief Technology Officer and by this notice all qualified members of the public are expected to apply as quick as possible

Job Title: Acting Chief Technology Officer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for an Acting Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to provide sound technical leadership in all aspects of our business.
• You will communicate with employees, stakeholders and customers to ensure our company’s technologies are used appropriately.
• Strategic thinking and strong business acumen are essential in this role.
• We expect you to be well-versed in current technological trends and familiar with a variety of business concepts.

Responsibilities
Job Competencies and Capabilities:

• Develop technical aspects of the company’s strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals
• Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage
• Help departments use technology profitably
• Supervise system infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency
• Build quality assurance and data protection processes
• Monitor KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance
• Use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to technology
• Communicate technology strategy to partners and investors

Job Qualifications

• B.Sc / HND / M.Sc in related fields
• A Masters degree would be an added advantage
• Minimum 5-8 Years of recent hands-on experience
• Knowledgeable in software architecture, programming and software design.
• A solid grounding in html5, PHP, javascript, CSS, MySQL, SQLite, Java, Python or Ruby on Rails.
• A solid grounding in 3 or more of the following: jQuery, Angular JS, React JS, Laravel, Symphony, CodeIgniter, Bootstrap, Node JS, Ionic, Phonegap.
• Understanding of Linux server environment.

Requirements:
To succeed in this role, you will require:

• Proven experience as a CTO or similar leadership role
• Knowledge of technological trends to build a strategy
• Understanding of budgets and business-planning
• Ability to conduct technological analyses and research
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership and organizational abilities
• Strategic thinking
• Problem-solving aptitude

Application Closing Date
9th November, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.