Talent2Africa is looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on behalf of its partner, a company operating in the payment industry, based in Tanzania.

Objectives to be achieved:

• Ensure the efficient management and security of information technology infrastructure of the company.
• Lead the digital transformation of the enterprise by aligning with the global company strategy.

Main Mission:

• Define and set in place the strategy for information technology in the company.

Main responsibilities

• Lead the technical division by elaborating visionary strategies for the scalability and reliability of the core company tech services.
• Lead the enterprise expansion across several accessible geographies.
• Overview and organize the planning, development and release of system features while guaranteeing their reliability, security and efficiency.
• Identify and assess new and modern tech approaches to improve the productivity of developers or service delivery.
• Recruit, train and transfer special experiences to the team in order to ensure a load balanced resource allocation.
• Guarantee systems security and data in keeping with the internal and external norms on the governance of IT systems.
• Collaborate closely with every other department to align with set objectives and strategic vision for the company.
• Supervise, plan and execute projects within the organization according to reestablished delivery dates and in keeping with the standards in terms of quality.
• Ensure resource efficiency by optimizing various technology and human resources 

Prerequisites of the Position

• At least a Bachelors Degree (4 years) in Computer Engineering.
• At least 6 years of experience in programming, systems design and databases.
• Good knowledge of modern design patterns for efficient programming.
• Multi-stack proficiency across different modern tech tools (MEAN, MERN, ).
• Previous experience as CTO of a decent local startup.
• Experience in managing information technology infrastructures.
• Experience in building fintech services.
• Experience in managing medium sized teams (5+ developers).
• Use of English as the primary language of communication.

Hard Skills

• Collaboration and implementing optimal IT strategies.
• Skilled experience at project management.
• Abilities in critical thinking and problem analysis.
• Capacity to assess and evaluate regulations around security and data governance.
• Ability to streamline and optimize computing budget.
• Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently while performing duties or negotiations.

Soft Skills

• Leadership capacity to inspire and coordinate team members.
• Organized and sense of proper planning.
• Capacity for strategic thinking geared at maximizing both business and technology.
• Flexibility in work methods and capacity to adapt to change.
• Ability to endure work pressure while keeping to deadline engagements