Position: Chief Technology Officer
Company: SSA Group
Category: Lead
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

CTO is expected to research technological trends and be willing to embrace spheres of innovation as well as develop the strategic technology plan for the organization by identifying, tracking, and experimenting with new and potentially disruptive technologies. The goal is to project and assess the impact of technologies on the company and its clients.
The CTO will be working closely with all technical departments of the company as well as Sales, Recruitment and Marketing departments. This is one of the key positions in our company.

**CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS**
Education: MSc degree in any technical major is required, PhD is preferred
10+ years of experience in IT including project management, business analysis and software development
Deep understanding of software development methodologies, requirements collection, project and resources planning, delivery management, risk assessment techniques, project documentation and reporting
Excellent understanding of testing methodologies and techniques
Experience in building PM/QA/DevOps processes
Experience in creating and implementing rules, policies and standards for software development processes
Hands-on experience in software development using several technologies
Practical experience in technical investigation and troubleshooting
Experience in conducting technical interviews
Experience in leading teams and mentoring
Excellent pre-sales and presentation skills
Strong level of soft skills
Advanced English

**CERTIFICATIONS**
One of the following: PSM or CSM
Software development certifications are expected
SAFE or LESS would be a plus

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
Developing a technical strategy for the company, namely: project evaluation; interaction between the departments; deployment process; quality management; project management; interaction with the customer; crisis management in case problems are detected in projects
Organizing and creating strategic development plans of the departments, consulting in the process of creation and control of the results of their implementation
Controlling the creation and updating the competency matrix of the departments
Developing technological certification plan for the company in cooperation with the CIO and monitoring its implementation
Handling non-standard or complex customer requests in cooperation with the BDM
Holding meetings with clients as a technical expert and business analyst upon the request of the BDM or HoD
Playing a key role in the development of the company’s strategy for technology stack and the services provided, in cooperation with the marketing, sales and recruiting departments
Carrying out researches on new technologies, creating prototypes of solutions in order to update and mainstream the company’s technological stack and the list of services provided
Approving topics and speakers for webinars, meetups and conferences
Selecting heads of technical departments
Developing the system for performance appraisals of technical departments as well as conducting monthly appraisals
Participating in regular meetings with heads of technical departments as well as with the marketing, sales and recruiting departments
Creating and implementing rules, policies and standards for PM/QA/DevOps processes in cooperation with the other heads of departments
Presenting company’s expertise at the pre-sales phase
Performing requirements collection, producing estimations, providing consultancy services during pre-sales phase in cooperation with the sales department
Performing technical interviews as well as regular staff reviews
Forming and developing deep technical expertise of the department
Taking part in technical meetups, conferences as a speaker on behalf of the company
Assisting the marketing department in creation of case studies, articles, presentations for PMO department
Making administrative reports