Head of Product Development

22 hours ago


Johannesburg, South Africa NETWORK IT BRUMA Full time

A Fintech company focusing within the digital and mobile space in Sandton is recruiting for a Head of Product Development individual to start his own product development team. Their main objective will be to work with project and product management to ensure products - and the product development process - meets the need of the organization and its customers

**Requirements**:

- MSc degree in Computer Science or technical related field
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience from Fintech or Telecommunication
- 7+ years experience in FinTech, designing, building and supporting large scale systems in production.
- 5+ years of experience in leadership roles with increasing responsibility
- Multi-disciplinary skills and experience in ideation, software design, programming, debugging, and optimization
- Knowledge of Data Security, Secure Coding, Encryption, Multi-tenancy, Scalability, and High Availability
- Strong knowledge of Linux and programming in one or more of the following languages (NodeJS, Java, Clojure, Python or Ruby) and object-oriented programming.
- Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD technologies, e.g., Jenkins, GIT, containerization environments, etc.
- Solid understanding of payment industry and multi-channel commerce space
- Experience, ideas, and opinions about emerging trends such as "Internet of Things"
- Technical hands-on skills, ideally in multiple technology stacks for web development, REST/JSON
Proven track record of successfully leading and driving software development and architecture activities that provide best in class product offerings and support
***KPA's**:

- Be responsible for scheduling the software delivery process and milestones, assisting the product development team with any development issues, and ensuring on-time release schedules are met.
- Responsible for the creation and development of quality control plans and ensure all project metrics are met.
- Report to the CTO and have a number of employees who directly report to you.
- Participate in the strategic technical design and make decisions about technology, definition, and implementation of the software products
- Work closely with Product Owners to ensure that products are highly competitive in the marketplace.
- Plan, direct, and coordinate all activities associated with creating software across multiple functional areas and products
- Drive product development and delivery through rapid prototyping cycles from technical requirements and specifications, software designs, programming, debugging, and optimization.
- On-going maintenance support of products in production by resolving immediate issues while looking for long term solutions
- Take a solution-oriented approach to product development, looking at all alternatives for a solution.
- Explore and implement new technologies, features, standards, processes and tools in line with vision set by CTO
- Manage the staffing policies and processes for the team reporting to you, including the recruitment, talent development and retention of top technology talent
- Develop and refine team metrics and key performance indicators; plan and achieve quarterly and annual metrics and goals
- Minimize schedule and technical risk by foreseeing and addressing obstacles proactively and aggressively
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, internet security protocols, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices
- Develop deep and strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.


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