Direct Hire | Travel | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Apply Now –
POSITION SUMMARY
Our client, a “stealth” travel tech startup with global aspirations, seeks an innovative technology leader with prior successful startup experience. Our client has recently closed a $12 million Series A funding round and looks forward to kicking its existing exploratory (PoC) operation into high gear.
The role description, itself, has been left intentionally non-specific in terms of tech as you will work with existing executive leadership (founding CEO, COO, and Board Members) to more clearly define responsibilities, objectives, and enabling technologies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Set the technical vision and engineering roadmap from concept to future platform; including incremental objectives to long-term goals and strategies.
- Partner with cross functional-teams including Product Management to translate product vision into a deliverable roadmap.
- Lead and drive delivery, providing visibility of progress and performance.
- Effectively align teams and resources to achieve key business priorities on time and at the appropriate scope and highest quality.
- Ensure all internal processes and external services comply with security and privacy policies and regulations.
- Develop and rollout out an enterprise-wide information security plan to ensure security of all company assets and data.
- Build an efficient end-to-end application infrastructure, with standard methodologies in software estimation and delivery.
- Define and implement an effective, transparent and repeatable process for quality assurance across all areas of the organisation including product development.
- Work with our talent acquisition partner to grow and lead a talented engineering team, developing the careers and technical capabilities of all team members.
- Establish a high performing culture emphasizing innovation, growth, and development.
- Identify, validate and manage collaboration with 3rd party services, vendors, and resources where required.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE
- 7+ years in technology leadership role with at least one successful stint and/or 2+ years in a high-speed, results-oriented startup environment.
- Bachelors degree in computer science, software engineering, management information systems or related discipline from accredited university required. Masters degree preferred.
- Extensive software engineering experience in a fast-paced environment and across technology stacks, frameworks, and platforms.
- Strong foundations in service-based architectures and distributed systems.
- Firm understanding of cloud-based infrastructure management.
- Ability to operate in a hands-on development capacity as well as strategic and client-facing.
- Proven ability to scale and build and lead large engineering teams from scratch.
- Ability to lead team and drive high levels of engagement and performance
- Relevant industry experience in travel industry technologies and digital businesses preferred.
- Entrepreneurial, curious, hands-on and highly proactive behaviors are essential.
COMPENSATION and BENEFITS
- Base salary commensurate with technology leadership at a startup company.
- Equity stake in company commensurate with C-level.
- Medical, Dental, Disability, and Life insurance.
- Relocation assistance.
