Vice President - Open Source Technology

An Ecommerce Startup is looking for a VP IT who can start everything from Scratch . ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES : - Responsible for delivering products with high quality, on time while maintaining high efficiency of resources utilized. - Identify opportunities and risks for delivering company's services - Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms - Lead the Engineering and IT teams across Development, QA, Operations, etc. - Responsible for every layer of the stack: Backend, Operations, Web, Desktop, Mobile, Integrations etc. - Lead the innovation research and development efforts - Establish trusted advisor relationships at senior and executive levels - Provide technical direction to delivery on key transition and transformation initiatives - Promote and drive innovation and thought leadership in the industry - Communicate the companys technology strategy to investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders - Responsible for Open source technology, Big Data and Analytics Platforms, Supply Chain Platforms, NoSQL non-relational (row-major and column major) Databases, Datawarehouses, Billing and Payment platforms, Recommendation Engines, Experimentation Platforms, Mapping Infrastructure, Caching, Transactional Systems, eCommerce, etc. Desired Skills / Traits : - Exceptionally comfortable in handling ambiguity and decision-making in the absence of perfect information - Outstanding teamwork, organizational and interpersonal skills, with tremendous attention to detail - Self-starter, seeking a new professional challenge - Strong analytical skills, with proven ability to share insights that drive results and customer value - Extremely comfortable in fast-paced, high-growth start-up environment - Creative and analytical thinker; fast learner - Working in, building and managing the large teams (ref:hirist.com)