Chief Technology Officer

Mission

The CTO is responsible to manage the entire technology function .The person will be responsible for a team of architects and help/guide them in providing the technical vision and developing the high-level architecture for software products. The CTO would be a thought leader in the areas of technology and will be abreast of all current technology developments especially in technologies and issues relating to the enterprise application software space. The person provides technical leadership and is the final authority to take critical technology decisions.

Responsibilities

1. Work closely with the ODC management along with the team of architects and provide technical leadership to multiple customer ODC engagements.
2. Engage with the leadership of the customer organization. Articulate technical system architectures to both technical and non-technical personnel.
3. Drive the architecture finalization sessions, keeping in view multi-site development requirements; Participate in finalizing the appropriate development model
4. Carry out activities to position the organization as a thought leader in use of technology; assist in business development work for the organization
5. Act as a trusted advisor to the customer on the overall technical direction of the product with respect to the competition
6. Setup appropriate processes and methodologies to

• Develop and maintain architecture level technical descriptions and models; develop application module architecture, application integration architecture
• Ensure that the product being developed meets the business process requirements
• Planning and estimation of software development lifecycle

Requirements

• A degree in Engineering, preferably Computer Science/ Electronics/ Electrical engineering. Post graduate degree is desirable.
• Atleast 12+ years of relevant experience, last two years should be with hands-on experience in technical leadership role in a services or product development organization
• Demonstrated ability to architect, design and develop complex and scalable, distributed object based enterprise software applications using J2EE, Microsoft and XML technologies. The ideal candidate would have architected at least one enterprise application product.
• Mastery in OOAD using current modeling tools and techniques like Rational Rose, UML
• Experience in leading architecture and software development teams for enterprise class products.
• Should have reasonable amount of expertise in security architectures/ implementations, systems to provide flexible and configurable AAA (authorization, authentication and accounting) functions, and security for n-tier applications; integration with third party security packages and tools, partition architectures based on security requirements at various layers
• Expertise in use of encryption technologies, protocols like HTTPS, SSL, S/MIME, concept and application of PKI
• Experience with web servers, application servers, legacy systems integration
• Exposure to definition and/or application of Quality Assurance processes on large software development projects
• Exposure to enterprise applications in ERP, CRM, SCM and BI domains
• Expertise in application integration tools and techniques – Publish/Subscribe, Message oriented middleware, XML (MQ-Series, Tibco, WebMethods)
• Mastery of High-availability application architectures, Clustering technologies, Application and System security models
• Experience in effort estimation using standard techniques with minimum of 2 implementations in past.
• Understanding of current standards in coding, testing frameworks, build and configuration management frame works / tool
• Self motivated, pro-active, initiative to learn and show high levels of creativity and innovation to evangelize new ideas.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Are you a Finance Controller or a CFO looking for an incredible opportunity in manufacturing as well as design and development space ?

We have a unique opportunity to manage all aspects of finance and Accounting within a manufacturing company as well as an IT set up . Be a part of building an entire financial infrastructure.

We're looking for a well rounded finance individual who has experience in rapid growth situations in a manufacturing environment.

This position will report directly to & partner with the Managing Director of the company and will be responsible for implementing a new system, setting up and establishing key financial measurements, as well as design, develop, help manage and track all financial data regarding the company and its operations.

Additional responsibilities include company positioning in regards to M&A activity, raising equity, and financial restructuring. This is the top financial position in the company.

We are looking for professionals who have worked in a manufacturing as well as in a IT environment, thrive in a fast paced global atmosphere.

Pre Requisites :

Minimum of 12+ years of Financial Management experience - at least 1 year in a Manufacturing environment is a must.

Financial management/distribution is mandatory.

Finance/Audit/Taxation/Accounting/Systems/Legal Functions .

Strategic Planning been a part of the senior management team is highly desirable.

Experience managing and building a team of financial professionals.

Prior start up environment work experience is desirable as is Merger & Acquisition experience.

Compliance to US GAAP, SOX and Various Regulations, Standards and Procedures.

Knowledge on SAP

CA with an ACS preferred, CPA a plus.

LOCATION: Bangalore

Vice President (Account Management)Asia-Pacific

Vice President (Account Management) Asia-Pacific

Mission:

Strategic role involved in development, implementation and management of product marketing, sales and account management. Grow business in both new opportunities and established accounts to meet regional and business unit targets and objectives.

Location Of Posting Singapore

Reward Package SGD $300-350k

Benefits Medical, Stock Options

Responsibilities

Develop and Deliver account-management plans for all existing accounts and track/report against the plans, with a focus on quality. Develop excellent and long-term client relationships in key accounts.

Meeting business Goals for self and team and adhere to Sales and Account Management budget

Manage team of Account Management Directors, Account Managers and Solutions Specialists to drive and motivate and Mentor them to achieve their goals

Working closely with Product Marketing and Field Marketing functions to set and deliver an appropriate marketing strategy and drive delivery plans

Analyze market and customer conditions and trends, develop and drive strategic sales plans for the region
Develop and deliver account-management plans for all existing accounts and track/report against these

Develop Group-accounts in cooperation with other regions and in line with the developed strategy.

Build and support strong partner relationships to drive sales growth and develop account relationships

Lead and coordinate team sales activities for bids including requirements definition, product and service definition, pricing and commercial terms

Facilitate strong inter-departmental cooperation and business processes in pursuit of excellence in sales and account management activities.

Support collections activity in nominated accounts.

Competencies

Goal Orientation – commitment shown towards achieving the targets set.

Leadership - Ability to mentor and guide, Attitude to share success and to own up failures and be a role model.

Strategic Thinking - Ability to demonstrate a strategic approach that combines long-term objectives with structured plans to deliver the defined goals.

Systematic,Initiative and Organised Approach - Planning and organizing, for better customer management.

Domain Knowledge - Understanding of the Telecom domain, business drivers and product application to achieve client objectives.

Customer Centric - Ability to understand the needs of the Customers , working with them to define problems and desired outcomes, managing expectations try to make sure that results are meet or exceed expectations.

Essential Skills and Experience

At least 5 years in similar senior roles.

At least 2 years regional exposure and a strong regional contact network

Successful management of teams and closing major deals in the last 12 months
Competence in complex solutions in the communications sector and specifically in the OSS and Billing environment
Good experience of major/tier-1 accounts

Desired Skills and Experience

Additional and relevant regional language capability.
SAL domain

Education

Degree level education preferred but good relevant experience essential

other factors

must be willing to travel extensively
exemplary team-player

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The Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Senior IT executive within our India office. The primary responsibility is to bring IT resource and capabilities to the practice to support the needs of client service and the professional service business needs.

Leadership and accountabilitys

· Develop comprehensive and creative plans to meet firm and global technology requirements

· Provide timely update to practice leaders on technology initiatives and the affect on business

· Management oversight to all IT organization activity within the India offices

Technical Excellence

· Strong financial planning and execution within agreed budgets limits

· Implement and manage IT best practices

· Achieve and maintain all service levels and performance ratios for technology providers and infrastructure

· Strong skills in procurement planning and asset management

· Experience in application deployment, such as SAP, Billing systems etc

· Infrastructure planning (WAN, data center)

· Experience with campus build outs

· Strong skills with management reporting and budget tracking

Strategic technology and business planning capabilities

• Ability to develop IT strategy plans to identify and plan practice needs in the future
• Collaborate initiatives to the needs of India practice.
• Work with practice leadership to build business cases and cost estimates into planning and budgets

Human Resource Management

· Assist direct reports to identify career objectives and promote personal develop plans

· Complete mid-point and annual reviews

· Supervise the HR processes for all direct reports

Experience

· Ten to Fifteen years management experience within Information Technology

· Substantial background in technology support and operations is required

· Experience with management across diverse geographies is preferred

· Background in matrix and traditional management styles is essential