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[Pls note that this is a hands on technical role. We required candidates with coding backgrounds and full stack capabilities. Thank you]

Responsibilities
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1. Technology Strategy & Leadership:

  • Define and execute the technology roadmap for the company's growth, including scaling systems, improving user experience, and introducing new products/features.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership to align the technology strategy with the company's overall vision and business goals.
  • Build and lead the technology team, ensuring that the team is empowered, efficient, and aligned with the company's objectives.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies, trends, and industry developments to ensure the company remains competitive and innovative.

2. Platform Development & Optimization:

  • Oversee the development, deployment, and ongoing optimization of the P2P lending platform to ensure scalability, security, and high availability.
  • Manage the development lifecycle of the platform, from product ideation to the rollout of new features and functionality.
  • Ensure seamless integration between the lending platform, payment processors, and third-party services, including risk assessment and credit scoring providers.
  • Oversee the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) of the platform, ensuring a smooth and secure experience for both borrowers and investors.

3. Security & Compliance:

  • Ensure the platform adheres to all relevant legal and regulatory requirements, including data protection (e.g., GDPR), anti-money laundering (AML), and know-your-customer (KYC) standards.
  • Implement and enforce robust cybersecurity practices, ensuring that sensitive financial and personal data is well-protected against breaches and fraud.
  • Regularly assess and improve system security to address emerging threats and vulnerabilities.

4. Team Management & Development:

  • Build and manage a diverse, high-performing tech team including software engineers, data scientists, product managers, and system administrators.
  • Mentor and develop technical talent, providing career growth opportunities and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
  • Establish a strong engineering culture focused on agile methodologies, best practices in software development, and performance metrics.

5. Collaboration with Other Departments:

  • Work closely with business teams, operations, risk management to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements.
  • Assist in developing risk models, credit scoring algorithms, and other technological solutions to assess the creditworthiness of borrowers.
  • Collaborate with marketing and customer service teams to ensure that the platform is user-friendly and that tech issues are addressed promptly.

6. Budgeting & Resource Allocation:

  • Develop and manage the technology budget, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively to meet the company's strategic goals.
  • Evaluate and manage third-party vendors and technology partners to ensure that contracts are aligned with business requirements and offer the best value.

7. Innovation & Future Planning:

  • Foster a culture of innovation within the tech team and across the company, encouraging the exploration of new technologies like blockchain, AI/ML, or open banking that can enhance the P2P lending platform.
  • Lead strategic initiatives for the development of new products and services that address market needs and differentiate the platform from competitors.

Requirements:

  • Have a strong track record of success for more than 7 years in the role of Technology and IT development
  • Have successfully built, scaled, and led high performing teams
  • Must have the experiences working for P2P Financial Technology or Banking and/or Multi Finance industry, understand and having knowledge specially in Ruby on Rails programming
  • Highly goal oriented and possess excellent interpersonal & communication skills
  • Excellent communication skills (fluent English is a must) and a can-do attitude
  • Strategic thinker & problem solver with the ability to be hands-on
  • Willing to work from office in South Jakarta