Head of Information Technology

Antal TECH jobs; Delhi; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven company in Delhi is seeking a Head of Technology to oversee the tech strategy and digital product roadmap. This role involves leading a lean engineering team while innovating in ecommerce and retail tech, ensuring operational efficiency, and embracing AI-driven solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep ecommerce platform experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for technology and design. This position offers the opportunity to shape the technological landscape and drive significant business impact.

Qualifications

• Deep experience with ecommerce platforms, especially Shopify.
• Strong understanding of APIs, microservices, queues, and cloud technologies.
• Hands-on experience with backend engineering and databases.
• Knowledge of retail technology and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute technology roadmap for ecommerce and omnichannel.
• Lead sprint planning, system design, and engineering execution.
• Drive adoption of AI across merchandising and logistics.
• Ensure platform speed, uptime, and security.
• Champion security, reliability, and performance across all systems.
• Build and mentor a lean engineering team and collaborate with external partners.

Skills

Deep experience with ecommerce platforms (preferably Shopify)

Strong grasp of APIs and microservices

Hands-on experience with backend engineering

Understanding of retail tech: POS and inventory

Familiarity with data pipelines and analytics

Exposure to AI and machine learning

Ability to translate business needs into product requirements

Excellent communication and documentation skills

Strong leadership and problem-solving skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Shopify

D365 BC

AI platforms

Job description

Role Overview

The Head of Technology will own end-to-end tech strategy, digital product roadmap delivery, architecture decisions, and cross-functional execution. This leader combines strong technical depth with product thinking, business alignment, and a builder’s mindset. The role is both strategic and hands‑on—driving platform excellence, AI‑led transformation, and operational efficiency across ecommerce, retail stores, logistics, and marketing systems.

You will be responsible for evolving digital landscape across Shopify, ERP (MS D365 BC), middleware, AI platforms, retail systems, and data pipelines—while leading a lean, high‑impact engineering team and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

Create and execute technology roadmap covering ecommerce, omnichannel retail, logistics integrations, customer experience, and AI‑driven initiatives. Define scalable architectures across Shopify, ERP, OMS, mobile, data, and cloud services.

Product & Engineering Leadership

Work closely with Product, Design, Marketing and Merchandising to translate business goals into technical delivery. Lead sprint planning, system design, engineering execution, QA, and release management, AI‑powered demand forecasting + merchandising intelligence/ AI‑Powered Work Efficiency System.

Retail Tech & In-Store Innovation + Guest Experience

Phygital Store POS optimisation, RFID/inventory accuracy systems, unified customer profile, hyper‑personalized experiences, footfall analysis, heat mapping, store analytics, digital experiential screens, guided displays; AI in‑store tools: visual search, assisted styling, voice‑enabled AI, AI‑driven site performance optimization (search, recommendations).

AI & Automation

Drive adoption of AI across the company styling engines, merchandising, logistics, marketing content, customer support, dashboards, and workflows. Experiment with agents, LLMs, and automation to improve operational efficiency.

Performance & Reliability

Champion speed, uptime, security, and scalability across all customer‑facing and internal systems. Use data‑driven monitoring, profiling tools, and observability practices to maintain platform health.

Security, Governance & Compliance

Ensure secure handling of data, access controls, audit trails, backup policies, and compliance with statutory requirements.

Build and Mentor

Build and mentor an engineering and tech operations team that thrives on curiosity, ownership, and craft. Create an environment of continuous learning with strong alignment to brand values.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• Deep experience with ecommerce platforms (preferably Shopify) and custom integrations.
• Strong grasp of APIs, microservices, queues, and cloud architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with backend engineering (Node.js/JS preferred), databases (MySQL, MongoDB) and frontend frameworks.
• Understanding of retail tech: POS, inventory, OMS, payments, logistics integrations.
• Familiarity with data pipelines, dashboards, analytics, and reporting systems.
• Exposure to AI, LLMs, automation workflows, or ML‑powered product features.

Product & Business Skills

• Ability to translate business needs into clear product requirements.
• Strong prioritization, roadmap planning, and stakeholder collaboration.
• Experience handling fast‑paced releases, A/B tests, CX improvements, and performance optimisation.

Leadership Skills

• Ability to lead a small, high‑impact engineering team.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams and external agencies.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and alignment skills.
• Strong leadership, problem‑solving, and outcome‑driven approach.

Preferred Qualities

• Curious, experimental mindset comfortable tinkering with new technologies, especially AI.
• A builder who enjoys solving problems end‑to‑end.
• Strong sense of design, user experience, and brand alignment.
• Ability to operate in a premium consumer brand environment.