Head of Technology

Businesslist; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Businesslist is in search of a Head of Technology to define and execute the technology vision across advanced robotics platforms. This role is pivotal in integrating innovation into commercially viable solutions and ensuring market leadership.

The ideal candidate will possess over 10 years of experience in technical roles, with at least 5 years in senior leadership, and have a strong grasp of robotics and systems architecture.

Proficiency in project management tools like Jira and Asana is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technical roles, including 5+ years in senior leadership.
• Proven record shipping integrated hardware + software robotic systems.
• Experience working with aviation or autonomous system regulators preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and own a 3-5 year technology strategy across robotics.
• Lead the full product lifecycle from research to scaled production.
• Build and scale high-performance teams across various disciplines.

Skills

Senior leadership experience

Expertise in robotics

Project management skills

Cloud platforms knowledge

Strong communication skills

Education

Degree in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Asana

Job description

Monroe Consulting Group, an Executive Recruitment firm, is partnering with an organisation in the Industrial industry to hire a Head of Technology.

Position Overview

This role is responsible for defining and executing the organisation's end-to-end technology vision, systems architecture, and product strategy across advanced robotics platforms. It will play a critical role in scaling innovation into commercially viable, high-reliability solutions while driving organisational growth and market leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Vision & Architecture

• Define and own a 3-5 year technology strategy across UAV, AGV, Robot autonomy software, AI/ML, SaaS, and edge-cloud systems.
• Architect modular, scalable, and secure robotics platforms with OTA capability, fleet telemetry, diagnostics, and cloud orchestration.
• Establish system-level reliability engineering practices including fault tolerance, redundancy, and observability.

Product & Lifecycle Leadership

• Lead the full lifecycle: Research, Prototype, Validation, Field Deployment, Certification, Scaled Production.
• Define Operational Design Domains (ODD) and safety cases for UAV and AGV deployments. Institutionalize structured experimentation while enforcing production‑grade engineering discipline.

Safety, Compliance & Regulatory

• Oversee regulatory engagement and certification pathways (e.g., CAAM, ISO EASA, FAA or equivalent authorities).
• Implement operational governance frameworks for fleet safety, UTM integration, and incident response.
• Embed cybersecurity, data protection, and secure supply chain practices into product architecture.

Engineering & Team Leadership

• Build and scale high‑performance teams across hardware, firmware, autonomy, backend/frontend software, DevOps, and MLOps.
• Design career ladders, succession planning, and leadership bench strength.
• Drive cross‑functional alignment between R&D, Operations, and Commercial teams.

AI, Data & Platform Excellence

• Establish robust data pipelines and MLOps frameworks for continuous improvement of perception, planning, and control stacks.
• Oversee CI/CD pipelines for firmware, embedded systems, edge computing and cloud‑native SaaS platforms. Ensure production‑grade AI deployment with versioning, monitoring, and rollback capability.

Strategic Partnerships & Capital Allocation

• Lead supplier and compute strategy (sensors, embedded systems, robotics compute, cloud vendors).
• Own technology budget, capex/opex trade‑offs, lab infrastructure, fleet expansion, and tooling investments.
• Evaluate build‑vs‑buy decisions across hardware and software stack layers.

Executive & External Representation

• Serve as technical authority in board discussions, investor due diligence, and enterprise client engagements.
• Represent the company at regulatory forums, industry conferences, and strategic partnerships. Support pre/postsales technical integrations and enterprise pilots.

Key Requirements

• 10+ years in technical roles, including 5+ years in senior leadership (CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Technology). Proven record shipping integrated hardware + software robotic systems into real‑world operations.
• Experience working with aviation or autonomous system regulators strongly preferred.
• Degree in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or related field (MS/PhD preferred).
• Deep expertise in: ROS/ROS2 ecosystems, real‑time embedded systems, SLAM, perception, planning & control, LiDAR, radar, computer vision systems & production AI/ML deployment.
• Strong experience operating SaaS/cloud platforms supporting distributed fleets.
• Proficiency in project management tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, MS Project, or similar platforms).
• Experience in digital transformation, automation, and industrial digitalisation solutions.
• Strong leadership, project management, and stakeholder communication skills.