Head of Software Development

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks an experienced Head of Software Development to lead the design, delivery and governance of our enterprise software platforms. You will set priorities with the leadership team, translate business goals into a technology roadmap, and manage annual budgets and disaster recovery planning.

The role requires strong leadership, PHP expertise, scalable architecture, IT governance, data security, and the ability to align cross-functional teams and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or related field (masters degree preferred).
• Previous experience as a CTO, director, or similar leadership role.
• Prior experience as a senior engineering leader overseeing architecture and engineering for enterprise-wide technology platforms and leading SaaS technology platforms.
• Broad knowledge of software engineering: languages, frameworks, techniques, and industry trends.
• At least 6 years of full-time experience in PHP programming.
• Experience leading complex, major changes and initiatives; demonstrated skills in change management on an organizational and interpersonal level; experience with integrating teams across multiple business units and managing a geographically dispersed workforce.
• Experience designing and managing an effective IT governance framework across the spectrum of IT service delivery.
• Strong department leader with skills in strategic planning, goal setting, process development, budgeting, and creating opportunities for professional development within technology teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and strategic thinking abilities with a problem-solving aptitude.
• Solid understanding of broad technology trends and the ability to align innovation with business goals.
• Strong communication with the ability to convey technical topics in easy-to-understand business terms and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Strategic smarts, including the ability to identify new opportunities, drive clarity, create focus, and make tough decisions in complex and dynamic contexts.
• Ability to track and identify new technologies to solve complex business issues.
• Excellent communication skills to both understand the needs of the project but also give feedback to stakeholders and input to other team members.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Ability to remain flexible and adapt to changing priorities with promptness, efficiency, and ease.

Responsibilities

• Work with leadership to set priorities for IT management and production, balancing long-term and immediate needs.
• Develop and manage annual and quarterly budgets.
• Oversee data security, management, and governance.
• Manage strategic vendor and technology partner relationships.
• Manage IT resource allocation, goal/KPI setting, and performance metrics.
• Define the companys overall technology strategy to support business objectives.
• Make infrastructure decisions, ensuring technical excellence, versatility, safety and soundness, resiliency and scalability in product solutions and managing delivery.
• Facilitate disaster recovery and IT security failure plans.
• Ensure collaboration across departments to drive strategic initiatives and align technology roadmaps.
• Create strategic plans and timelines for evaluation, development, and deployment of all technical, web, and mobile services.

Skills

PHP programming

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Change management

Budgeting

IT governance

Security & data governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / information systems

Job description

About the job Head of Software Development

Responsibilities:

• Work with the leadership team to set clear priorities and goals for IT management and production, balancing long-term and immediate needs.
• Develop and manage annual and quarterly budgets.
• Oversee data security, management, and governance.
• Manage strategic vendor and technology partner relationships.
• Manage IT resource allocation, goal/KPI setting, and performance metrics.
• Define the companys overall technology strategy to support business objectives.
• Make infrastructure decisions, ensuring technical excellence, versatility, safety and soundness, resiliency and scalability in the architecting and engineering of product solutions, as well as managing all technical delivery.
• Facilitate the development and implementation of disaster recovery and IT security failure plans.
• Ensure tight collaboration across departments to drive strategic initiatives, including an understanding of the alignment between technology strategy and various technology road maps.
• Create strategic plans and set timelines for evaluation, development, and deployment of all technical, web, and mobile services.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, engineering, information systems or related field (masters degree preferred).
• Previous experience as a CTO, director, or similar leadership role.
• Prior experience as a senior engineering leader overseeing architecture and engineering for enterprise-wide technology platforms and leading SaaS technology platforms.
• Broad knowledge of software engineering: languages, frameworks, techniques, and industry trends.
• At least 6 years of full-time experience in PHP programming.
• Experience leading complex, major changes and initiatives; demonstrated skills in change management on an organizational and interpersonal level; experience with integrating teams across multiple business units and managing a geographically dispersed workforce.
• Experience designing and managing an effective IT governance framework across the spectrum of IT service delivery.
• Strong department leader with skills in strategic planning, goal setting, process development, budgeting, and creating opportunities for professional development within technology teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and strategic thinking abilities with a problem-solving aptitude.
• Solid understanding of broad technology trends and the ability to align innovation with business goals.
• Strong communication with the ability to convey technical topics in easy-to-understand business terms and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Strategic smarts, including the ability to identify new opportunities, drive clarity, create focus, and make tough decisions in complex and dynamic contexts.
• Ability to track and identify new technologies to solve complex business issues.
• Excellent communication skills to both understand the needs of the project but also give feedback to stakeholders and input to other team members.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
• Ability to remain flexible and adapt to changing priorities with promptness, efficiency, and ease.