Chief Product & Technology Officer at African Development Solutions (Adeso)

The Chief Product and Technology Officer is responsible for scaling and guiding Kuja’s product and technology strategy and resources. They lead the company’s Product, Engineering, Data, Infrastructure, and Security Operation teams to efficiently deliver impactful, high-quality, reliable, and secure technology solutions for internal and external clients. The CPTO serves as a transformational technical and people leader providing insights to the leadership team and building and leading a world-class technical team.

KEY FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Reporting to Acting Managing Director- Adeso Subsidiaries:

• Own, drive and continuously improve the product and technology vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Develop the product and technology plan as part of the annual business planning process and appropriately manage and forecast expenditure within the plan.
• Leverage a mix of internal, nearshore, and offshore development resources to meet business impact and financial goals.
• Maintain an exceptional level of communication and accountability with Kuja’s executive team to ensure that the product and technology organization is moving in lockstep with the business.
• Be a vocal participant with a perspective in organizational discussions with the Executive Team.
• Partner closely with the CEO to develop a roadmap that balances short term deliverables with long term value creation.
• Hire, mentor, and inspire a diverse, highly-engaged and skilled product and technology leadership teams.
• Identify, prioritize, and implement best-of-breed commercial technology applications, custom applications and information systems to drive business results.
• Develops and communicates product and technology KPIs, performance against budget, and related action plans.
• Ensure all technology practices adhere to regulatory standards, and that the technology infrastructure is in full compliance with all data privacy and security standards.
• Design and execute a winning organizational structure that supports maximum communication and effective execution of product and technology initiatives.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience 10+ years in product leadership; 5-7 years in senior technical project management;
• 10+ years in software development. Proven experience as a CPO or similar leadership role.
• Possess a strong background in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and demonstrate a successful track record in leveraging technology to enhance operational efficiency and deliver exceptional products and services.