

R&D VP
A global, young and dynamic Online marketing company in the financial services field is looking for VP R&D to lead and manage company Product and R&D and automation applications. The VP R&D will have a unique opportunity to join great company and be a key player in the organization, influence and shape the company's technologies, product and success.
The position will require re-building, managing and defining the company technological roadmap and includes hands on approach.
The R&D VP will be expected to be hands on and continually improve quality and processes to best serve the company departments’ needs and our customers.
Responsibilities:
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Define and lead to execution company Technical Roadmap & Vision
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Full responsibility for high quality and high performance system
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Manage and mentor product management & remote software development team
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Set & build products architecture
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Develop state of the art systems to answer company and customers’ needs
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Manage the R&D life cycle - PRDs, F&S, Architecture, design, coding, QA, deployment & integration, networking, monitoring and support
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Build internal work processes based on market best practices, implementing on going improvement plans
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Planning, budgeting, staffing & driving performance of teams continuous quality and process improvement
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Actively follow best of class technologies as well as industry trends in order to build and implement a technological vision
Requirement:
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At least 10 years’ experience in SW development, out of which at least 3 in senior leadership role
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Hands on development & Architecture experience
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Deep backend development knowledge (i.e. Java, Scala, go, Golang)
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Experienced in Big Data stack (i.e. spark)
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Experienced in online companies with preference to commercial (RTB, Fintech)
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Experienced in Mobile APP architecture (Native/Responsive)
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Experienced in managing global multi-functional teams
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Agile expert, Inc. DevOps, TDD, CI-CD
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Linux, window servers, AWS, google cloud experience
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Communication & system management knowledge – advantage
Professional skills:
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Passionate about technology
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Strong communication skills, assertive and collaborative
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Strives in quick start up mode environment
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Creative and innovative thinking
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Methodical
Location: Herzliya