Director - Singapore - OKRATIN SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.

Description

Project:

As the Director, you will lead our engineering organization in delivering high-quality, innovative technical solutions aligned with the strategic goals of the company. From defining the technology roadmap to managing projects and cultivating high-performing teams, you will oversee all aspects of the engineering function.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Leadership:
   • Define and execute the technology roadmap in alignment with company objectives, making high-level technical and architectural decisions to ensure reliability, scalability, and extensibility of our software.
2. Engineering Philosophy and Framework:
   • Develop and adopt an engineering philosophy and framework for development and deployment decision-making, translating business direction into actionable technical items.
3. Cross-Functional Collaboration:
   • Advise management and other functions on how technology can support their needs, advocating for reasoned approaches based on first principles in problem-solving.
4. Resource Planning and Forecasting:
   • Plan and forecast resources to support company growth, devising strategies to optimize resource allocation and project management.
5. Team Leadership and Development:
   • Lead and support team growth, setting up best practices and guidelines, fostering team learning, and facilitating team building initiatives.
6. Technical Decision-Making:
   • Involve team members in the technical decision-making process, reviewing technical decisions made by team members, and championing root-cause solutions following a disciplined approach.
7. Collaboration and Advocacy:
   • Collaborate with other teams to develop and deliver root-cause solutions, advocating reasoning from first principles across the company and assisting other teams in adopting this approach in problem-solving.
8. Budgeting and Management:
   • Manage engineering budgeting, daily operations, project allocation, assignment, review, and project management activities.
9. Team Building and Talent Management:
   • Oversee hiring and firing processes, ensuring the recruitment of top engineering talent and fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration within the team.

Deliverables:

• Plan and forecast resources to support company growth, devising strategies to optimize resource allocation and project management.
• Involve team members in technical decision-making processes, review technical decisions made by team members, and champion root-cause solutions following a disciplined approach.
• Collaborate with other teams to develop and deliver root-cause solutions, advocating reasoning from first principles across the company and assisting other teams in adopting this approach in problem-solving.
• Lead and support team growth, set up best practices and guidelines, foster team learning, and facilitate team building initiatives.
• Manage engineering budgeting, daily operations, project allocation, assignment, review, and project management activities.