VP of Engineering (Analytics System)

• Manage a team of total 10 – 20 IT professionals, play a leading role in the design, development and implementation of a state-of-art transaction processing and analytics system
• Oversee and lead the requirement analysis, design, development, code review, development testing, deployment and software documentation for the project
• Define development tasks, monitor delivery tasks and report the progress
• Hire, coach and mentor team members to ensure an excellent maintenance of competent workforce
• Anticipate project risk, give early warning and suggest solutions for delivery tasks
• Prioritizing resources with tight and changing deadlines.
• Measuring and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process to ensure that the project is delivered on time.
• Manage external vendors on solution integration and compliance of standards, oversee and measure the fulfillment of the vendor’s contractual obligations
• Seek opportunities to constantly improve work practices and process
• Communicating frequently with executive leadership to provide project status, and analysis of requirements that might impact strategic direction.
• Formulate long-term objectives and standards of performance for the department.
• Assure that department achieves objectives and project completion within budget and time frame.

• University graduate with a degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
• A minimum of 7 years’ information systems design, software development, IT management and project management
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in team management of medium-sized software team (~10 developers) and with track record in leading the delivery of complex system development projects.
• Hands-on experience in developing and deploying large scale analytics system is required.
• Knowledge of best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations
• Experience in an Agile development environment
• Good understanding of Object Oriented programming skills, Python, PHP, Java preferred
• Experience with NoSQL or RDBMS platforms - MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, or Redshift
• Strong team leader with strong interpersonal who can work under pressure, independently and proactively.
• Strong relationship management, strategy development, project management, problem solving and change management skills
• Professional and positive approach, self-motivated, strong in building relationships, team player, dynamic, creative with the ability to work on own initiative.
• Excellent communication, presentation, analytical and problem solving skills
• Fluency in English, Cantonese and Mandarin

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