Head of Intelligent Commerce

<p><span style="font-size:inherit;"><u><span style="font-weight:bolder;">About ADA</span></u></span></p><p>ADA is the Data and AI Experience Company. Present in 14 markets globally, we build intelligent experiences that power enterprise growth, spanning identity and authentication, personalization, commerce, and data & AI foundations; where every touchpoint earns trust, every interaction creates value, and every decision runs on real-time intelligence, so enterprises can stay ahead and deliver measurable outcomes. Our mission is to build the world's most intelligent growth platform for every client we serve. We work with over 1,500 global brands across CPG, Retail, Telco, BFSI, and Healthcare.</p><p>Role Overview</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">The <span style="font-weight:600;">Head of Data Platform</span> owns ADA’s Data Platform end to end — both its <span style="font-weight:600;">technical direction and product direction</span>.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">This is a senior, hands-on leadership role accountable for the architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance of the platform that powers the business. At the same time, the role owns what is built on top of that platform: the product roadmap, requirements, user experience, data quality, and client adoption.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">The platform is built on a proprietary technology stack comprising Python-based microservices for data collection at scale, an Airflow-based processing framework, a unified data model that normalises data across sources, distributed client-specific data warehouses, and a lightweight front-end for data exploration and visualisation.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">The Head of Data Platform brings together responsibilities that currently sit across multiple teams — including requirements, data loading, front-end testing, engineering, and delivery. The role establishes a single accountable chain from <span style="font-weight:600;">client need → product requirement → technical solution → release → adoption and verified outcome</span>.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">You will lead a combined engineering and product team across <span style="font-weight:600;">Vietnam and India</span>, working closely with the CTO, Product, Business, Analytics, Project Management, and client-facing teams.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">This role requires a combination of <span style="font-weight:600;">deep backend engineering expertise, strong system-design judgement, product thinking, commercial understanding, and exceptional cross-functional leadership</span>.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><br /></p><h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Key Responsibilities</h2><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Technology & Engineering</h3><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">1. Own the Data Platform architecture and technical roadmap</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Define and own the long-term technical direction of the platform, making scalable architectural decisions across data collection, processing, storage, routing, and serving as business priorities evolve.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">2. Own the unified data model</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Oversee schema and table design for the central data model that enables consistent analysis across multiple platforms and sources.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Ensure the model remains flexible and future-proof as new data types, platforms, markets, and sources are introduced, while maintaining consistency and usability across the ecosystem.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">3. Optimise data collection and processing at scale</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Drive the performance, reliability, and scalability of the data collection pipeline, including Python-based microservices, Airflow-based orchestration, and multithreaded extraction.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Continuously optimise queue management, processing patterns, and system performance to minimise overhead and ensure fast, reliable data delivery.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">4. Own database architecture and data routing</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Lead database and relational schema planning for high-volume data ingestion, processing, and querying.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Own the routing of processed data into client-specific data warehouses, ensuring customers retain appropriate control and ownership of their data while meeting privacy, security, and data sovereignty requirements.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">5. Lead and develop the engineering organisation</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Lead, coach, and mentor engineering teams across Vietnam and India.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Establish strong technical standards, architecture practices, code quality, engineering discipline, and review processes while building a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.</p><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Product, Users & Data Quality</h3><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">6. Build deep understanding of users and customer needs</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Develop a strong understanding of both internal and external users.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Work closely with Account Management, Commercial, Analytics, Project Management, and other internal teams to understand how the platform is used, while engaging directly with clients to understand how brands work with and make decisions from their data.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Translate these insights into clear product requirements, scope, user stories, and acceptance criteria.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">7. Own the Data Platform product roadmap and prioritisation</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Own product prioritisation and roadmap decisions based on customer needs, commercial impact, technical considerations, and platform scalability.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Make explicit and defensible trade-offs between new capabilities, new data sources, reliability, scalability, technical debt, and engineering investment.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">8. Own data accuracy as a product outcome</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Take end-to-end accountability for ensuring that data delivered to clients is accurate, complete, timely, and reconciled to source.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Partner with QA and QC to establish appropriate release gates and own the resolution path from a reported data discrepancy through investigation, prioritisation, remediation, and production release.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">9. Own the client-facing product experience</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Own the front-end and visualisation experience through which clients access, explore, understand, and act on their data.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Ensure the product experience evolves alongside the underlying data model and platform capabilities, and remain accountable for adoption and client value after release — not simply delivery.</p><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Business & Cross-Functional Leadership</h3><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">10. Act as the bridge between technology and business</span></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Translate complex technical and architectural concepts into clear business language and influence decisions across Business, Product, Technology, Analytics, and Project Management.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">Work closely with stakeholders to ensure every request is properly qualified, prioritised, routed, built, tested, and ultimately validated against a measurable business or client outcome.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><br /></p><h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Key Performance Indicators</h2><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Platform Reliability & Data Freshness</h3><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Objective:</span> Ensure the platform operates reliably and delivers data within agreed service levels.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Measures:</span></p><ul style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><li>99.5%+ pipeline uptime</li><li>Data delivered within agreed SLAs</li><li>Reduction in platform incidents and data delivery failures</li></ul><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';"><br /></h3><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Roadmap Delivery & Scalability</h3><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Objective:</span> Deliver the agreed product and technical roadmap while increasing the platform’s ability to scale.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Measures:</span></p><ul style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><li>Achievement of quarterly roadmap milestones</li><li>Ability to onboard new data sources and clients without significant re-architecture</li><li>Improved platform performance and scalability</li></ul><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Product Adoption & Client Value</h3><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Objective:</span> Ensure platform capabilities are actively used and generate measurable client value.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Measures:</span></p><ul style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><li>Active usage of the platform and front-end</li><li>Adoption of newly released capabilities</li><li>Client engagement and usage against agreed targets</li><li>Clear ownership and action plans for declining adoption metrics</li></ul><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';"><br /></h3><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Requirement-to-Release Cycle Time</h3><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Objective:</span> Reduce the time required to convert qualified customer or business requirements into validated production capabilities.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Measures:</span></p><ul style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><li>Time from qualified requirement intake to production release</li><li>Reduction in delivery cycle time as the function matures</li><li>Percentage of releases successfully validated against agreed acceptance criteria</li></ul><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';"><br /></h3><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Team Health & Technical Quality</h3><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Objective:</span> Build a high-performing engineering and product organisation while maintaining a healthy and maintainable technology estate.</p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Measures:</span></p><ul style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><li>Code quality and engineering standards</li><li>System maintainability and technical debt</li><li>Reduction in incident rates</li><li>Engineering productivity and delivery discipline</li><li>Team development, engagement, and retention</li></ul><h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';"><br /></h2><h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Qualifications, Experience & Skills</h2><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Required</h3><ul style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><li><span style="font-weight:600;">10–15+ years of experience</span> in software engineering, data engineering, platform development, product development, or a related field.</li><li>Significant experience owning and scaling <span style="font-weight:600;">data platforms, data products, backend systems, or technology platforms</span> in complex enterprise environments.</li><li>Strong hands-on experience with <span style="font-weight:600;">backend engineering and system architecture</span>, particularly distributed systems, data processing, APIs, microservices, databases, and high-volume data pipelines.</li><li>Strong understanding of <span style="font-weight:600;">data modelling, schema design, data processing, data quality, and data architecture</span>.</li><li>Experience designing and operating scalable data collection or ingestion systems.</li><li>Strong product mindset, with the ability to translate customer and business needs into clear product requirements and prioritised roadmaps.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to own a significant product, platform, or technology area with a high degree of autonomy.</li><li>Experience leading and developing <span style="font-weight:600;">distributed engineering teams</span>, preferably across multiple countries or locations.</li><li>Proven ability to work effectively across Engineering, Product, Business, Analytics, Commercial, and Project Management functions.</li><li>Strong commercial and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to make pragmatic trade-offs between business value, technical complexity, scalability, reliability, and delivery speed.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.</li></ul><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';"><br /></h3><h3 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Preferred</h3><ul style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><li>Experience building <span style="font-weight:600;">enterprise data platforms or B2B SaaS products</span>.</li><li>Experience in <span style="font-weight:600;">e-commerce, Retail, CPG, Telco, or BFSI</span>.</li><li>Experience with large-scale data collection, web data extraction, or multi-source data integration.</li><li>Experience with <span style="font-weight:600;">Python, Airflow, microservices, relational databases, distributed systems, and cloud-based data platforms</span>.</li><li>Experience owning both <span style="font-weight:600;">technology and product outcomes</span>.</li><li>Exposure to AI/ML, analytics, or data products.</li><li>Experience working with client-specific data environments and data privacy or sovereignty requirements.</li></ul><h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';"><br /></h2><h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Leadership Attributes</h2><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;">We are looking for a leader who:</p><ul style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><li><span style="font-weight:600;">Thinks platform and product together</span> — understands that technical excellence only matters when it enables customer and business outcomes.</li><li><span style="font-weight:600;">Takes end-to-end ownership</span> — does not stop at requirements, architecture, or delivery, but remains accountable for the finished outcome.</li><li><span style="font-weight:600;">Has strong technical judgement</span> — can go deep when required while making pragmatic architectural and engineering decisions.</li><li><span style="font-weight:600;">Thinks commercially</span> — understands how platform investments translate into client value, revenue, scalability, and operational efficiency.</li><li><span style="font-weight:600;">Operates with urgency and accountability</span> — makes decisions, removes blockers, and drives teams toward measurable outcomes.</li><li><span style="font-weight:600;">Balances strategic thinking with hands-on execution</span> — able to shape the long-term platform while engaging deeply with current technical and product challenges.</li><li><span style="font-weight:600;">Builds strong teams</span> — develops engineering and product talent and creates a culture of ownership, quality, experimentation, and continuous improvement.</li><li><span style="font-weight:600;">Communicates with influence</span> — can move seamlessly between technical discussions with engineers and strategic discussions with senior business stakeholders.</li></ul><h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';"><br /></h2><h2 style="font-weight:600;font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.875rem;margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';">Reporting Structure</h2><p style="margin:0px;font-family:'-apple-system-body', 'ui-sans-serif', '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, 'Apple Color Emoji', Arial, 'sans-serif', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';font-size:16px;"><span style="font-weight:600;">Reports to:</span> Chief Technology Officer (CTO)</p><p 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