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Technology Manager

Cairo, Egypt
Posted 5 years ago
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The Technology Manager is responsible for overseeing all technical aspects of the company. The Technology Manager works with the General Manager and other managers in the company to grow the company using technological resources. Using an active and practical approach, the Technology Manager will direct all employees in the technical department to attain the company’s strategic goals established in the company’s strategic plan.

The Technology Manager main role will be to provide technical leadership and training for the rest of the company. The ideal applicant will have an organized and creative mindset that drives him or her to find innovative solutions to common problems. Vast managerial experience, technical knowledge, and in-depth insight of the Travel & Tourism industry are core requirements for this job. Attractive compensation is available for this position.

Main Tasks:

  • Manage the overall technical department in the company and its sister platforms
  • Manage technical team to achieve goals & objectives, and to perform technical tasks and projects within schedule and budget
  • Introduce innovative technical solutions to enhance & improve business operations, customer experience & engagement

Key Responsibilities

  • Establish the company’s technical vision and leads all aspects of the company’s technological development.
  • Directs the company’s strategic direction, development, and future growth.
  • Works in a consultative fashion with other department heads, such as marketing, production, and operations as an advisor of technologies that may improve their efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Provide leadership to department heads in a fashion that supports the company’s culture, mission, and values.
  • Conducts research and case studies on leading-edge technologies and makes determinations on the probability of implementation.
  • Acts as a good steward of the company resource and ensure control of Technical departmental budget.
  • Represent the technological agenda in staff meetings and when making hiring decisions
  • Maintain current knowledge of technology landscape and developments
  • Consolidate our technology platforms and create plans for each
  • Track, analyze and monitor technology performance metrics
  • Identify new areas of digital marketing opportunities and create plans to implement them for us and our clients
  • Take the initiative in thought leadership, innovation and creativity
  • Spearhead IT projects to increase our market reach and improve our USP
  • Oversee all system design and changes in system architecture

Job Requirements

  • BS in Computer Science, Computer engineering related field and at least 10 years’ experience in the Information Technology arena, at least 5 years management and strategic experience in this field or MBA/MS in related field with 10 years’ experience, 5 of which must be managerial.
  • 5 years of technical management experience should be in the Travel & Tourism industry.
  • Wide understanding and knowledge of the Travel & Tourism industry. UAE specific market knowledge is a plus.
  • Advance knowledge in PHP, MySQL, Apache, Linux, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, and JSON.
  • Strong understanding of the major technologies in the online travel and tourism industry.
  • Proven track record of success in leadership positions
  • Extensive experience with MVC frameworks
  • Exceptional project management and organization skills
  • Great focus and attention to detail, and to be relentless in the pursuit of excellence
  • Strong data and quantitative skills
  • Organized and disciplined with strong organized management skills
  • Exemplary written and verbal communication in English, Arabic is a major plus, and an extra language is amazing.
  • Able to concentrate on multiple tasks at once
  • Excellent time management, communication, teamwork and prioritization skills
  • Entrepreneurial: Be scrappy and get things done. A real problem-solver
  • Patient and able to bear work stress and pressure

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