Kinara Capital
Location
Bangalore | India
Job description
About Company.
Kinara Capital is a FinTech NBFC dedicated to driving Financial Inclusion in the MSME sector. Our mission is to transform lives, livelihoods, and local economies by providing fast and flexible loans without property collateral to small business entrepreneurs. Led by a women-majority management team, Kinara Capital values diversity and inclusion and fosters a collaborative working environment. Kinara Capital is the only company from India recognized globally by the World Bank/IFC with a gold award in 2019 as ‘Bank of the Year-Asia’ for our innovative work in SME financing. Kinara Capital is an RBI-registered Systemically Important NBFC. Headquartered in Bangalore, we have 133 branches across Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and UT Puducherry with more than 2000 employees. Title - EVP- Systems & Technology Strategy and Planning ⮚ Establish the company’s technical vision and lead all aspects of the company’s technological development. ⮚ Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for in-house vs third party dev-ops in parallel and support of company growth ⮚ Creating a project plan including resource plan and timeline to deliver the solution (customizations, upgrades, migration, new products, new software, etc.) ⮚ Spearhead IT projects to increase our market reach and improve our USP ⮚ Identify new areas of improving business efficiency with the use of technology and create plans to implement them ⮚ Present technology strategy to the stakeholders or as required ⮚ Analyzing technical and non-technical solutions to meet requirements ⮚ Evaluating options against company requirements and recommending a best-fit solution Research and Implementation ⮚ Conducts research and case studies on leading-edge technologies and makes determinations on the probability of implementation. ⮚ Evaluate and Implement new systems and infrastructure ⮚ Maintain current knowledge of technology landscape and developments Cross Functional Interaction and Team management ⮚ Works in a consultative fashion with other department heads, as an advisor of technologies that may improve their efficiency and effectiveness. ⮚ Use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to technology ⮚ Help departments use technology profitably ⮚ Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, directing, and evaluating departmental staff. ⮚ Coordinating internal and external teams and dependencies to deliver a solution ⮚ Coordinating with third-party providers to understand possible solutions Quality Assurance ⮚ Track, analyze, and monitor technology performance metrics ⮚ Build quality assurance and data protection processes ⮚ Oversee all system design and changes in system architecture ⮚ Manage all IT support, System Software, Hardware & Project Management of all technology projects Budgeting ⮚ Monitor IT budgets to assess technological performance Qualifications: ⮚ Education: UG –IT in BE / BCA, PG – IT / MCA /MS ⮚ Work Experience: 15 - 20 years, at least 10+ year in handling Hardware, Software & Digital systems Other Requirements: ⮚ Prior consulting experience at top global firms with a proven track record of implementing technology for clients ⮚ Proven experience as a CTO or similar leadership role ⮚ Preferred from Fintech experience, managing Engineering, data warehouse & Product development. Skills & Competencies Skills Technical Skills ⮚ Knowledge of technological trends to build a strategy ⮚ Understanding of budgets and business-planning ⮚ Ability to conduct technological analyses and research ⮚ Good in Hardware, Software, Digital technologies ⮚ Well versed with all the technological advancement Soft Skills ⮚ Excellent communication skills ⮚ Fluent in English, Hindi, and other south Indian languages preferred Competencies ⮚ Leadership and organizational abilities ⮚ Strategic thinking ⮚ Problem-solving aptitude Behavioral Traits ⮚ High social responsibility and Pro-poor culture ⮚ Integrity and Building relationships ⮚ Compliance with policies, rules, and regulations ⮚ Belief in Teamwork ⮚ People-oriented and Goal-orientedJob tags
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