We are hiring a Lead Technical Advisor in Karachi. You'll lead internal / external client technical advisory and advise on strategy, pre-sales staging proposals, platform solutions, technology implementation, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
VentureDive Overview
Founded in 2012 by veteran technology entrepreneurs from MIT and Stanford, VentureDive is the fastest growing technology company in the region that develops and invests in products and solutions that simplify and improve lives of people world-wide.
We aspire to create a technology organization and an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region that are recognized as second to none in the world.
Key Responsibilities
Monitoring market trends and business opportunities in technology solutions, developing and implementing innovative and state-of-the-art solutions, writing technical components of proposals, and working with C level stakeholders to advance organizational learning in technical domain.
Provides superior technical leadership guidance and management support.
Facilitates leadership in emerging technologies, enabling teams to access the latest technical trends and best practice materials
Work with internal and external cross functional teams to support and deliver technical advisory services.
Work with the client and technology vendors to review architecture and other key technical deliverables
Advise the relevant internal and external stakeholders and teams on best practices
Understanding overall scope and bridging gap between business and technical deliverables.
Document required reviews and recommendations
Subject-matter expert and technical lead in developing service offerings and solutions, including project design, operationalization of strategies, and implementation of large-scale programs.
Work with existing back-end teams to ensure their systems are following best practices and are in a good shape to be integrated with the new product.
Help client navigate effectively with the vendors and other stakeholders to deliver a successful and robust product on time
Work with internal and customer resources to understand emerging technologies, technical roadmaps, and how it applies to the customer environment
Partner with internal and client resources to provide technical direction during project initiation
Develop solution alternatives to meet business needs and considers the costs and risks for any trade-offs.
Customer success mindset.
Conduct research, data management and statistical analysis.
Required Qualifications
Msc in Computing or MBA
Bachelor's Degree in Computing / Computer Sciences.
More than 8 years of experience working on large scale applications architecture in a complex legacy environment with exposure to platform solutions implementation i.
e. Cloud services, CRM, Security and data management solutions.
Demonstrate teamwork and can work independently when required.
Ability to work with and help resolve ambiguous requirements
Experience with on-shore and off-shore engagement that requires strong communication skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Supports the decision-making processes related to the selection of IT architecture solutions
Experience working with and leading matrix teams including teams in different time zones
Preferred Skills
Hands on experience in technical consulting, advisory or professional services for international clients whether Public or Private sector
Understanding of enterprise IT systems, hosting solutions, networking, telephony, server technologies, and databases.
Business analysis, understanding of solutions functional requirements and it’s mapping.
Basic understanding of data centers, cloud services, crm solutions and how hardware is deployed
Comfortable with taking on new and ambiguous challenges
Preferred Certifications
AWS, GCP or Microsoft Azure Cloud Certifications
Salesforce certifications.
Prince 2 / PMP
ISO 27001 Internal auditor
GDPR / HIPAA
What we look for beyond required skills
In order to thrive at VentureDive, you
are intellectually smart and curious
have the passion for and take pride in your work
deeply believe in VentureDive’s mission, vision, and values
have a no-frills attitude
are ethical and honest
Are you ready to put your ideas into products and solutions that will be used by millions?
You will find VentureDive to be a quick pace, high standards, fun and a rewarding place to work at. Not only will your work reach millions of users world-wide, you will also be rewarded with competitive salaries and benefits.
If you think you have what it takes to be a VenDian, come join us ... we're having a ball!
VentureDive is a technology solutions company that creates and invests in high-endtechnology products and solutions that simplify lives worldwide.