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Company description
Mcfadyen digital is a global digital commerce agency with a 30-year history of innovation for more than 250 of the world’s top brandsWe deliver digital commerce, marketplace, digital marketing, and user experience services from our offices in north america, south america, and indiaAcross all practices, we help our clients reach their goals by ensuring that technology is implemented strategically and adopted in a way that meets their business objectives.
Learn more about us at our website: www.mcfadyen.com
Job description
Global cto (chief technical officer)
The opportunity:
Can you master and stay ahead of evolving technologies around digital commerce + marketing? could you discuss enterprise transformation with a fortune 500 cio, cmo, or cdo? yet still mentor our team members on new technologies and help architect scalable solutions? can you collaborate with our delivery managers on the technical aspects of major implementations at clients across the globe? are you intrigued by ecommerce, martech (marketing automation, dmp, optimization), adtech, and cloud technologies? have you demonstrated thought leadership to level of speaking at conferences? do you want to help form and execute the strategy of a dynamic mid-size business?
Do it all as cto at mcfadyen digital!
Overall responsibilities
This leadership position requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in solution architecture, technology implementation, consultative selling, and hands-on full lifecycle it systems development, implementation, and project managementCandidates must have the ability to effectively manage customer expectations and communicate effectively with delivery teamsExcellent verbal and written communication of technical and business issues is critical.
This position`s overall responsibilities also include:
Ensure that the solutions mcfadyen delivers are properly architected, developed, and delivered.
Strategize with sales prospects and existing clients on innovative technology solutions to mission-critical business needsArticulate the solutions and quantify cost and timeline estimates, in collaboration with other mcfadyen team members.
Drive and/or support business development including sales calls, preparing technical responses with estimated project scope, costs, duration and resource requirements in written proposals.
Ensure client satisfactionLoss of a client due to our performance or major client dissatisfaction will be regarding as a major failure.
As a member of our executive team, help define and execute corporate strategy.
Actively search for opportunities to expand our business within existing accounts.
Participate in recruiting (sourcing & interviewing) of technical staff.
Responsible for some staff performance reviews.
Build infrastructure including appropriate process, systems, tools and methodologies.
Drive diversification of our team’s skills across different technologies, platforms, and business models.
Recommend best practices based on past experience, research, frameworks, design patterns, and visionary thinking.
Support project management activities like scope control, technical issue resolution, team structure, and project workplans.
Support forecasting our staff, budget and other resource needs.
Implement and revise our project methodologies as technologies, approaches, market dynamics, and solutions evolve.
Liaise with our global team via regular videoconferences and occasional early morning or evening calls.
Responsible for driving team certifications, specializations and maintaining software partner status
Occasional travel to client/prospect/partner sites and related conferences.
Qualifications
Skills required:
Experience with ecommerce, web content management, and portal solutions required;specific experience with oracle commerce atg & endeca, oracle commerce cloud, salesforce.com a major plus.
Experience with related/competing technologies a plus: sap hybris, demandware/salesforce commerce cloud, ibm websphere commerce, magento, intershop, mirakl, cloudcraze, ocp/fry, marketlive, escalate retail / blue martini, shopify plus, etc.
Strong background in web systems integration industry.
Proven leadership track record of high-visibility projects.
Ability to quickly apply new and evolving cloud technologies.
Experience with multiple methodologies including agile/scrum, waterfall, rapid prototyping, xp, etc.
Management skills (resource planning, setting expectations, scheduling, mentoring, prioritizing.
Oral communication (sales presentations, client meetings).
Written communication (proposals, architecture diagrams, overseeing system design, project artifacts).
Ability to multi-task simultaneously in a timely, courteous and professional manner.
Flexibility and respect for company culture and co-workers.
Integrity driven to make and deliver achievable commitments.
Additional information
Your core values: integrity, motivation, proactive, team-player
Keywords: e-commerce platforms, magento, shopify, hybris, oracle, mirakl, architecture, technology area, it, business team, team effort, enterprise ecommerce systems, ibm, sap, adobe, mirakl
To apply: we value smart, creative individuals who are multi-dimensional thinkers and thrive on professional developmentSuperb competence and continual improvement are key goals for everyone at mcfadyen solutionsThis is an exciting opportunity with tremendous growth potential for someone who is focused on excellenceYour portfolio should impress us with great skills and conceptual problem-solvingWe seek people who can demonstrate both compelling form and technical accuracyTell us why you would be a great addition to our team.
Mcfadyen digital is an equal opportunity employerAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable.
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