Head of Technology

TalentMapper is seeking an experienced and visionary lead for our engineering function. As our technical leader, you will be a strategic partner to the Director of Product & Technology and CEO, responsible for defining the technical vision, managing our development team, and being a hands-on contributor to our platform. This role requires a balance of leadership, deep technical expertise, and a passion for building both great products and a great engineering culture.

Values Profile:

All team members must have a personal commitment to unleashing potential in our society by aligning their behaviours to our values:

• Be innovative – seek and welcome new approaches to everyday tasks and behaviours

• Be inclusive – understand, respect, and respond to the intersectional needs of our team and our clients

• Challenge the status quo – question and evaluate existing structures and processes

• Remove barriers – focus on efficiency and performance by eradicating bias and exclusive processes

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Lead and Manage Engineering: Take full ownership of our development team, ensuring they are effective, accountable, and aligned with our product roadmap.

• Be a Hands-On Leader: While strategic, you will be expected to contribute to the codebase, conduct code reviews, and provide technical guidance to the team.

• Architect for the Future: Design and oversee a scalable, secure, and reliable system architecture, making key decisions on technology and infrastructure.

• Build a Strong Partnership: Forge a strong, collaborative relationship with our Chief Product Officer, translating product vision into a deliverable technical strategy.

• Drive Technical Excellence: Be proactive in identifying and addressing tech debt, championing best practices, and ensuring the long-term health of our platform.

• Document and Communicate: Create and maintain high-level architectural documentation and provide regular updates on technical progress and challenges to the executive team.

• Build the Future Team: Be responsible for defining our future in-house engineering culture and leading the recruitment of new technical team members as we grow.
  
  

Experience Required

• Previous industry experience in a leadership role (e.g., Tech Lead, Engineering Manager, or previous Head of Technology) with a background in hands-on development.

• Proven experience leading technical projects and managing developers (in-house or outsourced).

• Deep understanding of cloud environments (GCP preferred, but expertise in any major cloud provider is welcome) and SaaS platforms.

• Well-versed in Python, Django and Databases that includes PostgreSQL, Mongo, Neo4j.

• Experience designing and building scalable systems, ideally with microservice architectures.

• Proven ability to create clear technical documentation, architectural diagrams, and strategic roadmaps.

• Working knowledge of modern security principles and best practices.

• Experience with AI/ML workloads and Terraform is highly beneficial.

Skills Required

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the bigger picture and make technical decisions that support long-term business goals.

• Leadership & Mentoring: A passion for leading teams and helping other engineers grow.

• Excellent Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with stakeholders at all levels, from developers Customer and with the CSuite..

• Problem-Solving: Excellent ability to diagnose complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions.

• Pragmatism: An understanding of the trade-offs required in a startup environment, balancing speed with quality.

• Business Acumen: Ability to understand business needs and translate them into technical requirements.