Chief Technical Officer at Electronic PayPlus Limited

Electronic PayPlus Limited is a foremost electronic payment company with years of experience in the industry. We are a card-based solutions provider primarily focused on providing total payment solutions to the banking industry and other payment institutions. We offer a wide variety of plastic cards from the simplest PVC to the most sophisticated smart contact and contact-less cards.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Technical Officer

Location: Lakowe, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Responsibilities

• Plans and manages the IT environment, company's WAN, IP telephone changes etc.
• Researches, selects, implements and maintains IT solutions, integrated with a variety of data sources.
• Ensure software integration into company systems meets functional requirements, system compliance and interface specifications.
• Provide technology vision and leadership in the development, management and implementation of an overarching ICT strategy
• Coordinate all operations activity including integration of systems and roll out, enhance helpdesk.
• Organises the administration and maintenance of computer Systems
• Directs solutions to functional and technical problems; troubleshooting, systems backups, archiving, and disaster recovery and provides expert support when necessary.
• Interacts with internal clients on all levels to resolve IT-related issues and provides answers in a timely manner.
• Builds and maintains client relationships and manages the purchase of hardware and software products and other IT supplies
• Manage and develop infrastructure for significant web and ecommerce properties, delivering continual performance improvement
• Development, management and maintenance of in house developed web based applications - Leading the development of skills and knowledge across the team.
• Focused on meeting agreed deadlines, meticulous in planning and execution.
• Ensures a high level of fiscal control and accountability for project budget. Acts decisively in critical situations or to circumvent a potential problem.
• Uses basic knowledge of general financial and accounting principles to understand and communicate how decisions affect bottom line for project,
• Effect all other self-initiated or delegated assignment by direct supervisor or Managing director.
• Ensures that company assets are maintained responsibly
• Seeks to leverage IT trends that can create business value consistent with the company’s requirements and expectations.
• Ensures appropriate staffing (shifts) and management of Epayplus IT technical team
• Oversees the purchase and maintenance of internal hardware infrastructure for Epayplus staff e.g. Server, laptops, personal computers and so on
• Responsible for translating sales proposals from the Business Development Unit into technical realities
• Lead, manage and develop the IT team to deliver against business need
• Develop, with the executive team, a proactive technological development strategy
• Any other assignments as may be delegated by the management.

Job Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree / Master's Degree qualification.
• 7 - 10 years work experience.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Problem solving skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams in the organization
• Communication (oral and written)
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Relationship management skills and the ability to influence without responsibility
• Innovation and Creativity.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant information and software systems
• Execution Effectiveness
• Strategic Thinking
• On-the Job IT Training skills

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Candidates residing in Surulere , Island, Lekki - Ajah axis are encourage to apply

Application Deadline  6th August, 2021.