Head of E-commerce Development

Role PurposeThe Head of E-Commerce Development is responsible for overseeing e-commerce software development methodology and architecture, ensuring clean, smooth, and high-performance applications. He/she defines the short-term and long-term e-commerce technology strategy along with the associated roadmap. The role entails managing the overall e-commerce technology stack and optimizing its performance.Key ResponsibilitiesIdentify optimization opportunities across all divisions of e-commerce to improve the group's efficiency and deliver quality service to internal and external clients.Create, implement, and oversee technology metrics to measure the effectiveness of the department, suppliers, and digital channels.Suggest and implement appropriate e-commerce technology solutions throughout the group, ensuring they cater to projected business growth.Set and oversee e-commerce technology strategy aligned with company goals across all entities.Update and maintain corporate standards, policies, and procedures for e-commerce, ensuring consistent implementation.Implement best practices in software development methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.Manage the annual budget and business plan for the e-commerce technology department, ensuring projects are implemented accordingly.Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale e-commerce and retail architectures across multiple countries and channels.Oversee architecture design from concept to deployment, ensuring integration with commerce, ERP, CRM, logistics, and payment systems.Plan and manage task implementations in coordination with external consultants.Champion modern engineering and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, and zero-downtime deployments.Establish architecture governance standards, design patterns, and review processes for consistency and quality.Drive innovation using AI-enabled commerce solutions such as personalization, recommendation engines, and intelligent pricing tools.Collaborate with business and technology leaders to align e-commerce solutions with enterprise goals.Recruit, train, motivate, and evaluate the team to ensure optimal performance and contribution to the company.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field; MBA is a plus.15 years of experience in a similar role, with a minimum of 6 years in a managerial position.Experience in E-Commerce Retail on both the client & system integration (SI) sides is a plus.Fluency in English.Proficiency in MS Office.