Director of Distributed Ledger Technology - Jersey City, NJ ($151K - $170K + 35% bonus)

Company Description

PreCharge specializes in providing safe, secure, and compliant technology to people all over the world. 

Job Description

Location: Jersey City, NJ; Tampa, FL                        Experience required: 10 Years

Education level: Bachelor’s degree                           Job function: Information Technology

Industry: Financial Services                                      

Responsibilities:

• Lead the execution and delivery of innovative technology projects, including research and process innovation for Technology Research & Innovation Lab.
• Lead end-to-end software development projects having strong understanding of SDLC full lifecycle and delivery of software pilots as well as prototypes under strict timeline and budget.
• With full accountability for on-time within-budget delivery, you are expected to wear three hats:
  • Technologist: recommend and provide inputs on the choice of appropriate technology stacks. More emphasis would be on being a strong technologist.
  • Business analyst: support Business/Product group in requirements analysis, drafting of functional/non-functional specifications, workflows etc.
  • Project manager: function as a PM/Scrum Master to create project plans.
• Conduct fast-paced vendor assessments and vendor management including vendor onboarding, assessments of RFPs, SOWs and other paper work, technology due diligence, tech evaluations, assessment of vendor-offered services, tools and platforms, attend presentations and demos etc.
• You might have to manage one or two internal teams to deliver on multiple projects, be a strong individual-contributor, act as a SME and independently conduct exercises related to research, intelligence gathering, market studies, analysis and process optimization.
• Mitigate risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of software development, SDLC, software delivery experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
• Experience in and in-depth knowledge of Distributed Ledger Technology platforms like Ethereum, Hyperledger
• Development experience in Cloud Technologies (AWS preferably) is required
• Knowledge of Financial Services industry (desirable not required)
• Experience managing projects is a plus

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.