Head of Technology Location: South Delhi, NCR | Employment Type: Full-time | Reports to: CMD

We are building out a dedicated technology function to support its IoT product line and its growing base of government and enterprise clients. The Head of Technology will be the single senior-most technical authority in the organization, responsible for setting technology direction, building the engineering organization from the ground up, and acting as company's technical face in front of clients, partners, and regulators. This is a foundational hire: the person in this role will directly shape the architecture, hiring bar, and delivery culture for the entire Tech Team.

Define and own company's overall technology strategy, architecture standards, and multi-year technical roadmap.

- Build, structure, and scale the Tech Team from the ground up, including hiring, onboarding, and performance management for direct and indirect reports.
- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for clients, particularly government and enterprise accounts, including participation in RFPs, technical due-diligence, and security/compliance reviews.
- Own architecture and technology decisions for company's IoT product line, including build-vs-buy, vendor selection, and platform choices.
- Establish engineering best practices — code quality, testing, deployment, and security standards — across all pods.
- Own technical risk management, including escalation and resolution of critical production or client-facing issues.
- Partner with the CMD on resourcing, budget, and prioritization decisions for the technology function.
- Represent technology considerations in company-wide strategic planning and decision-making.





Deep hands-on background in software architecture and systems design, with credibility across at least one major technology stack.

- Strong understanding of IoT product architecture — device connectivity, edge/cloud data flows, and platform integration.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP ), security fundamentals, and data-compliance frameworks relevant to government/enterprise clients.
- Proven ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership and clients.
- Solid people-leadership skills — hiring, mentoring, and performance management of technical teams.
- Has shipped a connected product at scale (devices in the field, OTA updates, fleet-level monitoring
- Has built and led an engineering team across hardware, firmware, cloud and mobile
- PSU/Government Sector work experience is preferred.

12–18+ years of progressive technology leadership experience (CTO / VP Engineering / Head of Engineering or equivalent).

- Demonstrated experience building and scaling IoT products end-to-end.
- Track record leading client-facing technical relationships, ideally including government or large-enterprise accounts.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams of 10+.

Prior experience in a founder-led or fast-scaling company moving from ad hoc to structured technology practices.

- Direct experience with government procurement or compliance processes (e.g., data localization, security clearances).
- Existing network of technical talent in Delhi/NCR to support future hiring.

📌 Chief Technology Officer (2 years relevant experience required) (Delhi)
🏢 Dignifyd
📍 Delhi