Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

We are seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead ourglobal digital roadmap. The ideal candidate is not just a technical architectbut a strategic business leader who understands that technology must drivefiscal efficiency. You will oversee the migration of legacy systems to thecloud, ensure global compliance through automated reporting, and leadhigh-performing teams across multiple continents.

Reporting directly to the CEO, he/she will lead the"Enhancing Services Monitoring" platform—a Corporate StrategicProject designed to revolutionize retail operations through AI-drivenComputer Vision

Located in Singapore, he/she will liaise with the technical teams inDubai and US.

Skills and requirements

·      Min 10 years of software engineering/solutions architect workingexperience

·      Has ideally experience with AI projects before. This role needs todo hands-on at the beginning.

·      Comprehensive understanding of applied AI in Computer vision

·      Significant experience deploying sophisticated software

·      AI/ML Expertise: Hands on experience in Computer Vision (OpenCV, TensorFlow, orPyTorch) specifically for human activity recognition and object detection inretail/service environments

·      POS Integration: Proven track record of integrating third-party AI with Odoo(Python-based) or similar ERP/POS systems.

·      Infrastructure Knowledge: * Familiarity with Dahua hardware, RTSP port forwarding,and H.264/H.265 codecs.

·       Experience managingcloud environments (AWS)

·      Network Synchronization: Mastery of NTP Server synchronization to ensure video timestampsperfectly align with POS transaction logs.

·      Ideally French Speaking

Key Responsibilities

·      Global Systems Strategy: Lead the architecture and implementation of enterprise-wide systems(ERP/SaaS) that support global operations.

·      Cloud & Infrastructure Modernization: Direct the migration of on-premiseinfrastructure to cloud-native environments (AWS/Azure) to ensure scalabilityand cost-optimization.

·      Technological Governance & Compliance: Ensure all digital platforms meetinternational fiscal, legal, and statutory requirements (IFRS/Local GAAP).

·      Data-Driven Decision Making: Implement advanced analytics to providereal-time financial and operational visibility to the board.

·      Change Management: Lead cross-functional teams and external vendors through complex systemconversions and global rollouts.

·      Computer vision development: to lead the development and implementation ofa first-of-its-kind, in-house AI computer vision platform.

·      Systems integration : Build and maintain the Middleware AI required to ingeststreams from CCTV  cameras and sync themwith POS transaction data

·      Operational Integrity: Implement real-time alerting systems for managers regarding:

§ Undercharging/overchargingbased on service duration.

§ Missing add-on services orretail items at checkout.

§ Staff attendance irregularities(early departures and clock-in/out validation)

·      Global Scalability: Oversee the technical rollout across international sites, includingthe U.S. (Dallas, LAX, Newark, etc.) and Dubai, and Asian sites (SG, KL)