Job Description

Are you a CTO, with startup experience, have you experience developing a network or marketplace? If so, read on...

We are looking for a CTO with leadership experience working in China.

To join as a cofounder a capital investment is required.

We are building a brand that is synonymous with real-time discovery, that wil ultimatley become the largest repository for bucket list travel experiences, the first of its kind in travel.

We are building a social network and a marketplace for bucket list travel experiences that promotes discovery, contributing and sharing on a global scale. 85% of tour operators globally are not ecommerce capable, and China is our initial target market!

Top Reasons to Work with Us

• Undiscovered category with unlimited upside, 500 Billion dollars today and growing
• Get in on the ground floor
• Own our technology!

What You Will Be Doing

• Helping to develope a world class culture from day one
• Building multiple small teams of great people, web, mobile, AI teams driven by user growth
• Social first, scaling user growth at all cost, building a viral growth mobile platform by integrating travoom with Facebook, Instgram and Pinterest
• Experience at building a business at scale

Qualifications

Startup Experience in China a must

Cofounder title with capital Investment

Major Responsibilities: Help build a great team, a small team of really smart people, develope the current technology stack in China, develope a mobile app, the AI team will drive personalization unique to travel, we think there is a lot of talented international AI students out there looking to be involved in something great, we need help finding the best students. VP of Product design will develope a Chinese version of travoom for the Chines market same experience inventory however platform may have a Chines name and UI UX that is taylored for China.

Growth and scaling as quickly as possible is our priority, understanding viral growth for the Chinese market a must, download the Pinterest app and understand the simplicity of that platform and you will get an idea of what we are after.

Strategy & Planning

• Identify opportunities and risks, including

  identification of competitive services, opportunities for

  innovation, and assessment of marketplace obstacles and technical
  hurdles to the business success.



• Evaluate and identify
  appropriate technology platforms (including web/platform/device
  application frameworks and the deployment stacks) for delivering the
  company’s services.

• Execute strategic planning to achieve business goals

• by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting
  timetables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of a viral growth business.

• Participate as a member of the exec
  management team in establishing governance processes of direction and
  control to ensure that objectives are achieved, risks are managed
  appropriately and the organization’s resources are used responsibly,
  particularly in the areas of software development, office networks and
  computers, and telecommunications.

Implementation & Deployment

Operational Management

Successful in leading cross-functional teams in architectural
designs, development and deployment across the globe. Extensive
experience in multi-tier application design and development,
Service-Oriented-Architecture, mobile and Internet based technologies,
and methodologies.

Position Requirements

Knowledge & Experience

• Collaborate with the appropriate departments to assess and recommend technologies that support company organizational needs.

• Establish a governance process that meets government, partner, and company expectations for customer information privacy.

• Direct
  development and execution of an enterprise-wide information security
  plan that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of
  the company’s data and servers.

• Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.

• Communicate the company’s technology strategy to investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders.

  • Select/maintain a software revision control system and repository.

  
  

  • Select and set up web-based
    internal communications systems, such as a wiki, blog, chatroom, project
    management, and bug tracking systems (in the absence of a system
    administrator).

  • Collaborate with potential customers to
    develop use cases (or user stories) and specifications that describe the
    implementation of the company’s services.

  • Collaborate
    with User Experience Designers and potential customers to prepare
    wireframes or mockups of prototypes of the company’s web/platform/device
    applications.

  • Select and manage company staff or outsourced vendors.

  • Select or define the company’s software development methodology.

  • Establish a specification conformance and testing regimen based on user stories and the User Experience design.

  • Promulgate coding conventions and documentation standards.

  • Review current best practices for the selected Saas/Paas implementations and establish the initial architecture.

  • Establish an application deployment process and supervise deployment to staging and production servers

  • Support the marketing process by providing
    implementation of technical requirements for Internet marketing and
    search engine optimization.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry
  trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices
  by attending relevant conferences and reading widely (including reading
  your peers’ blogs!).

• Define and communicate company
  values and standards for acquiring or developing systems, equipment, or
  software within the company.

• Share knowledge, mentor, and
  educate the organization’s investors, management, staff, partners,
  customers, and stakeholders with regard to the company’s technological
  vision, opportunities, and challenges.




• Promote achievement of the company’s business
  goals within a context of community collaboration by developing policies
  for sharing software code, technological innovation, business
  processes, and other intellectual property.

  • Formal Education & Certification
  
  
  • University degree in the field of computer science,
    business administration, or another rigorous discipline. An advanced
    degree in one these fields is a plus.
  
  

  • Demonstrated ability to envision web-based services that meet consumer needs or solve business problems.

Additional Information

• Creative problem solver who can courageously propose and support new ideas to bring travel and adventure to more people worldwide.
• Ability to adapt. An ideal candidate will welcome the opportunity to solve a broad range of problems using a wide array of technologies.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and general growth pains of an early-stage technology company
• Exceptional entrepreneurial judgment that fosters independence over micro-management
• Strong work ethic and ability to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced work environment
• Detail oriented and organized with superior analytical abilities
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Compensation will be a package of Salary, Bonus and Equity depending upon experience and quantifiable contributions to profitability
• Part time help during fundraising

Travoom.com will be located in Beiging City China, we are privately held and rapidly growing!