head of Software Engineering division (hybrid, cebu)Gecogeco Philippines, Inc.

HEAD OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING DIVISION
 
COMPANY OVERVIEW
 
Gecogeco provides cloud software development services to clients and is an affiliated company of the LightCafe Group, which has over 800 employees primarily based in Japan. We started our operations in Cebu, Philippines in 2018. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have expanded our recruitment outside Cebu. We now have more than 30 employes across the Philippines. 
 
We are a certified AWS consulting partner with almost all of our software engineers AWS certified and provides specialized services in this domain. Visit our company website for more information. https://en.gecogeco.com/
 
BACKGROUND OF RECRUITMENT
 
Since 2018, we've grown our team significantly, thanks to great feedback from our clients. So far, we've focused on hiring for technical roles, which means our engineering division is currently led by managers with strong tech management skills, though their experience outside of IT projects is more limited. 
 
As we look to expand further, we're on the hunt for a leader with solid experience in organizational management and a background in software development. This person will oversee the entire engineering division while also having a good grasp of general software engineering concepts.
 
WORK ARRANGEMENTS
Employment Type: Full-time 
Setup: Hybrid, up to 2 office days per week, CBP Cebu 
Shift: Monday to Friday, semi-flexible (core work hours: 10 AM - 4 PM) 
Rest Day: Fixed weekends off
JOB DESCRIPTION
 
Strategy and Leadership
Responsible for all Engineering division activities. 
Set division objectives, monitor progress, and ensure alignment between engineering activities and the company's strategic goals. 
Develop appropriate organizational structure, resource plans, and culture. 
Define and implement technical strategies and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with the company's objectives. 
People Management
Foster a culture of excellence, mentorship, and collaboration through strong leadership. 
Design career paths and job descriptions. 
Manage recruitment to evaluation process with HR section. 
Formulate and decide policies related to organization operations and member wellbeing.
Engineering
Manage engineering resources to strategically assign projects, balancing growth and needs. 
Lead the planning, design, and implementation of internal training programs. 
Establishing metrics and monitoring systems to track performance, productivity, and customer satisfaction. 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
At least 5 years of experience as a section or division manager with more than 10 members
At least 10 years of experience in Web software engineering industry
Degree holder in a relevant field, such as computer science or management
Professional experience in either AWS, GCP or Azure
Professional experience in any modern web application framework
Extra Awesome:
Japanese language skill 
Business level Japanese communication skill. 
N1/N2 JLPT certifications
Software architect skill 
Experience with large-scale system architecture design
Business management skill 
Experience in a top management role within the same industry, such as CXO position. 
Strategy, financial, operation, recruitment..etc
 PERKS AND BENEFITS
Competitive compensation package
Entitled to twice a year profit-sharing upon regularization
Transportation allowance for hybrid employees 
Observes Philippine Holidays + Special Company Holidays
Sponsored club activities, team lunches, dinners, and happy hours
Yearly summer outing, year-end party and Gecolympics (team building activity)
Perks for birthday celebrators of the month
Referral bonuses
HMO benefit provided upon regularization under Maxicare with 200K MBL + 1 dependent
Leave credits upon regularization
Equipped employees with their own laptop for working 
E-books & E-learning support are also provided(e.g.Kindle books, Udemy)
Cash incentive bonus if you pass selected certifications as a Geco member (ie. AWS Certs, Java, Linux, Mysql, JLPT etc). Geco wants to foster each member's personal and career growth thus certifications are highly encouraged.