Director of Technology, Semios
$153-180k
Data analytics platform for farmers
Job no longer available
Data analytics platform for farmers
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$153-180k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To simplify the grower's experience, leveraging big data analytics and machine learning to help them mitigate crop risk so they can focus on growing more food, more sustainably.
Role
Who you are
- Motivated by meaningful work, you are looking for more than just a job; you want to work for a dynamic, growing company that finds solutions to real-life problems, such as helping the world reduce the use of pesticides and helping nature feed a growing population
- Your ideal work environment includes a collaborative team spirit with the opportunity to learn and grow as you take the initiative to try new things
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, commerce, software engineering, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of experience as a technology leader with demonstrated success in strategic planning and execution
- Progressive responsibility managing technology operations for global operations
- Experience managing Apple, MSFT, Android and Linux operating systems
- Experience building and executing technology roadmaps, which include enterprise data management and information security
- Experience building analytics solutions with a deep understanding of data infrastructure
- Experience working in an innovation or technology environment
- Cloud-native approaches to technology and cybersecurity
- Demonstrated experience in leading teams, guiding successful platform implementations, and navigating digital business transformation
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
What the job involves
- The Director, Technology is responsible for driving forward the technology strategy to support the corporate strategic plan
- This role is responsible for the smooth operations of technology infrastructure, which includes the software development, deployment, infrastructure, and maintenance
- The Director establishes the technology architecture and standards for business systems to facilitate the flow of operational data with scalable and dynamic processes that can rapidly evolve to meet changing business requirements
- Leadership & Management
- Define enterprise architecture and technology standards for a multi-platform, best of breed landscape
- Mentor, and develop a multi-disciplinary team to support their professional growth and career development
- Monitor operational KPIs to drive continuous improvement
- Manage the technology budget to optimize technology investments
- Facilitate meetings with senior management and business partners
- Research and recommend new technologies, both commercial and open source
- Enterprise Applications & Systems
- Oversee the enterprise applications and systems operations and lifecycle
- Align application roadmaps with enterprise architecture standards
- Approve the selection of new technology to ensure compliance and security
- Provide feedback on technical design via code reviews & design documents
- Architect robust, scalable cloud solutions
- Establish and evolve standards for software development
- Business Insights
- Partner with stakeholders to develop the analytics platform that will provide management insights
- Establish best practices for data infrastructure, data design, and visualization with expertise in modern data stacks, including database, semantic layer, and BI front-end
- Manage data warehouse and toolsets, including BigQuery, DBT, Looker, Thoughtspot, Sisense, and PowerBI
- Cloud Administration and Cybersecurity
- Provision, monitor, and maintain cloud infrastructure and services for business systems (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Implement backup and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data protection and business continuity
- Conduct risk assessments and security audits to identify vulnerabilities and recommend mitigation strategies
- Develop and implement disaster recovery and business continuity protocols to minimize disruption to business operations in the event of emergency situations or data loss
- Develop best practice cybersecurity policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations and standards
Our take
Climate change is rapidly delivering new challenges to the agriculture industry. Farmers are facing increasing volatility in the climate, leading to unpredictable weather patterns, making growing conditions challenging.
Semios is addressing this issue with its ‘Farming-as-a-service’ platform. Having been one of the first major players in the space, Semios’s service is set apart by its integrated end-to-end solution that addresses the gamut of farmers’ crop production requirements.
In that same vein, the successful startup is continually expanding and refining its product portfolio with acquisitions and new integrations of 3rd party agricultural solutions into its crop management platform. Building on its current success, the company can only look forward to impressive growth as farmers increasingly view their devices as mission-critical to satisfactory yields.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$100m
LATE VC
Feb 2020
$75m
LATE VC
Total funding: $212.3m
Company benefits
- Sleep better knowing you're making the world a better place through more sustainable food production
- Opportunity to contribute and make an impact by working on meaningful projects
- Work with a team that values fun, laughter, and each other in collaborative and casual work environment
- Multiple office locations, convenient via transit and bike paths
- Flexible hybrid working environment and hours
Company HQ
Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, BC
Leadership
Dr. Michael Gilbert
(Founder & Director of the Board)Michael is a natural product synthetic chemist with a PhD from University of British Columbia and a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Vienna. They have 25 years of experience in agtech and biotech R&D and production.
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