---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Shaddi Hasan <shaddi@cs.berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 2:52 PM Subject: [TIER] Hiring CTO and CFO for a rural connectivity startup in Peru To: <tier@tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Sharing on behalf of a friend. Please circulate to your networks, and feel free to get in touch with me (shaddi@cs.berkeley.edu) if interested. --- A well-financed rural connectivity start-up is looking for a Technical Director (CTO), Finance Director (CFO) and Compliance Director. It will deploy network throughout rural Peru, from the high Andes to the Amazon basin bringing internet connectivity to millions. The company is structured as a lean (~40 employees), fast moving start-up that needs to disrupt traditional network operations to reach aggressive cost targets. The positions are in Lima and the candidates must be fluent in Spanish. *Technical Director* RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead the overall deployment and operations of the network and platforms that support the company. - Identify and pursue opportunities to expand the services offered by operators. - Design and implement the service network in an efficient way that enables commercial opportunities, taking advantage of innovative technologies and processes appropriate for rural areas. - Responsible for the design, organization and implementation of IT technologies, initiatives and projects - Lead technical and commercial pilots with different suppliers and partners, such as Facebook and Google, with the aim of enhancing and expanding services EXPERIENCE - Experience in technical areas of a telco operator (Engineering, Network Planning and Operations), ideally with prior experience in rural areas. - Technical experience should include radio access, local backhaul, and network operations. - Ability to manage complex infrastructure investment projects - Knowledge and practical experience in agile methodologies - Experience in the management of multidisciplinary teams - Experience in contract negotiation and vendor management *Finance Director* RESPONSIBILITIES - Responsible for ensuring the proper administration of the company, managing the company's resources and controlling the annual revenue budget, OpEx and CapEx. - Set financial policies that promote the culture and vision of the company. - Evaluate new opportunities to ensure that resources are focused on the best opportunities. - Ensure the company's compliance of all current laws and regulations related to the business operation. - Create and manage the annual operating budget. EXPERIENCE - Experience in a controlling or financial position ideally in sectors with extensive infrastructure Capex - Rigorous management of numbers and financial information - Capacity to communicate with stakeholders and inform them promptly of the evolution of the business - Identification and validation of new business opportunities - Financial negotiations - Ability to link operational activities to financial results _______________________________________________ TIER mailing list Website: http://tier.cs.berkeley.edu TIER@tier.cs.berkeley.edu https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tier