About This Role
This role is for a Chief People & Organization Officer to lead and manage the human resources and organizational development functions across a global technology platform. The position suits an experienced leader in people and organizational strategy, focusing on fostering a strong international developer ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead the company’s global developer relations and community strategy.
- Plan and deliver virtual and in-person hackathons, including programme design, partnerships, logistics, participant engagement, and follow-up.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with software engineers, technical founders, open-source contributors, and developer communities.
- Encourage developers to participate in programmes and gather feedback to share practical insights with the product and engineering teams.
- Create technical resources such as guides, tutorials, sample applications, starter projects, and API documentation.
- Deliver workshops, technical presentations, and community sessions.
- Represent the company at conferences, meetups, hackathons, and other industry events.
- Maintain an active presence across relevant developer platforms and online communities.
- Track the performance of developer programmes and report on participation, engagement, project quality, and community growth.
Requirements
- At least five years of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, Developer Evangelism, Community Engineering, or a similar role.
- Proven experience organizing hackathons, developer events, technical workshops, or community programmes.
- An established network within the developer, engineering, or technology startup ecosystem.
- Strong technical knowledge and the ability to communicate confidently with engineers and technical leaders.
- Experience working with APIs and the ability to build or troubleshoot simple technical integrations and sample applications.
- Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Good project management skills with the ability to manage multiple programmes, partners, and timelines.
- Willingness to travel internationally for conferences, hackathons, and community events.
Nice to have:
- Previous experience as a software engineer or in another hands-on technical role.
- Experience within artificial intelligence, Web3, cloud infrastructure, open-source technology, or a related technical sector.
- An established personal presence within the developer community through speaking, content, open-source contributions, or online engagement.
- Experience working with global developer communities and international technology events.
