Chief Technology Officer (Retail, ERP, POS, Fintech, Supply Chain)

Fulcrum Pvt Ltd is looking for a " Chief Technology Officer (CTO) " for our leading client.

Position: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Employment Type: Full-Time (No external engagements allowed)

Location: Remote Industry: Retail, ERP, POS, Fintech, Supply Chain

Core Stack: ERPNext, Frappe Framework, Python, JS, React, MySQL/MariaDB

Role Overview

We are looking for a full-time, hands-on CTO who has directly built and delivered ERP + POS platforms for the retail industry, with strong, real-world experience customizing and extending ERPNext/Frappe at scale. The CTO will own the complete technology roadmap, architecture, execution, and delivery of the platform with an end-to-end retail operating backbone covering procurement, inventory, POS, supply chain automation, finance, compliance, analytics, and multi-branch operations. This is a builder role, not an advisory role. The candidate must be able to architect and build systems, lead engineering, ship fast, and deliver production-grade ERPNext customizations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Architecture & Systems Design

 Design the full technical architecture of the platform.

 Lead ERPNext customization, module-building, workflows, and integrations.

 Set coding standards, security standards, and system lifecycle policies.

 Oversee infrastructure, deployment, and scalability.

2. ERPNext Development & Customization

 Build new modules for procurement, POS, finance, stock, supplier workflows, compliance, and reporting.

 Design doctype models, server scripts, client scripts, workflows, and custom APIs.

 Implement integrations with POS hardware, payment gateways, ZATCA, suppliers, 3PL, etc. 3. POS System Build-out

 Architect and build a full retail POS with:

o Offline mode o Multi-register

o Promotions engine

o Barcode scanners

o Split payments

o Receipts

o Cash control

o Full ERP sync

 Ensure POS is fast, stable, and compliant with Saudi regulatory needs.

4. Retail ERP Experience The CTO must have prior experience with retail ERP including:

 Replenishment logic

 Inventory accuracy

 Multi-branch

 Costing and valuation

 Discounts, promotions, price lists

 Payments and credit

 Vendor management

 GRN and stock movements

 Sales reporting and analytics

5. Team Leadership  Build a lean engineering team.

 Mentor developers.

 Manage sprints, code reviews, QA cycles, and releases.

 Own end-to-end quality and delivery.

6. Security, Compliance & Data

 Implement secure coding practices.

 Ensure compliance with ZATCA requirements.

 Oversee backups, disaster recovery, and data governance.

Required Experience (Mandatory)

These are non-negotiable:

1. Full-Time Commitment

 Candidate must join full-time.

 Absolutely no freelancing, consulting, side jobs, or running another company.

2. Built ERP + POS Before Must show real experience building:

 ERP systems (not just customizing)

 POS systems for retail

 Multi-branch retail environments

 Inventory and stock control systems

 Procurement and supply chain automation

 Finance/Accounting modules

3. Strong ERPNext Mastery Must have deep experience with:

 Frappe framework

 Custom apps

 Custom modules

 Client/server scripts

 REST APIs

 Integrations

 Deployment

 Multi-tenant configurations

 Performance optimization