About the team

The Technology team powers everything the business does. The team is building a reliable, scalable platform for the company's products and services. The team includes Backend, Frontend, Mobile, AI, and QA engineers working across regions, alongside Platform, Security & IT Operations teams. Together, they collaborate closely with Data and Product teams to continuously evolve and scale the products.

About the Role

Doctor Anywhere is seeking a Chief Technology Officer to lead the technology strategy and execution across two core business verticals: Healthtech and Insurtech. This includes our telehealth platform, medication delivery, health screening centers, general practice and specialist clinics, as well as Third-Party Administrator (TPA) services for insurers and the Soda self insured employer health benefits platform.

You will oversee a 70+ person organization across Software Engineering, Platform & Data Engineering, AI, Security, IT Ops, and QA. Leading through a senior team that includes the Director of Security and Platform Engineering, Principal Engineer, Staff AI Engineer, multiple Engineering Managers, and QA Manager, you will unify all technology functions under a cohesive vision that enables scale, reliability, security, and innovation across the region.

This role is critical as we scale rapidly across Southeast Asia. You'll inherit strong foundations including talented teams and modern cloud infrastructure and elevate them to support regional expansion and ambitious product innovation. This is a rare opportunity to shape the next generation of healthcare and insurance technology at scale across Southeast Asia.

A summary of the key responsibilities are as follows:

Technology Vision and Strategy

• Define the multi year technology vision that unifies Healthtech and Insurtech under a cohesive, scalable architecture.
• Drive strategic technology investments and architectural decisions that balance innovation with operational excellence.
• Align technology roadmaps with business priorities to enable regional growth and market expansion.

Leadership and Organization

• Lead and develop a senior leadership team across engineering, platform, data, AI, security, QA, and IT Ops.
• Build a high performance, collaborative culture across Singapore, Vietnam and potentially China in the future.
• Drive organizational design, talent development, and succession planning for scale.

Platform and Product Engineering

• Oversee development and evolution of Healthtech platforms (telehealth, clinics, CMS integrations) and Insurtech systems (TPA, claims, Soda benefits platform).
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and seamless integration across digital and physical healthcare operations.
• Lead multi cloud strategy, platform services, data infrastructure, and engineering productivity initiatives.

Security, Compliance, and Trust

• Provide executive leadership for cybersecurity, data protection, and regulatory compliance (PDPA, ISO 27001).
• Strengthen risk management, incident response, and security governance across all systems.
• Promote a security first culture that builds trust with customers, partners, and regulators.

AI, Innovation, and Excellence

• Define and execute the AI strategy across clinical operations, claims automation, and patient engagement.
• Foster responsible innovation with generative AI and predictive models in regulated contexts.
• Establish engineering KPIs, DORA metrics, and operational excellence frameworks across the organization.

About You

• 12+ years in technology leadership with 5+ years managing senior engineering leaders.
• Proven track record building and scaling engineering organizations across multiple countries.
• Deep experience in Healthtech, Insurtech, Fintech, or other heavily regulated industries.
• Strong architectural grounding in cloud native systems, microservices, and modern DevSecOps practices.
• Direct experience with compliance frameworks (PDPA, ISO 27001).
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence executives, align cross functional partners, and inspire teams.
• Strategic thinker who balances long term vision with pragmatic execution in high growth environments.
• A start-up attitude - you take full ownership of things that you do, willing to go out of your comfort zones and take on new challenges.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and flexible to learn new things - we’re not done growing, and heading into uncharted territories is part of the fun!

About Doctor Anywhere

Doctor Anywhere (DA) is a regional tech-enabled, omnichannel healthcare provider delivering care to 2.5 million users across 6 countries in Southeast Asia. Founded in 2017 with a mission to make healthcare simple, accessible, and efficient for all, DA leverages technology to enable individuals towards preventive, long-term health via holistic offerings including our telehealth app, physical clinics and pharmacies, mental wellness, specialist consults, and also an online health & wellness marketplace for supplements, healthy snacks, home-based health screening and vaccinations.

DA’s goal is to build a regional digital healthcare ecosystem, advanced by the 3,000 GPs and specialists within our regional network, over 1,000 corporate organizations, and 25 regional insurers we work with. Grounded in our motto “Keep Going, Keep Growing”, our team strives towards excellence, with innovation and collaboration at our core, and values diversity in perspectives brought by every member. Join us in our mission to transform Southeast Asia’s healthcare future!

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