Head of it strategy

Job Title: Chief Information Officer (CIDO) Responsibilities:

• Manages the overall IT strategy and ensures alignment with the company's enterprise goals.
• Oversight of strategic plan development, business planning, and ensuring Requests for Proposal (RFPs) meet required quality and strategic standards.
• Drives the improvement of IT governance frameworks, manages IT budgets, benchmarks IT investments, oversees risk/compliance management, and leads vendor management.
• Collaborates on data governance frameworks, ensures regulatory compliance, and manages IT Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives as the single point of contact for the organization.
• Leverages expertise to lead the transition from a process-optimized to a service-optimized IT model, implements continuous improvement programs, and maintains IT policies.
• Develops robust reporting mechanisms for IT performance and assumes full CIDO responsibilities as required.

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field; Master's highly preferred.
• Minimum 15 years operational experience working in IT, with at least 5 years experience in IT leadership positions managing cross-functional project teams.
• Expertise in IT strategic planning, with extensive exposure to IT governance formulation, budget planning, and organizational change management.
• Proven ability to increase operational efficiency and service delivery across multiple business units.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to influence senior internal and external stakeholders.