Chief Information Officer - Digital Transformation - Power Renewable Business (18-25 yrs)

Job Description:

- 15-20 years of experience within the Industry with minimum 5 years in the digital transformation of the business

- 10-12 years of progressive leadership experience in leading cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide programs, operating and influencing effectively across the organization and within complex contexts.

- Experience in business partnership and delivering technology solutions to create business differentiators

- Experience in developing and executing technology strategy

- Experience in Emerging Digital technologies like Intelligent Automation, Analytics, Cloud etc. as well as understanding of Innovation techniques and concepts like Design Thinking, Bimodal IT, Agile development.

- Strong understanding of Architecture and Design principles for futuristic, scalable technology solutions

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategy Development:

- Partner with Business CIOs, Heads, Group CIO & Senior IT leaders to lead the digital transformation strategy and execution for Business

- Provide vision & strategy, enable innovation and seek to leverage IT trends that can create business value consistent with the company s requirements and expectations.

Digital / Technology:

- Create and lead the implementation of CPD, Central Applications and technologies for HR, CS, Branding, Legal etc.

- Keep updating the same by tracking the emerging digital technology trends e.

- Intelligent Automation leveraging RPA, Chatbots etc. for relevant business outcome.

- Identify, build & refine all the digital touch points across all Central Partner Functions.

- Lead the introduction and conceptualization of Pilots, Proof of Concepts in new technology areas.

- Collaborate with technology teams across other businesses and leverage the knowledge, POCs, pilots and solutions for mutual benefit.

- Drive the technology culture transformation agenda for the group partnering with Business CIOs, including internal and external technology branding

Stakeholder Management:

- Partner with CPF Heads at strategic level to drive technology / digital agenda for CPF.

- Partner with Business CIOs at strategic level to enable technology / digital strategies within businesses

- Management of our key suppliers to ensure availability of all our core application services for all PPL employees on global basis.

Budget Management:

- As part of Group CIO office, Budget accountability for all Central technology expense and portfolio budgets

- Identifying proactive opportunities for cost savings through automation, improving service quality.

Standards & Governance:

- Keep up to date with technology trends and development of enterprise technology standards

- Establishing Newer ways of working - Design Thinking, Agile Product / Platform Development Approach etc.

- Manage strategic vendor partner relationships.

- Setup and run the Governance with the partners.

- Build strategic relationships for creating value for the organization.

- Participate in the formulation of the companys enterprise architecture and business system plans; assessing cost and feasibility, and ensuring the plan is aligned with and supports the strategic goals of the businesses.

Skills and Competencies:

- Strategic and Innovative Mind-set

- Business focused; Customer & Service minded

- Strong Consultative and Management skills

- Good Communication and Interpersonal skills to manage senior stakeholders in business and IT

- Confident in advising, developing and articulating solution

- Result oriented and with a work ethic of delivering on-time and in scope

- Open to Change and Disruption and Attitude to challenge the Status Quo

- Building a futuristic technology team

- Driving technology innovation culture across the organization