B.Sc degree in Industrial / Computer Engineering or MIS or other relevant departments such as science/technical/economy, etc.
Minimum 8 years of experience in IT Planning, Demand Management, Project Management, Business Analysis -min 3 to be in managerial roles
Internal/external relationship/stakeholder management experience at all levels
Strong verbal and written communication skills; including syndicating IT topics with technical and non-technical employees
Strong planning and analytical capabilities
Insurance sector know how will be considered as a strong asset
Fluency in English
Can do attitude
Project Management Certification will be considered as a strong asset
Job Description
Senior level representation of the Business within the IT organization, guaranteeing the service provided by IT to Business,
Drives and manages a team of PMs and BRMs which ensures business analysis, timely and appropriate IT project and demand planning, manages the relationship between business that creates IT value and organizational alignment.
Partners with country leadership and relevant teams to facilitate effective decision making on existing and roadmap initiatives as well as supporting unit leaders to assess capability maturity.
Partners with business in defining & setting projects and tasks with Information Technology impact.
Manages alignment of demands with the whole Business Unit portfolio to the Information Technology budget
Leads the effort to identify and document IT capability and initiative needs and strategic prioritization into business architecture deliverables.
Responsible for setting up a proper standardization and prioritization governance on future initiatives across business divisions and functions.
Provides architectural oversight of projects, ensures requirements are in alignment with business strategies and business architecture roadmap/framework.
Prioritizes incoming initiative requests by driving strategic trade-off discussions balancing the needs of the individual business/function, the broader enterprise (region) and optimal IT solutions.
Reviews, analyzes, and evaluates ideas, projects and opportunities to develop new products, new technologies and business models for the business segments.
Proactively influences business decisions, and effectively challenge the status quo.