Tech Lead

Roles and responsibilities

• To optimise the business and its operating model for assigned portfolios in line with the Business and IT strategy
• To forge resilient and trusting relationship with senior business stakeholders including Managing Directors and EIT Directors/GMs to enable valuable contribution to business to be enacted.
• To lead the business & IT strategy across (projects, service, risk) for the entire line of business.
• To ensure financial competency is achieved across all IT business related activity by managing the IT spend
• To ensure through governance that the best vendor solutions are adopted
  

What you will do:

Overall responsibility for the delivery of assigned LOB products, projects and services

• Work within governance structure (Business & EIT) to govern and prioritise the business IT demand, fully aligned to business strategy and target operating model maturity
• Act as business integration point for IT Service Delivery, SLA agreement, major Service Incident Management and Service Improvement for assigned portfolios
• Build a strong partnership with business leadership and other key stakeholders to become fully integrated in decision-making and driving business strategic priorities
• Collaborate with the relevant tribe leads and chapter leads to facilitate the conceptualization of solutions
  

Manage the LOB technical budget

• Support development of business cases, operating model changes, solutions, business buy-in; and integrate in planning and budgeting cycles and demand management process
  

Oversee the LOB technical Portfolio Management and Portfolio Reporting

• Work with LOB Director, Tribe resources and Project managers to ensure that assigned projects remain on track
• Ensure business benefit delivery and benefit optimization from demand cycle and actively promote results with the business
  

Ensure technical strategy alignment with EIT landscape and business aspirations

Manage high level resource requirements and prioritization with the Chapter Leads

• Oversee a lean, skilled and fully engaged team working in a matrix structure; working with matrix leaders to plan and prioritise workloads, set objectives, input into annual appraisals and support individuals to continually improve their performance and results
  

Required Skills to be successful:

• Experience in managing technology investments.
• Experience in a technology consulting firm.
• Experience in accounting management or sales within technology management.
• Expertise in enterprise-level technology, including digital platforms.

Desired candidate profile

• Degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering/Science; Preferably Management Training (MBA, etc.)
• 10-15 years IT Experience, 5-10 [Corporate IT Applications for Finance, HR, Legal and other corporate or group functions] Business experience; 2-3 years management experience.
• Experience in leading business engagement on technology roadmaps, budgetary process and economics of technology delivery.
• Experience in technology solutions for Group Functions like Finance, Treasury, Human Resource, Group Communications and Marketing, Education, Group Procurement, Legal etc.
• Experience in leading & managing transformation initiatives and developing business cases for technology investments.
• Experience in collaborating with different technology teams (Both in house and outside partners) in assessing and understanding technology value proposals aligned with business need.