Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related fields.
Experience: Minimum 10 years in IT, with at least 5 years in ITBP, Product Owner, Consulting, or Senior BA roles.
Certifications: Professional certifications such as PMI, ITIL, TOGAF, COBIT, Digital Transformation, or AI/ML are highly preferred.
- Specific domain expertise in Retail or Manufacturing.
- Proven track record of leading large- scale digital transformation initiatives.
- 5–7 years of leadership experience managing professional teams.
Technical Competencies
- Solution Co- creation: Proven ability to prototype, validate, and evaluate the feasibility of innovative technology/service ideas.
- Infrastructure & Architecture: Solid knowledge of IT infrastructure, core systems, cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture.
- Portfolio management: Professional mastery in managing the portfolio of products, projects, services, and data assets to ensure lifecycle optimization and strategic fit.
- Digital Proficiency: Expertise in emerging technologies, including AI/ML, RPA, Cloud, Data Analytics, and IoT
Leadership & Behavioral Competencies
- Financial Literacy: Experienced in IT/AI financial modeling (ROI, NPV, Payback period).
- Agility & Resilience: High adaptability to shifting priorities and the ability to thrive in a fast- paced, evolving digital landscape.
- Critical Thinking: Strong analytical skills to evaluate information objectively, identify potential biases, and make reasoned judgments.
- Influencing Skills: Ability to persuade stakeholders and drive consensus using data- driven storytelling (even without direct authority).
- Innovation & Creative Mindset
- Strategic Thinking: Systems thinking and the ability to define long- term technology roadmaps.
- Stakeholder management: Ability to orchestrate collaboration across multiple departments and navigate complex corporate relationships to achieve shared organizational goals.
- Business Acumen: Deep understanding of market dynamics, finance, and business impact.
- Customer- Centricity: Placing the user/customer at the heart of solution design.