Chief Information Officer

**Essential Experience**:

- 15-18 years of experience within the IT Services or 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, CPF Heads, Group CIO & Senior IT leaders to lead the digital transformation strategy and execution for CPD Business, CPF and Central Applications.
- 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 CPF - HR, CS, Branding, Legal, M&A etc. Keep updating the same by tracking the emerging digital technology trends e.g. Intelligent Automation leveraging RPA, Chatbots etc. for relevant business outcome. Identify, build & refine all the digital touch points across all Central Partner Functions.
- Lead non-SAP stream of SAP S4 HANA Implementation
- Lead the introduction and conceptualization of Pilots, Proof of Concepts in new technology areas. Collaborate with technology teams across other Piramal businesses and leverage the knowledge, POC's, 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

**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 company's 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