Avp, Research Technology Mgt

CTX India is a centralized team with critical linkages/partner relationships to the various technology teams guiding the programs outlined above. The centralized model enables:
1) critical mass of in country software talent to support AT&T’s strategic technology programs

2) cost and resource optimization as demand shifts between programs over time

3) centralized training and skills development as the team matures

4) support unique needs of each program in a pod structure.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to The leader will have a direct reporting relationship to AT&T’s SVP/CTP (Jason Press) and V.P (IDC)

Direct reports The leader will build and manage an appropriate org structure consisting of directors, and associate directors as deemed appropriate

Other Key Relationships Leader will manage key strategic relationship with other AVPs and key leaders over time.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this leader will be program design, staffing, development, and execution of newly

developed AT&T India CTX team with a focus on:

- Strategic technology planning, technology design and architecture.
- Development, testing, deployment, and life cycle management of solutions supporting all aspects of

Consumer Experience.
- The leader will also be responsible for providing oversight and leadership to existing India Application

Development operations team including overall administration of the team, leadership stakeholder with

business unit leaders for negotiation of enhancing work.
- Direct and support subordinate development, team leadership and effectiveness across the organization.

IDEAL EXPERIENCE

Global Delivery and development

Working with partners across the world to deliver on product capabilities and programs

Build, Operate and scale remote teams

Experience with designing, building and scaling software development organizations in India

Digital Leadership

Experience in a best-in-class digital organization, ideally been at the forefront of a digital transformation.

Transformation Experience

Understand what it means to transform the organization

CRITICAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES

Acting Strategically
- Creates or evolves a longer-term strategy for the enterprise that connects seemingly unrelated events or

information
- Creates a clear and coherent strategy that anticipates the future direction of the industry, competition and/or the

broader environment, at least five years ahead
- Provides new direction for the organization, leading to actionable changes across multiple operations or functions
- Engages in scenario planning that incorporates new information or disruptive thinking to gain significant advantage

or impact

Leading Change
- Initiates significant change across the organization that requires implementation across multiple years
- Mobilizes or recruits change leaders for a significant longer-term change initiative, including how each person will

deliver it
- Creates and executes a multi-year plan to design and implement a major change initiative
- Reinforces and embeds new thinking and a change mindset throughout the organization (e.g. aligning reward and

performance management systems, adjusting how work gets done)

Building Talent
- Systematically develops leadership talent to build organizational bench strength (e.g. including rotations and

challenging assignments)
- Cultivates a pipeline of leadership talent, including successors for key roles
- Offers and/or releases key talent to other parts of the organization for the specific purpose of developing them
- Attracts talent with the capabilities needed to implement long-term strategy