Tab Placements Looking for Chief Information Officer IT Head at Pune, Maharashtra, India Full Time

REPORTS TO: CFO

Job location – Pune

CIO – Retail Chain

Prime Areas Of Coverage

• IT infrastructure across stores and offices, IT assets, network, connectivity, business continuity, security, on-premises and in the cloud
• Enterprise applications – including ERP, POS solutions, data warehouse and analytics, HRM and Accounting software.
• E Commerce operations and integration with In-store and omnichannel operations
• Integration between systems
• Automation
• Future systems including a comprehensive ERP, CRM, Customer Service and other applications.

Job Description

An experienced and highly qualified Chief Information Officer (CIO) who will be accountable for defining and delivering IT strategy and capabilities across the enterprise. This includes data analytics and business intelligence, development and support, infrastructure, security and technical services.

Responsible for giving oversight and direction to IT and business leaders on strategy, standards, and opportunities for shared services and economies of scale.

The CIO is a key contributor to the company’s strategy and planning process and will be responsible both for IT operations and for technology and digital innovation. It is critical for the CIO to build strong and productive relationships with all business unit leaders, acting as a true partner and making IT a business enabler.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

As a member of the senior management team, make a key contribution to the formulation of the company’s business and digital strategies.

Proactively advise the senior management team on the emerging technologies and digital trends that are most relevant to the company’s goals and evolving needs.

Help determine capital investment parameters, priorities and risks for enterprise-wide IT initiatives to maximize the return on investment.

Leadership

Develop a Technology vision, strategy, and a roadmap, and lead the Technology team and its business partners in effective execution.

Ensure, on an ongoing basis, that current and planned technical architecture, investments and solutions are aligned with company business objectives.

Prepare and monitor IT operational budgets that meet prevailing objectives and constraints.

Develop and execute an analytics program that will allow company business leaders to make data-based decisions.

Build strong relationships with business groups and their leaders across the enterprise, and develop a detailed understanding of their issues, challenges and opportunities.

Ensure transparency and collaboration between the Technology organization and its business partners.

Team Development

Hire, develop, evaluate, reward, and retain a highly-qualified team of IT professionals. Foster a culture of innovation, transparency and accountability in IT.

Promote a – business-first- mentality at all levels of the IT organization.

Ensure that the organization has strong systems analysis and project management skills, and the ability to execute business-critical projects.

Develop and maintain a plan that provides for succession and continuity in the most critical IT management positions.

IT Operations

Direct the design, planning, implementation, and maintenance of the computing infrastructure that supports the company’s operations and business applications.

Establish metrics for managing IT effectiveness and for measuring the impact of IT on the business. Establish appropriate service levels and the processes to ensure that KPIs are met.

Maintain oversight of all Technology projects, ensuring that commitments are properly planned, staffed, monitored and reported.

Establish a comprehensive enterprise information security program to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of relevant data.

Lead the design and implementation of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan. Establish and enforce IT policies and processes,.

Monitor the industry for developments in IT operations; evaluate and implement relevant new tools and service management frameworks.

Review, recommend, and oversee all vendors and managed service agreements for applications, computing, telecommunications, IT services, and equipment.

Transformation

Skills, Experience& Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience driving digital transformation and business growth through innovation and the implementation of technology.

Possesses solid knowledge in emerging technologies, and the ability to apply these in the service of the company’s key business goals.

IT Operations

15+ years of career experience in technology, including a minimum of 10+ years in a leadership position. Experience in a CIO or equivalent position is preferred/required