Vice President IT Capabilities

Job Purpose: We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior IT
professional to join the Emirates Group as Vice President IT Capability. The
person in this role will lead the development of IT capabilities as it
pertains to establishing an ecosystem of strategic partnerships, driving a
workforce strategy to support the technology needs of the Emirates Group and
ensuring an effective IT operations. The person in this role will lead the
execution of cross-functional initiatives that brings cohesion across the
different IT verticals. This role will act as main point of contact to other
internal support organisations (HR, Finance, P&L, IA, Legal, CCMB, OR&E) and
external suppliers. Job Outline: - Drive the development of an ecosystem of
strategic partners that enables the delivery of innovative, cost effective and
high quality business solutions and services. Develop and lead the IT partner
and supplier strategy for Emirates Group managing all aspects of the supplier
lifecycle to ensure partners deliver to strategic goals. - Directly manage all
external audits conducted on IT for Emirates Group and have direct
accountability for maintaining regulatory compliance and quality assurance for
Emirates Group with respect to IT to international standards. - Define,
execute and manage a ‎3 year IT organisation development and workforce planning
strategy, lead the development and implementation of a IT people engagement
strategy, aligned with HR policies and practices and drive the development of
IT skills and capabilities through the management of the IT skills academy and
the development of the UAE National programme. - Ensure all IT department
demands i.e People,cost..etc are met so the vertical pillars can operate,
overseeing the functions that govern the areas of technology business
management, IT performance, IT space management, commercial and contract
management, IT administration services and complex billing. - Leads the
interaction with all the Emirates Group support services, continuously looking
at improving the engagement with these entities to ensure effective processes
are put in place to service IT needs. - Drives on behalf of the DSVP IT cross-
functional initiatives that bring cohesion within the IT organisation.
Facilitates the interaction across all the IT verticals. - Lead and drive the
development and governance of IT's vision, mission, goals and strategies in
alignment with the Group's overall strategy while seeking to mature agile ways
of working within IT. - Establish career development plans and training for
direct reports and provide appropriate mentoring and coaching. Conduct timely
annual and interim performance reviews to cultivate a culture of high
performance. Ensure that technical resources are committed to the delivery of
the work programme and reviewed, reprioritised as required.
Qualifications & Experience: Education: - Degree or Honours (‎12+‎3 or
equivalent) - Post Graduate Qualification preferred i.e. MBA with specialism
in strategy development and execution Experience: - Information
Technology.Other : ‎12+ Years - Experience in varied IT functions at a senior
level in a large multinational corporate company, ideally in the
travel/transportation industry - Experience in developing strategic
partnerships - Experience in workforce planning and management for large IT
organisation Knowledge/skills: - Trends in the technology and aviation sector
- Relationship management - Thought leadership Leadership Role: Yes