Scope for the Role
- Drive high level technical and business conversations across the ecosystem, ensuring all stakeholders share a unified understanding of future enterprise direction.
- Facilitate alignment between cross functional teams, business units, and technology domains to shape long term strategic priorities.
- Translate global technology trends, market shifts, and internal capabilities into actionable insights for decision-makers.
- Ensure that the technology strategy is directly connected to stc's corporate strategy taken into consideration internal and external growth ambitions.
- Continuously assess the technology landscape to identify opportunities that accelerate the company's transformation and competitive advantage.
- Integrate business architecture, capability models, and operating-model changes into cohesive strategic choices that steer the organization.
- Develop a clear, compelling, and practical technology strategy that connects innovation, investment decisions, and execution roadmaps.
- Communicate the strategy effectively to executives, sector leaders, and technical teams to ensure shared understanding and organizational commitment.
- Champion the adoption of strategic technology initiatives, ensuring buy-in and consistent implementation across the enterprise.
- Serve as the primary advocate for strategic technology direction in governance forums, investment committees, and cross-sector alignment discussions.
- Translate corporate guidance and principles into GTU business plans.
- Monitor adoption and refresh GTU technology strategy.
- Knowledge in one or more strategy development frameworks.
- Increasing the influence on the corporate and BUs/FUs to utilize GTU capabilities and ecosystems to uplift the corporate.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Telecommunications, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- Master's degree preferred.
Experience
- 12+ years of relevant experience in Technology Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, or related domains.
- Relevant experience in Telecom, IT & ICT domains.
- Experience in developing and implementing technology strategies across enterprise environments.
Certifications
- tmForum Certified
- TOGAF Certified
Technical Competencies / Tools
- Business Acumen
- Enterprise Architecture
- Telecom/Digital Expertise
Technical / Soft Skills
- Excellent communication & Presentation Skills
Key Words
- Strategy
- Business Development
- EA
- Enterprise Architecture
- ICT
- Telecom
- NTN
- IoT & AI
Industry Background
Skills: operating model transformation,business acumen,enterprise technology trends,strategic planning,digital technologies,technology strategy,investment & portfolio strategy,technology roadmapping,digital transformation,telecom / ict,ai / iot / ntn,technology governance & transformation,business strategy,business capability management,enterprise architecture
