Chief Technology Officer

The Chief Technology Officer will be responsible for strategic planning related to the Authority's IT needs, including procurement, deployment, and management of technical services and infrastructure.

• Strategic planning related to Authority's Information Technology needs including computer hardware & software procurement, software licenses, cloud services, network access etc.
• Create strategic plans and set timelines for evaluation, development, and deployment of all technical, web, and mobile services. Plan, suggest & make technology initiatives & investments.
• Evaluate & assess the technology's impact on current & future business of the Authority. Work with top management and the leadership team to set clear priorities and preferences for IT management.
• Ensure tight collaboration across departments to drive strategic initiatives, including understanding of the alignment between technology strategy and various technology road maps.
• Defining short-term & long-term IT goals & determine resources to achieve them.
• Determine feasibility, devise monitoring mechanism, identify legal aspects, and assess the value, impact, associated risks, competitive & strategic advantage for the IT initiatives.
• Develop and manage annual and quarterly budgets.
• Ensure sustainable capacity building for the Authority and related stakeholders for achieving the IT goals.
• Make infrastructure decisions, ensuring technical excellence, versatility, safety, and soundness, resiliency and scalability in the architecting and engineering of product solutions, as well as managing all technical delivery.
• Build quality assurance processes, security policies, user roles, SOPs & data protection mechanisms, disaster recovery plans, effective management & governance.
• IT resource allocation, development & monitoring of KPIs and performance metrics to assess technological performance.
• Devise effective Communication technology strategy and relationship management with partners and stakeholders.

Candidates for Chief Technology Officer must hold a Master's or Bachelor's degree (16 years of education) in a relevant IT/CS field and possess significant leadership experience.

• Education: Master's or Bachelor's degree with 16 years of education in Information Technology / Information Systems / Computer Science / Computer Engineering or related discipline from HEC recognized institution or from a reputed foreign university.
• Experience: Proven experience as a CTO/CIO or Project Manager/Project Director OR similar leadership role in IT (minimum 5 years required). Proven experience in public sector organizations in leadership roles for delivering large scale project with national/provincial level scale, scope & revenue & financial impact (minimum 5 years required).
• Skills: Strategic planning, leadership, communication, understanding of technology trends (software, hardware, infrastructure), budgets, project management, business planning, public procurement regulations, and ability to work collaboratively.