Head of IT Strategy and Governance

Job description / Role

Head of IT Strategy & Governance - Bahrain

As the Head of IT Strategy & Governance, you will drive the successful delivery of strategic objectives and establish a robust governance framework across the entity.

Client Details

A well-establish global brand in the financial services sector.

Description

* Manages IT strategy and aligns with enterprise goals, oversees strategic plan development, business planning and ensures RFPs meet required quality and strategic standards
* Drives the improvement of IT governance frameworks, manages IT budgets, benchmarks IT investments, oversees risk / compliance management and leads on vendor management
* Collaborates on data governance frameworks, ensures regulatory compliance and manages IT ESG initiatives as the single point of contact for the organisation
* Leads the transition from a process optimised to a service optimised IT model, implements continuous improvement programs and maintains IT policies
* Develops robust reporting mechanisms for IT performance and assumes full CIDO responsibilities as required

Job Offer

* Attractive, tax-free salary
* Opportunity to work as second in command and "step-up" to represent leadership as and when required

* Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, Masters highly preferred
* Minimum of 15 years operational experience working in IT, with at least 5 years experience in IT leadership positions managing cross-functional project teams
* An expert in IT strategic planning, with extensive exposure to IT governance formulation, budget planning and organisational change management
* Proven ability to increase operational efficiency and service delivery across multiple business units
* Exceptional communication and inter-personal skills that you leverage to influence senior internal and external stakeholders

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.