British Council Looking for Director of Technology & Delivery Corporate at Noida, Uttar P[...]

British Council; Dadri; On-site; INR 6,75,000 - 9,00,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to fostering connections and understanding globally. As the Technology and Delivery Director, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the technology strategy that drives the business's mission in education and cultural engagement. This position offers the opportunity to lead technology teams, ensure the delivery of innovative products and services, and manage key stakeholder relationships. If you're passionate about leveraging technology to create impactful experiences and have a strategic mindset, this is the perfect role for you. Embrace the challenge of transforming lives through technology and be part of a team that values diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Agile/Product delivery and strong consultancy skills.
• Experience in managing business relationships and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technology products and services.
• Define technology strategy and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Champion customer experience and identify demand needs.

Skills

Strategic delivery

Customer experience design

Digital product management

Agile / Product delivery

Consultancy skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree level qualification

Tools

CISSP Certification

Job description

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

British Council Pay band LMFG/Payband 10

Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Department: Digital and Technology

Contract type: Indefinite Contract

Closing Date: 04th March 2024 at 23:59 UK Time.

Interviews will be held week commencing 11th March 2024.

You must have the legal right to work in India at the time of application. There is no relocation or sponsorship support.

Role purpose

The Technology and Delivery Director will lead the end-to-end delivery and ongoing support of technology products and services (both new and existing) that underpin the delivery of the business areas’ (English & Exams/ Cultural Engagement/Corporate) business plan. The postholder will play an integral part in the provision of digital/systems support for the design, development and delivery of the business, ensuring the business areas’ needs are understood and fed into organisation-wide systems.

Main Accountabilities

Strategy and Planning

• Define vision and objectives for technology teams working on technology products.
• Defines the technology strategy for business area and ensures technology is informing/driving the overall business strategy.
• Informs the value proposition and value delivery system using digital expertise.

Delivery

• Accountable for end-to-end delivery and ongoing support of technology products and services.
• Technology components include Platform, Domain and Solution Architecture and associated security, aligned to Corporate technology strategy and platforms.

Consultancy, analysis and problem solving

• Responsible for championing the customer experience.
• Actively identifies demand needs from customers and stakeholders to inform development.
• Provide strategic consultancy to evaluate new technologies.

Relationship and Stakeholder management

• The role will provide a single point of contact and accountability for senior stakeholders.
• Working collaboratively with the relevant colleagues to input and inform how technology innovation will change the competitive landscape.

Commercial and financial Management

• Accountable for the Digital and Technology delivery budgets.
• Works with the SBU and Director Digital and Technology to secure investment for technology initiatives.

Leadership & management

• Member of the relevant business area leadership team.
• Leads technology teams to optimise delivery for the business area.

Role Specific Skills

• Strategic approach to delivery.
• Understanding of customer experience design.
• Experience in digital product management.

Minimum/essential

Role specific knowledge and experience

• Proven experience in Agile / Product delivery.
• Strong consultancy skills.
• Proven experience managing business relationships and stakeholders.

Desirable

Experience of working in not-for-profit, education or cultural sectors.

Language Requirements

Written and verbal proficiency in English is required.

Education

Minimum

Degree level qualification or equivalent by experience.

Professional Qualification and Certification

Minimum

• The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

For detailed Role Profile and any questions please reach out to: [e-mail]

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do.