Co-Lead - Digital Transformation & Strategy

National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Digital India Corporation; New Delhi; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under Digital India Corporation seeks a seasoned leader for Co-Lead Digital Transformation & Strategy to architect whole-of-government governance frameworks. You will drive policy guidelines, data privacy baselines, and harmonize these with AI, cloud, IoT, and GIS capabilities, while leading business development with central and state departments.

You will shepherd strategy development, draft RFPs, and engage with senior officials to onboard NeGD advisory

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology policy, digital governance, or public sector advisory.
• 5+ years leading large-scale Digital Governance/IT transformation projects with govt bodies.
• 2+ years software development or consulting in government sector.
• Experience conceptualising AI-enabled workflows and AI solutions.
• Proven track record drafting policy frameworks, standards, or data privacy workflows.
• Business development, client relation mgmt, and consultative pitching to government entities.
• Knowledge of Emerging tech: AI, cloud, IoT, GIS in governance.

Responsibilities

• Digital Governance & Policy Formulation: craft a forward-looking roadmap and techno-legal guidelines.
• Provide techno-policy advisory for revamping existing apps and new development.
• Lead solution architecture across business, data, and application layers.
• Monitor project outcomes with analytics, alerts, and escalation processes.
• Bridge policy and frontier tech: evaluate AI, cloud, IoT, GIS integration into workflows.
• Lead business development, MoUs, and value propositions for government clients.
• Conduct high-level policy workshops with senior officials and industry bodies.
• Create RFPs, EoIs, SLAs, and QCBS evaluation criteria for digital consultancies.
• Embed data privacy and governance principles across initiatives.
• Curate knowledge products and capacity-building materials for SeMTs and officers.

Skills

Digital governance

Policy formulation

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Strategic advisory

Education

B.E./B.Tech./MCA in CS/IT/EC

Master in Management/Public Policy

Job description

About the Role

We are actively seeking a highly motivated and seasoned professional to serve as Co-Lead Digital Transformation & Strategy at NeGD. This leadership role is anchored within NeGD's strategic mandate to support Central Line Ministries, State Governments, and Union Territories in architecting, standardizing, and accelerating citizen-centric digital transformation under the Digital India initiative. The Co-Lead will spearhead the formulation of whole-of-government digital governance frameworks, policy guidelines, and data privacy baselines, while harmonizing these strategies with modern technological capabilities including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In addition to technical policy and strategic advisory, the incumbent will actively lead Business Development engaging directly with government departments and public agencies to identify institutional pain points, pitch NeGD advisory services, drive monetization/onboarding of national DPI platforms (such as DigiLocker, UMANG, and API Setu), and forge strategic partnerships across industry, academia, and bilateral/multilateral bodies.

Roles & responsibilities

• Digital Governance & Policy Formulation: Establish and execute a forward-looking digital governance roadmap. Draft techno-legal frameworks, interoperability standards, service-delivery benchmarks, and operational guidelines that set the digital practices for scalability, usability, accessibility, and reliability of government services.
• Technical and Process Advisory: Provide expertise for formulation of technology revamp of existing applications or development of new application taking due consideration to government process reengineering.
• Handling Solution Architecture: Handle delivery of Business Architecture, Application Architecture, Data Architecture, Integration Architecture, Building Blocks and IT Governance including Data Governance.
• Monitoring of Digital Governance Projects: Provide output / outcome matrix for the digital projects and suggest automated methods to monitor the progress of projects taking into consideration data analytics tools, alerts mechanism and escalation matrix.
• Cross-Tech Advisory (AI, Cloud, IoT, GIS): Act as the strategic bridge between policy and frontier technologies. Evaluate how emerging capabilities (AI decision systems, scalable sovereign cloud environments, IoT sensory networks, and GIS location intelligence) can be strategically infused into ministerial workflows to re-engineer government processes.
• Business Development & Strategic Expansion: Actively lead outreach and business development to expand NeGD's footprint across Central Line Ministries, State Departments, and autonomous entities. Formulate customized value propositions, lead consultative discovery sessions, secure MoUs, and position NeGD's digital products and consulting services.
• Strategy Development & Stakeholder Engagement: Conduct high-level policy consultation workshops with senior government leadership (Secretaries, IT Secretaries, State Mission Directors), industry bodies, think tanks, and startups to drive convergence and build consensus on digital transformation roadmaps.
• Procurement Advisory & Model Frameworks: Create Model Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Expression of Interest (EoI) frameworks, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) evaluation criteria for digital transformation and tech-policy consultancies.
• Data Privacy & Regulatory Compliance: Embed robust data governance, privacy-by-design principles, and compliance mechanisms (aligned with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and relevant government regulations) across national and state-level digital initiatives.
• Capacity Building & Knowledge Products: Curate policy briefs, white papers, readiness assessment tools, and institutional capacity-building programmes for administrative officers and State e-Governance Mission Teams (SeMTs).
• Collaboration & Operational Alignment: Collaborate closely with other verticals within NeGD/DIC and Independent Business Divisions (such as IndiaAI, Bhashini, and MyGov) to deliver holistic digital solutions.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification:

• B.E. / B.Tech / MCA in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics & Communications or Equivalent and Master in Management, Public Policy or equivalent.
• Total Work Experience: Minimum 10+ years of professional experience in technology policy, digital governance, enterprise transformation, or public sector advisory.
• Specialized Experience: o At least 5 years of experience in leading or managing large-scale Digital Governance / IT transformation projects with Central/State Governments, multilateral organizations.
• At least 2 years of experience in software development in Government or Private Sector as well as at least 2 years of consulting experience in Government Sector.
• At least conceptualisation, the design, development or deployment of AI enabled solutions or AI enabled workflows.
• Proven track record in drafting and operationalizing public policy frameworks, digital standards, or data protection/privacy compliance workflows.
• Demonstrated experience in Business Development, client relationship management, and consultative pitching within government, public enterprise, or smart governance sectors.
• Demonstrated working comprehension and strategic application of emerging technologies including AI, Cloud Computing, IoT, and GIS in governance use cases.
• Desired Certifications: PMP/PRINCE2, TOGAF, or relevant digital strategy certifications.

Skills & Attributes

• Comprehensive understanding of digital governance, government structures, administrative processes, General Financial Rules (GFR), and public procurement mechanisms.
• Good understanding of Laws, Acts, Rules or regulations related to Digital Governance.
• Exceptional consultative, business development, and client engagement skills with proven ability to interface with senior bureaucrats and CXO-level industry executives.
• Strong techno-policy research, analytical thinking, and strategic roadmap drafting abilities.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills for authoring cabinet notes, white papers, model RFPs, and executive presentations.
• Leadership capability to mentor cross-functional cohorts and balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment