Lead AI Engineering

Aditya Birla Insulators; Thane; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aditya Birla Insulators is seeking a senior technology leader to head the Business Technology group and align IT strategy with business goals. You will partner with CXOs to implement advanced tech solutions, including SMAC, mobility, analytics and cloud, to drive competitive advantage and customer experience.

The role requires proactive collaboration across functions, budget management, and effective project governance.

Qualifications

• Formulate and drive the technology solutions strategy in alignment with business goals.
• Promote technology adoption by scanning the landscape for new launches and best practices.
• Manage budgets, vendor costs and project utilization across systems.
• Monitor milestones, review designs and publish best practices across projects.
• Lead and mentor program managers and ensure effective resource management.

Responsibilities

• Partner with CXOs/Business Heads to identify, evaluate and implement technology solutions.
• Co-own business KPIs and targets for initiatives.
• Support CTO in refining technology strategy and roadmap (SMAC, Mobility, Analytics, Cloud).
• Drive digital roadmaps with Marketing and enable cross-sell/upsell initiatives.
• Oversee project monitoring, audits, and adherence to department policies.

Job description

Job Purpose

The role holder is expected lead the Business Technology group in partnering BSLI functions to leverage the latest in technology. Formulate and implement technology in alignment with BSLI business goals that is intended to provide key competitive advantage and enhanced customer experience.

Job Context

The role holder is expected lead the Business Technology group in partnering BSLI functions to leverage the latest in technology. Formulate and implement technology in alignment with BSLI business goals that is intended to provide key competitive advantage and enhanced customer experience.

Job Challenges

• Align IT Strategy and roadmap to business objectives
• Be a proactive partner to business and functions
• Influencing CXO S and business to adapt and adopt new technology.
• Demonstrate ROI and lack of ready use cases for next gen technologies.
• Partnering with business functions to practively mine and discover requirements.
• Availability of skilled / experienced manpower resources to drive the usage of solutions from business perspective.
• Budgetary constraints.

Key Result Areas KRA (Accountabilities) (Max 1325 Characters) Supporting Actions (Max 1325 Characters)

• KRA1 Formulate and drive the technology solutions strategy in alignment with Business Goals.
  1. Partner with CXO S /Business Heads to identify, evaluate and implement business solutions leveraging technology.
  2. Coown business kpi s and targets with business for identified initiatives.
  3. Support the CTO in constantly refining and improving the technology solutions strategy and roadmap. Specific emphasis in the areas of SMAC Social, Mobility, Analytics and Cloud based technology solutions.
  4. Promote technology adaption by constantly scanning the landscape for new technology launches, competition and other industry practises.
  5. Design and mange a process to proactively mine and discover business needs.
  6. Put in place a process to propose solutions and initiatives to business that will increase market share, add revenue, enhance customer engagement and experience, and/ improve efficiencyreduce cost.
• KRA2 Ensure implementation of Digital Initiatives.
  1. Work closely with Marketing team for creating Digital Roadmap and identifying initiatives thereon
  2. Partner with business to drive Cross Sell and Upsell initiatives.
  3. Drive Customer Self Service Initiatives by setting targets and monitoring progress regularly
  4. Work closely with Marketing for implementing Social Media Tools.
• KRA3 Ensure Ficial Management of the vertical.
  1. Prepares annual budget plans for systems across projects into the foreseeable future.
  2. Manage the budget for system(s) Forecasts systems costs and utilization across projects/ support/ licences etc. and tracks utilization against forecasts.
  3. Compares rates and delivery quality across vendors
  4. Analyzes cost/benefits, bill rates and utilization across systems and negotiates with vendors on Project commercials to ensure rationalization across vendors
  5. Review and track business casebenefits for each of the projects on their system.
  6. Addresses elevated billing issues (in case of Fixed Bid projects) whenever they arise.
  7. Evaluate commercial aspects of buybuild decisions
• KRA4 Ensure effective Project Monitoring.
  1. Monitor progress against milestones of Cat A and other major projects.
  2. Review highlevel design of large modules/ enhancements in systems under purview.
  3. Review audit findings and outstanding audit points/closure.
  4. Identify and publish best practices across systems drive adoption of key technologies/best practices across projects.
  5. Set priorities for projects wherever conflicting demands from various departments leads to resource crunch
  6. Review progress of internal improvement projects with program managers.
  7. Review adherence to policies and procedures of the department and organization, with program managers
  8. Review key metrics on process/system stability and service levels to userdepartments Institutionalize excellence across systems and projects.
  9. Review documented procedures and best practices and ensure a relevant knowledgebase is built over time.
  10. Pursues excellence in all solutions provided to business
• KRA5 Team Management.
  1. Ensures right balance between on board and outsourced employees
  2. Provides learning opportunities for team members
  3. Mentors program managers through formal channels
  4. Handles difficult personnel situations directly, using appropriate discretion, HR advice, and respect for the individual.
  5. Challenges others to develop as leaders while clarifying roles and responsibilities.
  6. Confronts issues openly and quickly