Head, Technology Transformation
Reports To
Chief Strategy Officer
Department
Technology Transformation Office
Role Purpose
- Lead the execution of the enterprise technology transformation agenda.
- Drive modernization of core platforms, digital capabilities, AI adoption, and technology-enabled business change.
- Ensure strategic technology investments deliver measurable business outcomes, operational improvements, and organizational adoption.
Key Accountabilities
Enterprise Technology Transformation
- Co-own and drive the enterprise technology transformation roadmap.
- Translate strategic priorities into executable transformation initiatives.
- Align technology investments with business objectives and outcomes.
- Drive delivery across business, operations and technology teams.
- Establish governance, reporting and decision-making forums.
Program Leadership & Delivery
- Lead large-scale technology transformation programs from initiation to value realization.
- Manage interdependencies, risks, priorities and delivery outcomes.
- Ensure delivery against agreed scope, timelines, budget and benefits.
- Partner business and technology leaders to remove delivery obstacles.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, risk and regulatory requirements.
- Monitor program performance, benefits and strategic outcomes.
AI & Innovation
- Identify opportunities to apply AI, automation and emerging technologies.
- Embed innovation into business and operational processes.
- Translate technology innovation into measurable business value.
Stakeholder Leadership
- Partner senior business leaders, CTO, architecture and delivery teams.
- Influence enterprise priorities and investment decisions.
- Lead change, adoption and stakeholder engagement across transformation programs.
Scope
Portfolio
- Enterprise-wide technology transformation initiatives.
- Core system modernization including AI-based initiatives
- Digital platform transformation.
- Strategic technology investments.
People
- Lead and develop Transformation Office resources and program teams.
- Manage system integrators, vendors and delivery partners.
- Influence stakeholders across all business functions.
Success Measures
- Strategic programs delivered successfully.
- Benefits realized against approved business cases.
- Improved operational efficiency and productivity.
- Increased adoption of digital and AI capabilities.
- Strong stakeholder satisfaction and executive confidence.
- Effective governance and risk management.
Requirements
- 15+ years leading large-scale technology transformation initiatives.
- Proven track record delivering enterprise-wide technology programs.
- Experience in technology modernization, digital transformation and AI adoption.
- Strong stakeholder management at C-suite level.
- Experience managing complex vendor and partner ecosystems.
- Degree in Technology, Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.
- PMP, PgMP, MSP, SAFe or equivalent certifications preferred.
Critical Competencies
- Technology Transformation
- Enterprise Program Leadership
- AI & Digital Innovation
- Strategic Thinking
- Change Leadership
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- Governance & Value Realisation
- Commercial & Financial Acumen
What Success Looks Like (12-24 Months)
- Technology transformation roadmap established and executing.
- Major modernization and digital initiatives delivering outcomes.
- AI use cases deployed and adopted at scale.
- Transformation governance embedded across the enterprise.
- Measurable improvements in productivity, efficiency and business performance.