Job offer: Head of IT Strategy & Governance - Bahrain

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

• 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

• 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