Director IT Strategy

Key Accountabilities :

• Implement and periodically monitor IT strategy

• Implement annual Strategic Roadmap, based on short-term priorities and long-term aspirations

• Conduct impact assessment on the business plan

• Conduct competitive analysis of the DU IT strategy vs the local, regional and global competition

• Monitor and report on key industry and technical IT trends and how these can apply to DU

• Manage interfaces between various internal entities within the organization in delivering the IT Strategy and ensuring alignment with the other business functions

• Define, own, and continuously evolve the enterprise architecture vision, framework, and roadmap.

• Lead the Enterprise Architecture team across Business, Operational and Enterprise Support Systems

• Maintain governance processes, reference architectures, and standards to guide solution design and technology decision‑making.

• Work closely with the other technology teams in Infrastructure, Operations and AI to ensure the IT strategy and Enterprise architecture is compliant across these functions

Qualifications, Experience And Skills:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Management/Computer Science/Information Technology.

Experience:

• 15+ years of experience in the IT, or Technology fields in Telecom industry.

• Previous experience in the development and execution of IT or Technology strategy in a large enterprise

• Good understanding of OSS/BSS/ESS systems in Telecom.

• Good understanding of AI (analytical and generative)

• Deep expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks (e,g TOGAF).

• Strong understanding of cloud platforms and modern application architectures.

• Knowledge across networking, security, data architecture, integration, and DevOps

Skills

• Experience of dealing with customers, specialists, and service providers.

• Strong leadership qualities while also being a team player.

• Good conflict training, analytical skills, problem-solving skills, and organizational skills.

• Be customer service-minded and focus on solution providing.

• Ability to respond positively to working in a pressured environment.

• Ability to lead and collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams, fostering a culture of trust