Vice President – Innovations ICT. Middle East
Job Purpose –
The purpose of this position is to lead the innovation function driving the identification, prototyping new digital technologies and innovation partnerships
The nature of the job is strategic and is responsible to deliver the DTI Innovation Roadmap.
VP – Innovation reports to the Chief DLI Officer and coordinates with the latter on critical and strategic issues. This role critically must be leading the collaboration efforts across the organisation: to understand the problems, source solutions and bring to the table new initiatives that help the business grow
Key accountabilities –
- Develop Mid & Long-term digital services strategic plans that are companywide with both organic and inorganic lenses to ensure strategic alignment
- Develop and lead the evaluation of emerging opportunities in digital services and assess relevance:
- Keep up to date on technological developments and market and competitive developments in digital services domain
- Assess relevance of opportunities for
- Report on opportunities and market trends and contribute to strategic decision-making (e.g. partnership model, organic development, acquisition)
- Prototype and conduct market testing of new ideas. Identify opportunities to convert advanced prototypes to commercial propositions liaising with DLI & BU teams (e.g. New Business) to transfer ownership.
- Grow innovation partnerships to develop digital services where appropriate. Negotiate and conclude agreements with partner companies to help us deliver the roadmap and strategic plan.
- Develop and maintain effective business relationship with all relevant stakeholders both internal and external (customers, partners & vendors)
- Work with Internal Stakeholders to align risks and opportunities from the business and ensure that Innovation agenda delivers solutions.
- Provide internal SPOC guidance on opportunities to redefine existing content & platform agreements and programs
- Manage, monitor & report the performance of the function.
- Own Showcasing of Du Telecoms Public Presentation Events including Innovation Showcase Lab.
- Utilise Network to drive education of the business in the emerging Digital & Innovation trends
- Build and manage a Innovation team responsible to uncovering opportunities and executing in market
Present business opportunities to ExCo & IC (Investment Committee).
Minimum Experience
- Proven experience of having led and delivered significant revenue targets at a digital business within a large Organisation.
- Minimum of 12 years of experience within Telecom and/or Digital services
- Having worked in businesses and has an excellent understanding of the digital space, managed an enterprise and mobile commerce/financial services/payments space
- Good understanding of enterprise Sales
- Proficient with RFP evaluation, Vendor Selection, Contract Management, Financial and Technical process flows.
- Has managed teams of 100+ employees
- Budgeting OPEX/CAPEX/Investment Budgets, annual revenue target of AED 500k
Experience in presenting business opportunities to senior management and Investment committees
please contact me to discuss – rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk