Head of Digital IT- African Cluster at AstraZeneca

Accountabilities:

• You will drive the IT vision and strategy for their area, develop operating plans, negotiate budgets and lead performance measurement to ensure the effective delivery of business objectives within timescales and quality standards.
• You will define and implement the strategy for trend technology; cloud computing, digital eco-systems and transformation, KPIs setting, Innovation hub, data strategy and governance.
• Showing to the business the relevance for this technology and how each one can impact in to the business.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Experience of working and leading leaders in a global organisation with sophisticated/geographical context 
• Experience of leading business area strategy 
• Budget management experience
• Experience of programme management
• Experience of leading teams in a matrix organisation
• Experience with digital projects including global platforms based in SalesForce, python, adobe experience manager and AWS like type of technologies.
• Experience of leading teams with a proven track record of motivational and achievement oriented leadership
• Strong experience of developing relationships with senior internal customers and suppliers 
• Ability to work well in and across diverse global Teams
• Strong networking and consulting skills
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Advanced proficiency in strategic planning, change enablement and innovation
• Experience in changing new ways of working transforming culture (i.e. Agile, Design Thinking, Lean)
• Strong experience planning, deploying and maintaining Commercial IT capabilities especially Business Information, Digital channels and Field Capabilities
• English language proficiency.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Degree or equivalent experience or relevant business qualification
• Experience with commercial business units in Oncology, Respiratory and Cardio Metabolism. 
• Planning and delivery of Digital transformation capabilities
• Strong data strategy background
• Strong business transformation attitude