Chief Technology Officer (CTO) (Prescient Investment Management)

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Developing Digital Strategy:

• Creating and implementing a comprehensive digital strategy aligned with overall business objectives, encompassing digital marketing, customer engagement, product development, and operational efficiency.
• Strategic thinking and vision for digital transformation.
• Overseeing the budget allocation for digital projects and ensuring efficient resource utilisation. 

Leading Digital Transformation:

• Overseeing the transition of an organisation from traditional methods to digital technologies, including process re-engineering, system upgrades, and cultural shifts. Strong leadership and communication skills to influence cross-functional teams required.
• Ensure that digital initiatives are fully integrated with the strategic-planning process, including leadership commitment and resource allocation.
• Drive digital innovation and serve as a change agent throughout the organisation.
• Focus on creating new value through the smart use of digital tools, platforms, technologies, services, and processes.
• Champion the use of digital technology and practices to engender a digital mindset from the top down.

Innovation and Technology Evaluation:

• Identifying emerging digital trends and technologies to assess their potential impact on the business and exploring opportunities for implementation.
• Own and monitor the digital-innovation project portfolio
• Identify new tools (AI, digital, CRM) that can support and enhance our solutions.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Working closely with other departments including investments, marketing, sales, operations, and IT to ensure seamless integration of digital initiatives across the organisation.
• Ensure collaboration, knowledge sharing, and digital best practices among partners and colleagues to help establish a robust digital ecosystem.

Customer Experience Management:

• Prioritising customer needs and designing digital experiences that optimise customer engagement and satisfaction. 

Data Analytics and Insights:

• Utilising data analytics to measure the effectiveness of digital initiatives, identify actionable insights, and inform decision-making.
• Measure ROI for digital projects, fine-tuning approaches as needed to ensure that we’re investing in the appropriate tools and resources.

Talent Development:

• Partnering with talent function to building and leading a high-performing team of digital experts with the necessary skills to drive innovation and execute the digital strategy. 

Cloud Migration, ensuring architecture is kept up to date / modern:

• Approach would include modernising systems through cloud migration, implementing serverless architectures, and carving out key functionalities into scalable services.
• Experience with using like technologies like AWS CloudFormation to spin up entire environments quickly, minimising manual intervention, reducing errors, and ensuring scalability. Ensuring that systems remain up-to-date, secure, and compliant with industry standards, contributing to long-term stability and scale.
• Continuously stay up to date with the latest methodologies, emerging technologies, and industry-leading practices, and integrate these insights to the organisation’s context, delivering tangible business value and distinctive advantages.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions, establishing a seamless link between technology and our overarching business strategy. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Advanced degree in business, technology, or engineering.