Technology and Innovation Director

Serco

Dubai, UAE

Ref: LP119-951

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Make a difference every day

The Job Opportunity

Do you believe that Technology can change a way a business operates?

Are you a Innovative Thinking, Technology Expert who wants to make a difference every day?

This role will bring a bold vision to Serco Middle East's digital strategy and will enable the development of the next generation technologies and platforms that support digital transformation and continually adapt business processes and skill sets to ongoing changes in the global technology landscape.

If this sounds like you, then apply today.

Key accountabilities

- Promote new digital technologies throughout the organisation, both internally and customer facing.
- Play a key role on the SME Executive Management Team and work closely with colleagues to add value to all areas of technology, business and commercial discussions.
- Build a network of people, technologies, and ideas from outside Serco, constantly scan the digital landscape to identify possible acquisitions or partners that can provide complementary capabilities to Serco to help drive growth.
- Map digital capabilities to strategic priorities and serve as the executive sponsor for digital process innovation.
- Provide strong leadership over the delivery of digital innovation and technology to both existing contracts and new bid opportunities.

What we are looking for in our candidates

- Extensive experience in creating and managing partnerships which drive growth.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and lead at a senior executive level.
- Ability to lead and deliver multiple enterprise level projects / initiatives at the same time.
- Significant experience developing digital strategies and innovation to support business objectives.
- Ability to articulate a strategic vision and to lead transformation across an organisation.
- Exceptional innovation and entrepreneurship thinking coupled with an ability to act and implement ideas through influence and meticulous planning.

Requirements

Specific requirements

Education

- MBA or equivalent preferable

Professional experience

- Demonstrable experience in senior leadership/executive role.
- Direct experience across a range of functional disciplines including:
- Strategic Planning
- Digital and Technology
- Enterprise Architecture
- Sales and Growth
- Project Management

Working with Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has important role to play.

We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

Join Us

Take pride in what you do

Serco is committed to Equal Employment Opportunities and is committed to ensuring the safety of all of its employees through its Zero Harm initiative.

About the Company

Serco is a FTSE 250 international service company which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos.

Serco customers are looking for expertise in managing their people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise economic decision makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver quality services directly to the public.

Serco supplies to governments, government enterprise, agencies and companies who seek a trusted outsourcing partner with a solid track-record of service excellence. Serco people offer operational, logistical and technical expertise in the Transport, Justice and Immigration, Defence, Education and Healthcare industries as well as in the commercial sectors of Facilities Management.

Serco Middle East have been in the Region since 1947, starting out delivering Air Traffic Control Services in Bahrain; a service we are proudly still running today and have expanded to include many other Airports in the region.

We have expanded significantly since that time across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. We have been supporting the RTA to operate the Dubai Metro since 2009, are preparing to launch the flagship Saudi Arabia Passenger Rail service from Riyadh to Qassim in 2016. We deliver Facility Management services to both Cleveland Clinic and Healthpoint Hospitals in Abu Dhabi, large-scale medical facilities in Saudi Arabia and a range of educational and commercial properties in the UAE. We also deliver postgraduate education to Officers in the Qatar Armed Forces through the Joaan Bin Jassim Joint Command and Staff College in Doha.

Focusing on our core values, and creating a positive environment for employees to thrive, we look forward to a bright future as we continue to grow with the region.

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