Senior Lead - Strategy and Planning

Banking and Financial Services

location_onAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Overall Objective:

  • The overall objective this role is to contribute in development, refinement & execution of the GCTTO strategy in line with the org.-wide strategy
  • To ensure alignment of the technology strategy with business strategic objectives & commercial priorities and interface with business and GCTTO leadership for cross functional alignment and execution.
  • Identify emerging trends and recommend actionable initiatives to maintain a competitive edge for the bank
  • Translate complex technology concepts to clear & concise strategic insights across senior and executive stakeholders.
  • Facilitate long term technological enhancement & decision making
Core Compentencies Required:
  • 5-10 years of experience in developing strategy and transformational roadmap
  • Experience in strategic planning, innovation and enterprise-wide technology roadmaps
  • Strong analytical, program management and stakeholder mgmt. skills
  • Preferable to have prior consulting and transformation experience
  • Cross functional leadership & ability to embed with business functions with technological inputs
  • Preferable to have strong Banking Domain Knowledge
Specific Responsibilities:
  • Prepare & support formulation and refinement of the multi-year GCTTO strategy, roadmaps & strategic initiatives
  • Contribute towards business case development for strategic initiatives based on financial modeling, cost benefit analysis & risk assessment
  • Ensure architecture roadmap is aligned with the business strategy and monitor the execution of strategy
  • Establish & monitor key metrics for strategic technology initiatives impact
  • Innovation scouting & seamlessly integrating technology with business planning


Ref: JN-042026-94624