Role: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Advisory
Location: London, UK
Is it Permanent/ Contract: Permanent
Is it Onsite/Remote/Hybrid: Onsite
Department: Healthcare and Insurance
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Advisory: Provide strategic technology advice to insurance customers, helping them to align their IT strategy with their business goals.
- Technology Roadmap: Develop and present technology roadmaps that address the current and future needs of insurance customers.
- Innovation: Identify and recommend innovative technologies and solutions that can improve operational efficiency, customer experience, and competitive advantage.
- Risk Management: Advise on technology risk management, including cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.
- Vendor Management: Assist customers in selecting and managing technology vendors and partners.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with senior stakeholders, including C-level executives, to understand their business challenges and provide tailored technology solutions.
- Solutioning: Work with our Account teams to build propositions that meet Customers needs, corralling the wider Hexaware as required to assemble the constituent parts of the proposed Solution.
- Thought Leadership: Help increase brand value by representing us at industry events, conferences, and forums to share insights, best practices and customer success stories.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field or extensive relevant experience in a similar role.
- Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in a senior IT leadership role or working as a CTO advisor, with a focus on the insurance industry.
- Technical Expertise: Passionate about Technology with a strong technical background and experience as a hands-on Solution Architecture or Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation.
- Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of the insurance industry, including trends, challenges, and regulatory requirements.
- Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and drive organizational change.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop creative and innovative solutions.
- Certifications: Relevant industry certifications (e.g., TOGAF, CISSP, PMP) are a plus.
Key Competencies:
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically and develop long-term technology plans.
- Customer Focus: Strong customer orientation with the ability to understand and address customer needs.
- Innovation: Passion for innovation and staying current with emerging technologies.
- Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders across different countries and cultures.
- Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing business and technology landscapes.
- Communication: Strong presentation and communication skills, able to navigate, communicate with and present to a wide range of Customer and internal stakeholders to clearly articulate compelling visions and solutions.