Drive strategic initiatives input into AECI Group IT Policies and Standards.
Evolve the interdependencies between business models and operating practices, integrating waterfall, iterative, and agile delivery models into one, cohesive delivery strategy to best meet the evolving business needs.
Establish IT risk management framework and develop roadmaps that meet the architectural needs of the organization and incorporate business priorities, strategies, goals, emerging technologies, industry trends, and economic viability within the governance and planning portfolio.
Consult the IT leadership on the controls in place to determine where a possible restriction/block is preventing the business from performing tasks.
Provide innovation and leadership in the selection, implementation, and use of governance and planning tools and best practices.
Develop the governance and planning strategy and ensure its execution across the business, translating it into tangible IT strategies, initiatives, programs, and solutions.
Lead and direct all aspects of the IT governance and planning reporting, including the IT strategy and oversight of AECI's technological capability to minimize risks and support organizational sustainability.
Build IT governance and planning capability to support the competence that supports the business structure (Audit, Compliance, and Risk, etc.).
Act as a strategic advisor to stakeholders and provide expert governance and planning insights to help make the best decisions about executing our technology strategy.
Provide strategic governance and planning advice and guidance on the best use of leading, world-class technology to achieve organizational goals.
Review all dispensations and be consulted on mitigating controls, creating artifacts where there are gaps.
Document, manage, and communicate cyber- and IT-related risks to business leaders on an ongoing basis.
Handle changes and uncertainties with ease and can move forward quickly while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
Ensure technology risks (e.g., infrastructure technical debt) are understood and addressed collaboratively with other teams.
Work closely with the Group Information Security Officer to identify the numerous technical causes of cyber and IT risk and to remediate.
Identify tools/solution needs and requirements, working with technology support teams to coordinate setup and deployment.
Define access privileges, control structures, and resources within the overall enterprise and solution architecture.
Perform vulnerability testing, risk analysis, and security assessments, and recommend short- and long-term adjustments to controls for immediate and future identification, containment, and remediation.
Complete the Due Diligence Process and report back to the business on the outcome of the assessment (Risk and Audit).
Act as an internal IT Auditor, continuously assessing and analyzing information best practices and procedures.
Transform the PMOs to support Agile at Scale and drive the continuing shift to enterprise agile and continuous delivery models to achieve strategic outcomes and embed communities of practice as agile frameworks are scaled across the enterprise.
Manage the development, ongoing evolution of, communication, and enforcement of the enterprise-wide IT Governance Framework, including policies, procedures, risk assessments, and adherence to the Framework, ensuring that they are updated and current.
Engage with BPOs to ensure proper and consistent adherence to IT quality control procedures and partner with other IT leaders to perform IT risk assessments and create and execute on plans to mitigate and remediate.
Coordinate IT governance and quality control activities with Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit to ensure proper, complete, and efficient review and serve as the primary liaison with these functions to ensure IT compliance through the IT Governance Steering Committee.
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