Islamic Development Bank is Hiring Business Technology Lead in Saudi Arabia

To lead the digital innovation solutions to IsDB(Islamic Development Bank) through the design and delivery of business-required services ensuring alignment to IsDB’s strategy, vision, and the President 5 years Program; and to upgrade the function to become a Business Disruptor. The lead is responsible for leading all IsDB innovation, from R&D and prototyping to coordinating with industry innovators and implementation with emerging technology service providers or the solution delivery division.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Set the strategy, direction, and operating model of IMDT’s digital and technology innovation for all IsDB internal business requirements, including research and development, business process re-engineering, ideation; tracking resourcing (internal and 3rd parties), investment, alignment to objective, pilots and proof of concepts and solution design, highly visible project progress to ensure alignment to IsDB’s strategy, vision and the President 5 years Program Manages
• Develop the skills and capacity of the business technology team, through knowledge sharing and task rotation, in line with the IMDT strategy to achieve the required stability, become a business partner, and leverage the team transforming it from a Business Enabler to a Business Disruptor.
• Collaborate and provide ideas with the Country Programs for ICT related initiatives to expand the innovation hub scope to business process and digitalization projects related to IT development in member countries
• Manage IMDT’s alignment of technology innovation initiatives with the Digitization team with the Science, Technology, and Innovation, minimizing duplication of work and supporting related initiatives to increase efficiency. In parallel builds the foundation for IMDT to lead the digitization work within IsDB.
• Establish a resourcing framework to manage the sourcing, selection, coordination, partnering, and consultation with innovation partners across the globe for PoCs and/or implementations of selected use cases
• Manage the annual budget regarding the business technology from annual work program and operational budgets
• Study development in MDBs on related domains and changes in business models to identify latest technologies or new ways of adopting current technologies- Establish partnerships with other MDBs innovation hubs to run use-cases in other hubs or within IsDB hubs based on similar business areas
• Support the transformational manager on change management, and any awareness programs linked to Business Technology initiatives
• Set Team and individual objectives, conduct regular meetings, manage performance, develop and motivate staff, provide formal and informal feedback, and appraise performance to maximize subordinates and team performance under a complex environment.
• Support or lead collaboration, and discussions with business complexes’ senior management on related areas of Business Technology for prioritization of use-cases and their development, budget, business process reengineering, etc., to support agreed implementations, achieve the required outcome and ensure value within IsDB is visible.