Region CIO - Africa Job

Corporate Finance & Operating ComponentsWe are GE. We’re a global infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. And we are taking the strengths that have made us an industry leader and putting them to work in service of a new era of global business, with a focus on the world and the people we share it with. Through initiatives like ecomagination and healthymagination, we are developing the next generation of products and services to improve the way we use resources, impact our communities and care for each other. Join GE and you’ll discover a career opportunity of incredible diversity – across disciplines and around the globe. No other company invests in the development, training and advancement of its employees the way we do, because we believe it is our innovative thinking that is our strength, and that strength is what enables GE to make a positive impact on tomorrow, today. From jet engines to power generation, financial services to water processing, and medical imaging to turning imaginative ideas into leading products and services. GE is imagination at workAs a member of the region leadership team, the CIO will be responsible for functional, business, and overall company objectives in the region. The CIO will partner closely with the Region CEO and the leadership team to enable accelerated growth in the region by delivering world class IT capabilities.This position will collaborate on the development of innovative and market differentiating capabilities across regions and business units, which will be leveraged to open up new markets for GE. Reports to the Region CEO and the GGO CIO.

Drive regional BU standardization/synergy
Prioritize/aggregate GGO requirements and execute IT initiatives locally
Chair Regional IT Council
Attract, develop and assess regional talent
Oversee deployment of GGO initiatives (e.g. DW, CM, etc)
Technology Subject Matter Specialist on Regional CEO leadership staff
Lead IT risk management for Region
Leverage CIS/GIS for infrastructure and application needs in Region
Participate in GGO core operating processes (eg. Session C, GPB, etc.)

Bachelor’s Degree – Inf Sys, Inf Tech, Comp Science or Eng.
Proven experience leading large global teams, and large IT programs.
Minimum of 8 years of strong IT experience and leadership
Minimum 2 years large Executive leadership experiences
Proven analytical and problem resolution skills.
Strong Communication Skills
Strategic Thinker and Change AgentIMLP and or EIMP Graduate
Global experience  

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