Chief Technology Officer

About PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Nigeria

PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Nigeria has been operating in Nigeria since 1953 through its predecessor firms of Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. We’re one of the leading professional services firms in the country with offices in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, over 1000 staff and 31 resident partners.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Articulate the overall IT strategy and ensure alignment with the organisation’s strategy, business goals and objectives.
• Translate business imperatives and strategy into information technology solutions to support business operations and improve cost effectiveness and service quality.
• Oversee and coordinate the information technology environment and ensure consistent IT system availability to sustain business operations.
• Manage the IT function and ensure the right balance of people, processes, products, services to continuously support the business.
• Collaborate with business functions and subsidiaries to identify IT requirements and acquire technology solutions in line with overall corporate and business strategy.
• Manage and control annual operating and capital expenditure budget for IT to ensure consistency with overall strategic objectives.
• Continually review and assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the IT function’s policies, procedures and processes and identify improvement opportunities.

Job Requisition ID: 130-PEO01259

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required in Engineering or Computer Science.
• A relevant Master’s Degree or MBA in relevant field.
• Minimum of fifteen years (15) years’ cognate experience in broad-based IT Operations.
• Proven expertise in leading and managing large teams in a multinational with at least five years in a process manufacturing environment.
• In-depth experience in managing complex ERP-centric and SAP environments.
• IT Certifications in Applications, Security, Project Management and related fields are desirable.