Senior Manager Digital Strategy & Innovation

Job title: Senior Manager Digital Strategy & Innovation

Company: Omantel


Job description: Job Description:Role Purpose :Leading technology innovation efforts to identify and develop new solutions and services that tackle technology operational challenges, in order to support Omantel’s strategic objectives by identifying and evaluating new and emerging technologies that can drive business value and support the organization’s strategic goals.Position InformationTitle: Senior Manager Digital Strategy & Innovation

• Unit: Strategy & Innovation
• Division: Technology Strategy & Innovation
• Location: Muscat
• Grade: L2
• Line Manager: General Manager Technology, Strategy & Innovation
• Direct reports: Nil
• Minimum role requirements:
• Bachelor in relevant discipline
• External Applicants: 8 years of relevant experience with at least 3 years in a management position

Key Accountabilities

• Explore vendor and CSP capabilities for digital solutions to address Omantel’s operational issues
• Develop, manage and maintain a vendor strategy to ensure vendor relationships deliver the intended value
• Collaborate with Omantel Innovation Lab for Hackathons to develop new solutions
• Form partnerships with universities, startups, and research institutes for joint digital research
• Implement Agile methodologies for rapid development of ideas and technologies
• Assess internal technical capabilities and expertise, together with established technical solutions and services, and determine which ones have the most potential for commercialization
• Manage vendor lab environment for Omantel’s capabilities and modernization
• Develop and maintain IT Infrastructure and Applications Strategies, plans and roadmaps
• Establish a Technology Radar for IT Infrastructure and Applications to identify new vendors, products, and technologies for adoption
• Scan telecoms and adjacent industries for technology trends and disruptions
• Conduct Trials and PoCs for new products and applications
• Coordinate Technology Strategic Plans with subsidiaries
• Leverage existing Technology Partners and explore new capabilities
• Collaborate with the business to identify new products and develop use cases
• Oversee cost-benefit analysis for adopting/disposing technologies
• Develop long-term financial investment plans for IT Infrastructure and Applications
• Identify execution stakeholders of the technology roadmap and oversee the creation of formally planned and budgeted strategic plans & initiatives
• Identify internal operational challenges and lead technology innovation efforts
• Compile response plans and coordinate actions across Technology & Digital functions

Expected salary:

Location: Muscat

Job date: Fri, 06 Jun 2025 02:59:56 GMT

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