Chief Information Officer at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Description

Strategy & Planning

• Participate in strategic and operational governance processes as a member of the senior management team;
• Lead IT strategic and operational planning to achieve business goals by fostering innovation, prioritizing IT initiatives, and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future IT systems;
• Develop and maintain an appropriate IT organizational structure that supports the needs of the business;
• Establish IT departmental goals, objectives, and operating procedures;
• Identify opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of financial resources in IT systems and resources, including staffing, sourcing, purchasing, and in-house development;
• Assess and communicate risks associated with IT investments;
• Develop, track, and control the IT annual operating and capital budgets;
• Develop business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives;
• Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan;
• Assess and make recommendations on the improvement or re-engineering of the IT organization.

Acquisition & Deployment

• Coordinate/facilitate stakeholder consultation defining new technology business/systems requirements;
• Create cost-benefit analysis and support detailed definition of data requirements and departmental workflows;
• Approve, prioritize, and control projects related to selection and development etc of major information systems;
• Participate in vendor contract negotiations for IT equipment/software purchases;
• Review hardware/software acquisition and maintenance contracts to capitalize on economies of scale;
• Define and communicate corporate plans, policies, and standards implementing within IT operating systems.

Operational Management

• Ensure continuous delivery of IT services through oversight of SLA’s with end users and monitoring performance;
• Design, establish, and maintain a network infrastructure for local and wide area connectivity and remote access;
• Ensure IT system operation adheres to applicable laws and regulations;
• Establish lines of control for current and proposed information systems;
• Keep current with IT industry trends/issues and advise management on their competitive or financial impact;
• Promote and oversee strategic relationships between internal IT resources and external entities;
• Oversee IT system security by protecting information assets from web threats, viruses, and hacker activity etc;

Employee Relations Management

• Supervise recruitment, development, and welfare of IT staff in accordance with corporate policies;
• Evaluate, train and develop employees in understanding policies and procedures;
• Provide management and offer advice/guidance on individual employee relations cases within department ensuring they meet the requirements of company policies;
• Promote staff morale and workplace safety in accordance with SHEQ policies;
• Reporting of all incidents in line with set SHEQ and Security procedures.