Microsoft Corporation Job Vacancy for a National Technology Officer in Nigeria
Microsoft
Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is an American public multinational
corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops,
manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and
services predominantly related to computing through its various product
divisions. Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC
interpreters for the Altair 8800,
Microsoft rose to dominate the home
computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed
by the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. Microsoft would also
come to dominate the office suite market with Microsoft Office. The
company has diversified in recent years into the video game industry
with the Xbox and its successor, the Xbox 360 as well as into the
consumer electronics and digital services market with Zune, MSN and the
Windows Phone OS. In May 2011, Microsoft Corporation acquired Skype
Communications for $8.5 billion dollars.
Job Title: National Technology Officer
Purpose:The
mission of the National Technology Officer (NTO) and the global NTO
community is to help our Public Sector customers address their
challenges, fully realize their opportunities, and pursue their national
priorities. The NTO role is responsible for aligning with Public Sector
customers to understand and address their needs, and driving internal
and external transformation as the company and customers transition to
the cloud. The NTO is responsible for positioning Microsoft as the
technology company of choice, ensuring a favorable policy environment
for our Public Sector services, differentiating Microsoft with policy,
business model and business practices, and expanding addressable markets
and driving Public Sector business development.
Key Responsabilities:The
NTO serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the subsidiary and is
responsible for developing and owning the execution of a technology
policy engagement plan that addresses existing and emergent technology
policy issues critical to Microsoft’s transformation. The NTO is the
technology and tech strategy advisor for the subsidiary’s leadership,
and also engage with Engineering Groups in Redmond to drive strategic
customer needs, future differentiators and services requirements. The
NTO also serves as the Chief Transformation Officer accelerating Public
Sector transformation to the cloud, as well as driving internal
transformation and readiness. The NTO will focus on building trust and
becoming the trusted advisor for government officials. The NTO is
responsible for external outreach and engagement with technology policy
elites and influencers, leading academics and government decision makers
in their country, with the objective of enabling the government’s
vision and creating a technology policy environment that supports the
subsidiary's growth objectives.
Experiences Required:
- CIO, ITDM, senior technologist, or senior government official
experienced in working with the Public Sector or regulated industries
such as financial services, health, or education.
- Proven C-level or VP-level executive experienced in driving transformation, challenging industry leaders, and driving results
- Experienced and credible storyteller and communicator who can
simplify technology and policy issues and lead conversations with
high-level company executives and government officials.
- Strategic thinking including ability to analyze industry trends and competitive landscape
- Strong collaborator and community lead who can develop to the growth
of a global community of technology and sales professionals
- IT industry sales executive or technology policy professional with a
strong technical background in cloud services and extensive experience
with privacy, security, compliance and technology policy issues
Education:
- Bachelor of Engineering or Sciences (minimum)
- Masters in Engineering or Computer Science and/or PhD preferred
How to Apply
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