Sr. Manager – Regional IT (India)

Sr. Manager – Regional IT (India) will be a Central IT Leadership role driving the IT set-up & Operations in all the regions across India – enabling set-up of IT Infra & Operations in all regions (including all offices & also the workforce in field) where OYO is already present or plan to be in future. This role will manage the IT delivery in all the regions, ensuring everything is in place at regional locations.

Key Responsiblities:

• Responsible to ensure everything on IT front is up and running in all regions across the country.
• Define the IT roadmap for regional IT teams.
• Drive the team hiring at regional levels.
• Ensure regional teams are compliant to the roadmap.
• Primary driver of IT agenda in all regions in the country through Regional IT Managers who report into this role.
• Ensure each region is compliant with Central IT Processes & Policies.
• Act as a bridge between Regional IT Managers and Central function owners (IT Asset Management, IT Infra Set-up, IT Procurement, IT Email Management, IT Support etc.). Ensure compliance to all the processes and policies at regions. Also ensure regional teams are getting support from central teams.
• Ensure site upgrades & movements in regions are planned well and subsequently executed as per plans.
• Establish IT Escalation Matrix at regional levels and ensure awareness/compliance for the same.
• Review the progress at regions and intervene as required to ensure things are moving as per roadmap.

Key Skills:

• 10+ years of IT experience; at-least 3 years managing IT in a multi-location organisation where 24x7 high availability systems are the core of business foundation
• Hands on experience in IT Management with technical understanding of various IT functions.
• Strong experience in IT Team Management.
• Experience with transition projects where you have managed projects that involves setting up IT Teams in remote geographies.
• Project/Program Management Experience.
• Superior and practical understanding of accepted IT principles, ability to create/improve process while keeping the fast pace of delivery in an environment where minimal existing processes exist
• Capable of handling multiple simultaneous projects and meet deadlines, have an ability to work in a group setting as well as in an independent position with a detail-oriented attitude, be highly analytical by nature, be highly organized being able to effectively prioritize tasks, have exceptionally good problem solving skills, have an ability to work in a highly collaborative and fast-evolving environment, be highly adaptive and welcoming to change and passionate to learn new technologies
• Exceptional leadership skills and be a people person with an ability to develop strong, meaningful, and lasting relationships with others. He/ she will be a likable, approachable, and relatable person who inspires trust in others who will then readily follow in his directives and trust in his insights
• Education: Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics or other relevant field; can be waived if you have moved mountains in past like co-founding a Unicorn