Chief Information Officer

Chief Information OfficerSydney | Executive Leadership | Strategy, Innovation & GrowthThe OrganisationOur client is a well-established, privately owned Australian group with a diverse portfolio of businesses and an international operating footprint.Operating in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, the organisation is entering its next phase of growth and technology evolution, with significant opportunity to use technology, data and AI to create customer and commercial value.They are seeking a progressive and commercially minded CIO to help shape that future.The OpportunityThis is not a traditional technology leadership role.The CIO will be a trusted advisor and strategic business partner, working closely with senior executives and the Board to position technology as an enabler of business strategy.You will define the enterprise technology strategy and product roadmap, translating business ambition into investment priorities and scalable capabilities. Technology will be a driver of business strategy, enabling new business models, stronger customer experiences and sustainable growth.The mandate spans the full technology function, including digital platforms, data and AI, enterprise applications, IT operations, cyber, infrastructure and strategic technology partnerships. You will inherit strong foundations, with the scope to review the operating model, shape future capability and determine how the function should evolve.Your MandateOwn the enterprise technology strategy, product roadmap and investment priorities.Lead significant technology and digital transformation.Own the AI and automation strategy, ensuring initiatives are business-led, responsibly governed and underpinned by appropriate data foundations.Lead the full technology function and shared-services model across enterprise platforms, operations, cyber, infrastructure and data.Review the existing operating model, organisational capability and future team structure.Prioritise investment based on commercial impact, customer value, risk and return.Build an innovative, accountable and continuously improving technology culture.Develop strategic relationships with vendors and managed service providers, leveraging external capability and innovation where it creates value.What you bringYou are a progressive technology leader who thinks commercially and sees technology as a source of competitive advantage.You are comfortable moving between strategy and detail, operating at Board level while remaining close enough to the business and technology environment to challenge assumptions and drive execution.You may already be operating as a CTO, CIO, CDO, or Head of Technology Transformation. Alternatively, you could be a highly experienced 2IC in a larger, complex organisation, ready to step into a broader enterprise technology leadership mandate.Demonstrated success defining technology strategy and product roadmaps.Experience leading significant whole-of-organisation technology transformation within a large or complex environment.A track record of connecting technology investment to measurable commercial and customer outcomes.Strong understanding of enterprise technology, digital platforms, data, AI and automation.Experience shaping technology operating models and working with managed service providers.Strong commercial and investment discipline across technology portfolios, projects and budgets.Credibility operating with Executive and Board-level stakeholders.A proactive and curious mindset, with the judgement to balance innovation, pace, resilience and risk.