Director and Chief Technology Officer
Job #: req31612
Organization: World Bank
Sector: Information Technology
Grade: GI
Term Duration: 4 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Location: Washington, DC, United States
Required Language(s): English
Closing Date: 2/17/2025 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC
Description
Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity to help client countries solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending poverty on a livable planet.
The organization has undertaken an ambitious exercise to revise its mandate, products and structure to adjust to the multiple, intertwined crises affecting the world today, in the move to becoming a better Bank.
Business Unit Overview
The mission of the Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) is to leverage information and technology as a force multiplier to accelerate, deepen, and sustain development impact. Their vision is to harness information and technology for a world free of poverty on a livable planet.
The World Bank Group (WBG) is seeking a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join the Information Technology Solutions Unit. This role is responsible for driving technology-enabled innovation and delivering the digital technology backbone to enable the WBG to scale capabilities needed to achieve their mission.
In this role, the person will lead, manage, and coach a global and diverse team of cross-functional resources to define technology strategy, modernize technology infrastructure and operations, and manage technology innovation across the WBG while fostering a culture of innovation, sustainability, and agility.
This role stands at the center of business and technology and requires an experienced leader to leverage technology on driving digital transformation and business value.
Duties & Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the WBG Chief Technology Officer will include:
- Strategy & Business Engagement
- Build out the new CTO organization and establish working relationships with key business partners and stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the WBG CIO and ITS Management team and lead the co-creation and execution of the ITS vision and strategy.
- Oversee creation, implementation, and management of business-led technology solutions.
- Technology Architecture & Management
- Establish fully functioning Enterprise Architecture (EA) capability.
- Architect, build, and operate enterprise-wide technology components and services.
- Innovation Culture
- Lead innovation and research and development (R&D) efforts to explore new technologies.
- Drive technology optimization by leading the adoption of standard ITS agile ways of working.
- ITS Business Management
- Develop, manage, and report on investment plans and budgets.
- Define, measure, and report on personal and organization’s Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
Selection Criteria
In addition to having a strong work ethic and unquestionable integrity, candidates will possess qualifications such as:
- Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or relevant discipline with 15+ years of experience in an IT executive leadership position.
- 10+ years of experience in at least two IT disciplines.
- Proven record of success in a similar role in software development and enterprise architecture.
The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and do not discriminate based on gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.