Head of IT Planning

6 days ago

Makati City, National Capital Region, Philippines AIA Philippines Full time
Head of IT Planning & Expense Management

Responsible for driving the strategic alignment of IT investments, ensuring financial efficiency, optimizing vendor performance, and maintaining governance frameworks across IT operations and functions. This role oversees IT financial management, vendor contract oversight, risk and compliance governance, project management governance, and track strategic initiative execution.

The ideal candidate has a strong financial acumen, experience in IT governance, and expertise in managing enterprise-level IT processes in pursuit of IT and Business Objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and manage the IT budget, forecasting, and financial reporting.
  • Track IT expenses, cost allocations, and cost center maintenance.
  • Identify opportunities for cost optimization and efficiency improvements.
  • Ensure financial alignment with corporate and IT strategy.
  • Oversee vendor contracts, renewals, and negotiations to ensure value for IT services.
  • Monitor vendor performance through key metrics and SLAs.
  • Partner with procurement and legal teams to ensure contract compliance and risk mitigation.
  • Optimize vendor relationships to enhance cost-effectiveness and service quality.
Tech Risk Controls & Compliance Governance
  • Ensure IT policies, controls, and compliance frameworks align with regulatory and security requirements.
  • Collaborate with internal audit, risk, and security teams to mitigate IT risks.
  • Oversee IT governance models and compliance with industry standards (e.g., SOX, GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001).
Project Management Office (PMO) & IT Governance
  • Lead the governance framework for IT projects and strategic initiatives.
  • Ensure consistent project prioritization, execution, and reporting.
  • Implement best practices in project governance, risk management, and delivery assurance.
  • Challenge, identify and recommend resolution in conjunction with delivery platform teams to ensure on-time and quality delivery.
IT Strategic Initiatives Governance
  • Drive the execution of IT strategic initiatives aligned with business goals.
  • Establish governance models for technology transformation programs.
  • Collaborate with senior IT and business leaders to ensure successful initiative execution.
  • Establishment of an effective and cost-efficient AIA PH Technology Planning & Finance Management Pillar.
  • IT Expense (GOE) Targets (as agreed with senior leadership team).
  • Zero major audit findings and zero repeat audit findings.
  • High quality annual strat plan deliverables.
  • Timely, accurate and exec ready monthly tech governance and delivery steering committee packs.
Leadership Skills
  • Must possess excellent leadership qualities because they may design and oversee modifications and novel tactics.
  • Self-driven and takes strong ownership/accountability of tasks/scope assigned.
Strategic Thinking Skills
  • Should be able to consider how a decision might affect the long-term objectives of the business and to determine the most crucial activities to do and their priority.
Business Acumen
  • Must learn how to pitch ideas to leaders and defend why ideas are worthy of the time and resources of the organization.
  • Must be able to comprehend the market and sell their ideas to the public.
Communication Skills
  • Good change and stakeholder management.
  • Good presentation skills in English, both in speaking and writing.
  • Be able to communicate effectively and persuasively with senior stakeholders and team members.
  • Be able to articulate thoughts, ideas, or issues clearly.
  • Adept in various multi-media audio and visual presentation for executive presentations and organizational/enterprise communications.
Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, Finance, or related field.
  • 12+ years of experience in IT strategy, IT financial management, vendor management, or IT governance.
  • Experience in IT budgeting, cost optimization, and financial planning.
  • Proven track record in managing IT vendor contracts and performance.
  • Strong knowledge of IT risk management, compliance frameworks, and governance models.
  • Experience working in a Project Management Office (PMO) or strategic IT planning role.
Technical & Business Skills
  • Good grasp of IT financial management.
  • Strong knowledge of IT governance frameworks and risk controls.
  • Ability to develop and enforce IT policies, compliance frameworks, and strategic governance models.
  • Familiarity with contract negotiation, vendor SLAs, and supplier risk management.

Reporting to AIA PH Head of IT.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology and Finance

Industries

Insurance, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Financial Services

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