Head - IT - Startup

Head-IT for a start-up backed by a giant retailer of India

- Defining Enterprise IT Landscape (Infrastructure and Applications), Strategy, Technology Roadmap for Business, Application/Program Roadmap, IT Budget and Project Plan.

- Providing leadership and driving IT and Business Process Transformation programs across both the businesses

- Handling IT operations,

- IT infrastructures (LAN, RF lease line, Citrix operations, Hardware, Security, Firewall, Networking, SLAs, Software procurement & development).

- Responsible for ITES for the Division includes Head Office, warehouse & factory.

- Implementation and support of POS (Shopper Software by Tally Solutions) to all the franchises and supporting the franchises for smooth operations.

- MIS preparations for Fashion Season cycle analysis and for better execution & order bookings.

- Effective IT budgeting, utilization of budgets for better performance.

- Sourcing the reliable, cost effective domain hosting and maintenance of domains and mailing activities.

- Retail Store IT Infra Support

- New Store IT setup Application & Hardware and Connectivity

- Licence Management

- Change Management & User Management

- Audit review with support partners

- Production server Password management

- Managing the development of pilots and proof of concepts for new projects and clients

- IT and technology transition management for the project and implementing the same at delivery centres

- Coordinating with local network teams for IT infrastructure procurement, setup and support

Reports to CFO and on a dotted line to the Group CIO.