Job Purpose
The ICT Digitalisation & Transformation Manager is responsible for leading and coordinating digital transformation initiatives within AirNav Ireland. The role will lead a newly forming team within our existing ICT function, focused on IT Digitalisation & Transformation across ICT Business Services. This role will be pivotal in modernising our technology landscape, enhancing digital capabilities, and aligning ICT initiatives with evolving business needs.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Establish and lead a new ICT Digitalisation & Transformation team.
- Develop and deliver a Concept of Operations exercise to define the team’s mission, structure, capabilities, and roadmap.
- Develop and drive the AirNav Ireland’s overall digital transformation strategy and roadmap.
- Develop centralised automated solution with appropriate access rights and controls to provide automated report generation on key management data to inform decision making.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment of transformation initiatives with strategic objectives.
- Review existing internal business processes and identify areas of improvement.
- Report on measurable progress against digital transformation objectives.
- Drive adoption of Microsoft technologies including Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and CoPilot AI to support digitalisation efforts.
- Champion data analytics and AI, identifying opportunities to leverage these technologies for improved decision-making and operational efficiency.
- Manage and track AI-related projects, tasks, compliance KPIs, and documentation.
- Manage the development of advanced analytics and AI algorithms to analyse structured and unstructured data.
- Assist with the development of new fit-for-purpose digital solutions to improve operational efficiency and improve data accessibility and analytics.
- Oversee change management and user adoption strategies to ensure successful implementation of new systems and processes.
- Deliver components of end-to-end workforce transformation activities in a variety of programme contexts by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
- Engage external consultants or partners as needed to support the Concept of Operations and transformation initiatives.
- Monitor and report on progress, KPIs, and outcomes of digital transformation projects.
- Foster a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement within the ICT function and ICT Services.
- Put in place a benchmarking regime to enable periodic, external, independent, objective evaluation of the ICT Digitalisation & Transformation progress.
- Monitor and maintain ISO and NISD standards where appropriate within the ICT Digitalisation & Transformation arena.
- Maintain a safe working environment in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Ensuring compliance with all ICT policies and procedures.
- Ensuring Business Continuity Management is a key consideration in all deliverables.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of the ICT Department’s Customer Relationship Management Programme.
- Provide regular reports to the Manager, Information Technology on the services and objectives managed by the Digitalisation & Transformation team.
- Manage staff, both internal and external (framework), working in the ICT Digitalisation & Transformation Team.
- Manage staff development and training in the Digitalisation & Transformation Team.
- Implement and monitor effective two-way communications with staff.
- Ensuring that ICT Digitalisation & Transformation Services & Objectives at all locations are conducted in accordance with AirNav Ireland’s policies and procedures.
- Participate as a member of the ICT Department’s Management Team. Contribute to the ICT Department’s business plans, budgets and policies and their subsequent evaluation against actual performance.
- Monitor emerging technologies and recommend changes in the ICT Infrastructure, software and services to the Manager Information Technology.
- Ensuring that relevant national and international standards, recommended practices and procedures are applied in the delivery of ICT Digitalisation & Transformation.
- Coordinating activities with other AirNav Ireland operational units as required.
- Manage audits from Internal Audit Department, as required.
- Deploying resources efficiently, ensuring safety and security standards are met and exceeded within budgetary constraints, financial targets are met and air navigation services in Ireland are maintained.
- Ensuring that ICT personnel are efficiently managed, and that waste is eliminated.
- Assist with the development of ICT policies and procedures.
- Oversee the implementation and adherence to HR policies and procedures.
- Co-operate fully with Managing Performance & Development Scheme.
- Ensure all projects are managed and aligned with the Annual ICT Work Programme.
Direct Reports: ICT Analysts/Framework Staff
Relationships
Internal: In addition to direct reporting relationship above the ICT Digitalisation & Transformation Manager is required to liaise with all personnel and Directorates.
External: The ICT Digitalisation & Transformation Manager is required to liaise with all appropriate external bodies, providers, suppliers, and companies
PERSON SPECIFICATON
Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills
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How to apply:
Applications (Cover letter & CV), giving full details of experience and suitability for the position, should be emailed to the Human Resources Directorate at [email protected] no later than 16:00hrs on Monday 20th of October 2025.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Applicants must have the right to work and live in the EU.
AirNav Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer