Head Digital & Applications

The Head Digital & Applications will provide enterprisewide leadership in defining, architecting, and delivering largescale digital transformation across Airport IT Services & Operations.

This role will own the Core Airport IT Platform (Airport ITaaS) strategy and lead the creation of scalable, secure, and innovationled digital and application platforms, including cloud, AI/MLdriven, and nextgeneration smart airport solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Digital Strategy & Enterprise Leadership

• Define and lead the digital and applications strategy for Airport IT Services & Operations.
• Develop and execute a multiyear digital transformation roadmap aligned with business strategy and AOPs.
• Act as a digital thought leader and evangelist in aviation and transportation technology.
• Represent the organization in industry forums, customer engagements, and strategic partnerships.

Digital Platforms & Application Architecture

• Own the architecture, roadmap, and evolution of the Core Airport IT Digital Platform (Airport ITaaS).
• Lead endtoend application and system architecture across cloud, infrastructure, networks, data, and security.
• Ensure platforms are scalable, resilient, cybersecure, and capable of realtime operations.
• Drive modernization and transformation of legacy airport applications and platforms.

Innovation, Products & New Offerings

• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies and translate them into practical airport use cases.
• Lead development of solutions leveraging AI/ML, IoT, Digital Twin, Video Analytics, Predictive & Preventive Technologies, and Automation.
• Establish and govern digital innovation and incubation labs to develop new products and services.
• Build IPled, reusable, and monetizable digital assets and service offerings.

Delivery, Execution & Governance

• Drive excellence across product engineering, application development, systems integration, testing, QA, and DevSecOps.
• Lead largescale, complex systems integration and transformation programs.
• Govern technology standards, architecture principles, and delivery methodologies across COEs.
• Evaluate and integrate thirdparty and partner solutions into the Airport IT ecosystem.

Leadership & Capability Building

• Build and lead digital, applications, architecture, and integration teams including COEs and SMEs.
• Coach and mentor leaders and technologists to build futureready digital capabilities.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and engineering excellence.

Business & Financial Impact

• Drive revenue growth through digital platforms, applications, and solutionled engagements.
• Deliver cost optimization and operational efficiency through automation and digital IT operations.
• Support business development, presales, and strategic customer solutioning.

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, or Business, or equivalent professional qualification.
• 20+ years in digital, applications, platforms, or solution development, with 10+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Enterprise level experience in IT Digital Transformation using AI/ML, managing large scale software development teams, preferably within Aviation, Airports, or similar large scale domains.
• Proven leadership of enterprise digital transformations and modernization of legacy platforms.
• Extensive experience with large, complex, realtime, and missioncritical systems.
• Deep expertise in application architecture, systems integration, and platform engineering.
• Handson exposure to AI/ML, IoT, Digital Twin, Video Analytics, Predictive Operations, and Incident Avoidance technologies.
• Good communication skills.