Director of Im&t

**Director of IM&T - Future Fighter**

**Salary: Competitive**

**Grade: GG15***

**Location**:Riyadh**

**JOB PURPOSE**

BAE Systems is the UK Government’s nominated Prime Contractor under the Government-to-Government arrangements that are in place to provide equipment, support and training to Saudi Arabia. We provide maintenance of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) aircraft and train RSAF and Royal Saudi Naval Force personnel safely in a training environment in how to use their aircraft, equipment and weapons.

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is committed to supporting the Saudi Arabian National Agenda including Saudisation and the training and development of Saudi National capability through the growth of the Saudi National Partner Companies thereby reinforcing Industrialisation and Partnerships.

**JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES**

**Background**

BAE Systems Saudi Arabia is currently bidding Typhoon acquisition with a Contract Award expected in 2024. As part of the offer we will be establishing capability in KSA industry to deliver component manufacture, assembly of minor and major units, and final assembly of the aircraft. This will require the appropriate IT infrastructure and systems to be installed and supported within the KSA companies. During the latter half of 2025, BAE Systems also expects to receive a requirement for the stand-up of new Typhoon Main Operating Bases in Kingdom.

The Director of IM&T - Future Fighter will be responsible for representing the Future Fighter Campaign in KSA and being the point of contract for all IT aspects.

Key accountabilities will include:

- Developing the Future Fighter IM&T strategy - ensuring that all information management and technical systems required to enable the future strategic vision for Typhoon and Future Fighter are in place.
- Working with the UK In-Kingdom Industrial Partnerships and Digital Intelligence teams to scope the IT requirements for KSA industry to support capability insertion activities.
- Promoting and supporting the development of IT solutions for KSA suppliers, including current IT landscape assessments (gap analysis).
- Horizon scanning for latest technologies and roadmaps to ensure the most robust, secure and supportable solution.
- Technical / Project Management engagement with KSA suppliers, including owning Statements of Requirements and managing the responses.
- Leading technical engagement with the customer organisations (SPO, DCIT, GAMI etc.) as required to support negotiation of the solutions.
- Ensuring timely Bid Status Reviews and using governance and assurance processes to test alignment and integration of all parts of the IT solution.
- Driving all IM&T bidding activities to achieve a successful solution proposition.
- Delivering an integrated solution encompassing all infrastructure, facility and security aspects.

The role will rely heavily on resource both in the UK and in our Kingdom Partner Company (KPC) International Systems Engineering (ISE) to develop the In-Kingdom solutions.

It is expected that the incumbent will need to:

- Manage the relationship with Commander, Directorate of Communications and Information Technology (DCIT), Wing Commander, Communications & Information Technology Wing (CITW), Programme Office Officers and Advisors and Senior BAE Systems Programme Leads within the Salam Programme.
- Act as a single IM&T point of contact for G2G customers and influencers in both the UK and KSA.
- Manage a team including technical, project management, business analyst, project control and estimating resources.
- Provide robust estimating assurance for the proposed bid submission.
- Work with our preferred In-Kingdom IT suppliers to ensure our customers’ requirements are met with value for money solutions.
- Be accountable for the management and assurance of preferred IT Supplier(s) in delivery against Customer requirements and in alignment with contracted standards and policies.
- Provide ownership of the development and delivery of the IM&T costed plans whilst ensuring the plan is aligned with the overarching programme plans and Integrated Business Plan (IBP).
- Initiate procedures to maintain open communications with and between stakeholders.
- Oversee key activities and processes including lessons learned and feedback to and from business change teams and our preferred IT suppliers.
- Establish metrics and measures based on the overall business objectives and reporting performance status.
- Create business value through the introduction and exploitation of new capabilities that exploit technology, processes and development/sustainment of skills.
- Drive cross functional working to define how IT can enable engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and maintenance advancements and associated industrialisation.
- Manage the throughput of customer requirements through to Kingdom Partner Companies and other suppliers and assure delivery against customer requirements.
- Lead the promotion, development, acquisition and implementa