**Job Description:** Associate Vice President – Chief Information Office (IDC) COMPANY OVERVIEW We create connection – with each other, with what people need to thrive in their everyday lives and with the stories and experiences that matter. Throughout its history, AT&T has reinvented itself time and time again. With the need for connection growing across our communities and across the globe, we are leading the charge with nationwide fast, reliable, and secure 5G, coupled with our growing, multi-gig fiber internet footprint. Our strategy is to focus on building fiber and expanding 5G. AT&T Fiber reaches about 26+ million customer locations in 100+ metros in the U.S. and we plan to expand our fiber footprint to more than 30 million locations by the end of 2025. We have expanded our 5G reach to 210M+ people and more to follow. For this new age of connectivity to reach its full potential, everyone needs access to the internet. With our expertise and scale, we believe AT&T can be a key player in getting every American online. At AT&T, we pride ourselves on being a company of trailblazers. We encourage our people to bring their authentic selves to work every day. And the commitment they bring to bettering our communities brings our core values to life. Recent Company News: - AT&T Latest Stories and Company News (https://about.att.com/blogs) - Quarterly Earnings 2023-24 (https://investors.att.com/financial-reports/quarterly-earnings/2024) - Investor Profile (https://investors.att.com/investor-profile) - AT&T Leadership (https://investors.att.com/corporate-governance/leadership) STRATEGIC FOCUS The AT&T Technology Services (ATS) organization is helping AT&T modernize its legacy IT infrastructure and migrate as much of it as possible to the cloud while retiring outdated systems. In addition, ATS includes network, business and consumer technology platforms as well as experts developing new products and services built on AT&T’s leading-edge 5G and fiber connectivity. At CIO, we deliver innovative and reliable technology solutions to power the network, field dispatch, and corporate systems and business processes. Our charter is to build better efficiencies and create frictionless experiences for our employees and customers. There is a intense focus on app modernization, automation, and swift new product introductions in this space. CIO India is a centralized team with critical linkages/partner relationships to the various technology teams guiding the programs outlined above. The current team strength is 400+ and it is expected to grow significantly through shifting of more programs over time. The centralized model enables: 1) critical mass of in country software talent to support AT&T’s strategic technology programs 2) cost and resource optimization as demand shifts between programs over time 3) centralized training and skills development as the team matures 4) support unique needs of each program in a pod structure. KEY RELATIONSHIPS Reports to The leader will have a direct reporting relationship to AT&T’s VP India Development Center (IDC) and a dotted line with multiple CIO stakeholders in the US. Direct reports The leader will build and manage an appropriate org structure consisting of directors, associate directors, and first line managers as deemed appropriate Other Key Relationships Leader will manage key strategic relationship with other AVPs and key leaders over time. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The primary responsibilities of this leader will be program design, staffing, development, and execution of the AT&T India CIO team with a focus on: - Strategic technology planning, technology design and architecture. - Development, testing, deployment, and life cycle management of solutions supporting all aspects of CIO apps spanning telecom networks, OSS, Field / Dispatch systems, and Corporate Systems - The leader will also be responsible for providing oversight and leadership to existing India Application Development operations team including overall administration of the team, leadership stakeholder with business unit leaders for negotiation of enhancing work. - Direct and support subordinate development, team leadership and effectiveness across the organization. IDEAL EXPERIENCE Global Delivery and development Working with partners across the world to deliver on product capabilities and programs Build, Operate and scale remote teams Experience with designing, building and scaling software development organizations in India Digital Leadership Experience in a best-in-class digital organization, ideally been at the forefront of a digital transformation. Transformation Experience Understand what it means to transform the organization CRITICAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES Acting Strategically ▪ Creates or evolves a longer-term strategy for the enterprise that connects seemingly unrelated events or information ▪ Creates a clear and coherent strategy that anticipates the future direction of the industry, competition and/or the broader environment, at least five years ahead ▪ Provides new direction for the organization, leading to actionable changes across multiple operations or functions ▪ Engages in scenario planning that incorporates new information or disruptive thinking to gain significant advantage or impact Leading Change ▪ Initiates significant change across the organization that requires implementation across multiple years ▪ Mobilizes or recruits change leaders for a significant longer-term change initiative, including how each person will deliver it ▪ Creates and executes a multi-year plan to design and implement a major change initiative ▪ Reinforces and embeds new thinking and a change mindset throughout the organization (e.g. aligning reward and performance management systems, adjusting how work gets done) Building Talent ▪ Systematically develops leadership talent to build organizational bench strength (e.g. including rotations and challenging assignments) ▪ Cultivates a pipeline of leadership talent, including successors for key roles ▪ Offers and/or releases key talent to other parts of the organization for the specific purpose of developing them ▪ Attracts talent with the capabilities needed to implement long-term strategy **Weekly Hours:** 40 **Time Type:** Regular **Location:** Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India It is the policy of AT&T to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, AT&T will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. AT&T will consider for employment qualified applicants in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal, state and local laws We expect employees to be honest, trustworthy, and operate with integrity. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment (including sexual harassment) in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment status