Accelerating digital transformation

True digital transformation is driven from the core of the organization and takes place at every level of the organization. From strategic to tactical, from the boardroom to the work floor, every level requires a customized solution, and customization requires specialists. Each with her/his own knowledge, digital experience and specialism.

This starts with a thorough leadership assessment of the leaders and their teams mapping the skills and experience gap, to after embark on an executive search strategy to find those leaders who do have the so needed digital skills and experience.

 

Our Approach and Focus

Amrop’s digital practice team has deep technology and digital knowledge, combining functional and sector experience, a global approach and valuable insights on local talent markets.

We can support you select and assess the right leaders to move your organization forward on its digital transformation journey. Our dedicated teams execute executive search assignments for recruiting board members, senior management, digital leaders like CIO’s or CTO’s, security officers, CDO’s and heads of application management or IT operations. We leverage our own digital tools and systems, including our dedicated Client Portal and Amrop’s Digital Competency Model.

Sector Focus
1Cloud, Software, Saas and Apps

The advances in CPU power and distribution are driving a new need for competitive software solutions among a wide array of companies. The digital transformation is software-centric and the industry growth shows lot of potential for high performance. From DevOps to low-code apps and platforms, ERP, Cloud, SaaS, software development trends change as fast as technology itself.

Amrop Digital practice prides itself on dynamism: an agile, connected and forward looking global team.

They are positioned to support your executive search request for exceptional professionals who can anticipate and address the transformational challenges of their business and industry.

2AI, ML and Data Analytics

Data will be used to better lead organizations and create new business opportunities reshaping your organizations. The future of work will change, humans and machines working more hand-in-hand.

Talent shortfalls will be an issue as mathematical, technical and analytical profiles will be in high demand.

There will be a need to blend technical and academic excellence with business acumen. Needing ethical and sustainable, holistic decision-making with respecting societal concerns.

Our team has access to a global talent pool - deep relationships with skilled and innovative candidates and academics around the world. Our executive search success will bring you outstanding professionals who are able to optimize the new business opportunities of data, AI and ML.

3Cybersecurity

Digitization is an inevitable process for all major sectors and companies. Cyber threats are an inherent part of this revolution. All boards and executives must deal with this new reality.

Amrop helps your our client to define and fill top-level Security Officer and Head of Cybersecurity roles. We bring an excellent understanding of key requirements, potential vulnerabilities, and organizational context.

Amrop Digital practice prides itself on where and how to start an executive search assignment to find these high in demand talented leaders.

4Telecom

Telecom companies need to find a new winning formula. These organizations are impacted by digital disruption. OTT and social media channels are a continued presence which are causing erosion of core voice- and messaging business. Together with regulatory pressures and fierce competition of direct and substitutes revenues are in structural decline.

New leaders are need to dissolve traditional silos, streamline and develop new business teams to bring value. Using executive search assignments you can target new talented leaders who have the innovative and an efficient utility mindset. They bring experience in leveraging global mobility, a focus on digital variables, bold thinking, CRM and omnichannel expertise.

Amrop has an extensive experience in the telecom sector and local and global coverage with a context-driven methodology.

5Media & Entertainment

The Media and Entertainment sector is in a high growth dynamic environment. Specific consumer demands on distributed content (language, usage, content volatility, emotional factors, and beyond) creates a need for other leaders.

There is an explosion in handheld home access devices and breakthrough of broadband networks. All leading to transitioning to medium-independent content distribution.

Multiple media and entertainment sub-sectors like Broadcast, Print, Telecom Operators, Online Gaming and Location based have their own dynamics and need for new leaders.

Amrop serves a wide spectrum of players, from creative start-ups to mature multinationals. The team is positioned to support your executive search request for exceptional professionals who can surf the turmoil that is reconfiguring your marketplace.

6Chief Information Officers, Non-Executive Directors

Technology not only brings physical change to an organization. The type of leaders that implement the technological change are wired differently as well. Each with her/his own knowledge, experience and specialism. This starts in the board; their primary responsibility should be to remove the false sense of security, comfort, and routine by trying to uncover all the factors that are yet unknown.

There is a high demand for IT Directors (CIO’s) in applications and ERP, cybersecurity, IT operations and infrastructure, networking, cloud, digital solutions and platforms. Your organization needs these Digital Directors who also are customer centric, can manage key stakeholder, are great in storytelling and a learner for the board.

Amrop brings valuable experience in how to setup an executive search strategy to find you these leaders. The successful process will include our leadership assessment and exclusive Amrop Digital Competency model.

7Fintech

Amrop’ s Global Fintech Practice team has extensive experience and focus within the financial technology markets. The Practice works closely with a dynamic portfolio of global consultancy firms, financial software solutions and services providers and technology start-ups operating in a series of disrupting sectors: mobile payments, money transfers and loans, fundraising and asset management.

The Amrop team has in-depth executive search experience working with both financial services and technology companies. This dual focus provides a thorough understanding of these two interconnected industries, and is a powerful platform for identifying and hiring forward-looking leaders with the relevant expertise, cultural fit and successful Fintech growth experience.

Digitization on Boards - 5th Edition

Many organizations have pursued large-scale digital transformation in the past years, but still haven’t seen the expected impact on revenue or costs. While many of the traditional challenges to digital transformation are still here, new factors have emerged that are key to opening doors for value creation. Having observed a number of missteps made by the leaders of these organizations, we can identify what they have not done well.

We welcome you - Board members and executives - to draw inspiration and insights from our new report. Read it here, or click here for download.

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