Commissioner, Business Strategy, Technology and Enterprise Modernisation
2025-06-17T12:54:13+00:00
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Finance
Computer & IT
2025-07-07T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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About the position
The jobholder shall be responsible for leading the Authority’s digital transformation, enterprise modernisation, and technology-driven innovation and business strategy.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for KRA’s enterprise-wide digital transformation strategy, driving the adoption of cloud computing, AI, big data, and automation to enhance tax administration and service delivery.
- Oversee the modernization of core IT infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability for tax processing and compliance.
- Drive AI-powered tax intelligence, leveraging predictive analytics, fraud detection, and automated compliance enforcement.
- Responsible for enterprise-wide IT governance and cybersecurity, embedding ISO 27001, GDPR, and Kenya Data Protection Act compliance into digital initiatives.
- Oversee the automation of tax administration and risk-based compliance models, integrating machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA) for efficiency.
- Foster a digital-first culture, leading the adoption of self-service platforms, chatbots, and AI-driven taxpayer engagement solutions.
- Provide strategic oversight of Corporate Planning & Knowledge Management, ensuring alignment with digital transformation initiatives.
- Engage and influence policymakers, tax regulators, and international revenue agencies, ensuring alignment with global best practices in digital taxation and overseeing large-scale change management programs.
Person specifications:
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in either Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- A Masters’ degree in a relevant field.
- Must have professional qualification / membership to a professional body(ies) and be in good standing.
- Must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant experience, at least ten (10) of which should be in senior and middle Management levels.
- Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution 2010
Key competencies:
- Strategic leadership skills and negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong business acumen / business orientation.
- Innovative thinking.
- Organisational skills.
- Resilience and adaptability.
- Critical Thinking and problem-solving.
- Customer-centric Approach.
- Professionalism, ethical judgment and integrity.
Responsible for KRA’s enterprise-wide digital transformation strategy, driving the adoption of cloud computing, AI, big data, and automation to enhance tax administration and service delivery. Oversee the modernization of core IT infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability for tax processing and compliance. Drive AI-powered tax intelligence, leveraging predictive analytics, fraud detection, and automated compliance enforcement. Responsible for enterprise-wide IT governance and cybersecurity, embedding ISO 27001, GDPR, and Kenya Data Protection Act compliance into digital initiatives. Oversee the automation of tax administration and risk-based compliance models, integrating machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA) for efficiency. Foster a digital-first culture, leading the adoption of self-service platforms, chatbots, and AI-driven taxpayer engagement solutions. Provide strategic oversight of Corporate Planning & Knowledge Management, ensuring alignment with digital transformation initiatives. Engage and influence policymakers, tax regulators, and international revenue agencies, ensuring alignment with global best practices in digital taxation and overseeing large-scale change management programs.
Strategic leadership skills and negotiation skills. Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills. Strong business acumen / business orientation. Innovative thinking. Organisational skills. Resilience and adaptability. Critical thinking and problem-solving. Customer- centric approach. Professionalism, ethical judgment and integrity.
Must have a Bachelor’s degree in either Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution. A Masters’ degree in a relevant field. Must have professional qualification / membership to a professional body(ies) and be in good standing. Must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant experience, at least ten (10) of which should be in senior and middle Management levels. Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution 2010
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Vacancy title:
Commissioner, Business Strategy, Technology and Enterprise Modernisation
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Finance, Category: Computer & IT]
Jobs at:
PKF firms
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, July 7 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 17 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
About the position
The jobholder shall be responsible for leading the Authority’s digital transformation, enterprise modernisation, and technology-driven innovation and business strategy.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for KRA’s enterprise-wide digital transformation strategy, driving the adoption of cloud computing, AI, big data, and automation to enhance tax administration and service delivery.
- Oversee the modernization of core IT infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and high availability for tax processing and compliance.
- Drive AI-powered tax intelligence, leveraging predictive analytics, fraud detection, and automated compliance enforcement.
- Responsible for enterprise-wide IT governance and cybersecurity, embedding ISO 27001, GDPR, and Kenya Data Protection Act compliance into digital initiatives.
- Oversee the automation of tax administration and risk-based compliance models, integrating machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA) for efficiency.
- Foster a digital-first culture, leading the adoption of self-service platforms, chatbots, and AI-driven taxpayer engagement solutions.
- Provide strategic oversight of Corporate Planning & Knowledge Management, ensuring alignment with digital transformation initiatives.
- Engage and influence policymakers, tax regulators, and international revenue agencies, ensuring alignment with global best practices in digital taxation and overseeing large-scale change management programs.
Person specifications:
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in either Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
- A Masters’ degree in a relevant field.
- Must have professional qualification / membership to a professional body(ies) and be in good standing.
- Must have a minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant experience, at least ten (10) of which should be in senior and middle Management levels.
- Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution 2010
Key competencies:
- Strategic leadership skills and negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong business acumen / business orientation.
- Innovative thinking.
- Organisational skills.
- Resilience and adaptability.
- Critical Thinking and problem-solving.
- Customer-centric Approach.
- Professionalism, ethical judgment and integrity.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 180
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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