Ann-Jo Jacobs

Background

About Ann-Jo Jacobs

Professional • +15 years’ experience in delivering IT/ Digital at different levels • Shaping CIO roadmap - How can digital support the business strategy - How can digital resolve challenges and add value streams • Implementing large IT projects - transform the teams in mature and efficient delivery teams using proven methodologies. • Strong business orientation – Bringing business and IT together to focus on the organization business goals and create value for shareholders, customers and employees. • Extensive knowledge of the broader technology and digital solutions in the market and passionate about implementing them. • Defining architectural landscape Personality • Enthusiastic & pragmatic personality, empathetical listener, able to create connection, empowering people, leading in a situational way, communicative and persuasive, analytical mindset. • ‘Business value’ first thinking – Seeing the big picture – Strategical mindset -down-to-earth mentality in realizing goals / milestone based. • Bring focus and discipline. Ability to let a team flow together, align stakeholders – Strong focus on human interactions, combined with empathy to drive personal situations. • Strong believe in the human capital of organizations and the leverage of empowerment: “giving chances to people to let them grow” • Inventive mindset in finding and searching solutions • Demonstrated ability to create and manage change in large organizations • I-can-get-things-done personality • Resilient – don’t change under pressure