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Where a digital transformation manager can go next

2 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a digital transformation manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Digital transformation managers are professionals in charge of the acceleration of digital transformation in business by implementing emerging trends initiatives and digital strategies within an organisation. Additionally, they identify new business opportunities in sustainable innovation and develop guidance regarding to ensure a qualified transition to the latest technology business processes. Digital transformation managers translate business requirements and market needs into digital solutions.

Also known as digital transformation officer, digital transformation director.

Managers 32 skills on file 2 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: innovation officer, 22%

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70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 2 nearest destinations from digital transformation manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a digital transformation manager already covers. All 2 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only 2 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A digital transformation manager needs 21 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

collaborate through digital technologies working with computers
deal with changing operational demand communication, collaboration and creativity
develop solutions to information issues communication, collaboration and creativity
lead technology development of an organisation management skills
manage ICT change request process management skills
conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business information skills
propose ICT solutions to business problems communication, collaboration and creativity
manage changes in ICT system working with computers
adapt to changes in technological development plans communication, collaboration and creativity
implement strategic management communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a digital transformation manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Digital transformation manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a digital transformation manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.