Manages an IT activity or service line: P&L, team, delivery and continuous improvement of the perimeter.
Entry
Senior
Coding
Low
Key skills
Career overview
The IT Activity Manager runs an IT activity or service line as a small business: P&L, team, delivery performance, customer satisfaction and the improvement backlog. They own the operational and financial health of their perimeter. The role leads to IT domain manager, head of operations or IT manager.
Main responsibilities
- Manage an IT team and its operations
- Ensure delivery of products and programs
- Manage budget, scope and risks
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Coordinate the technical work of the team
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Structure work, resources and governance
- Run steering committees and project rituals
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Define strategy and steer long-term direction
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- ITIL 4 Strategist
- PMP
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
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Possible branches
Where can you go next?
Realistic next career moves, with compatibility and a transition roadmap for each.
Overlap: 46% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Domain ownership, Domain strategy, Service portfolio
View roadmapOverlap: 58% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Operations strategy, Run/transformation balance, Talent development
View roadmapOverlap: 59% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Strategy, Service portfolio, Talent development
View roadmapOverlap: 48% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Standards & methods, Community animation, Talent development
View roadmapOverlap: 50% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: P&L ownership, Strategy, Customer relationship
View roadmapOverlap: 49% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Budget, Operations, Strategy
View roadmapWhere can you go from here?
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Soft skills
- Leadership
- Strategic thinking
- Clear communication
- Stakeholder management
- Organisation
- Mentoring
- Decisiveness
Common previous careers
Roles that frequently lead into this career.
Overlap: 74% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Continuous improvement, Resource planning
View roadmapOverlap: 38% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Activity / P&L management, Financial management, Stakeholder management
View roadmapOverlap: 48% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Delivery performance, Continuous improvement, Resource planning
View roadmapOverlap: 51% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Delivery performance, Continuous improvement, Resource planning
View roadmapOverlap: 51% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Delivery performance, Continuous improvement, Resource planning
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