IT Domain Manager → Business Unit Manager IT

A realistic transition from IT Domain Manager to Business Unit Manager IT: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 98%. Difficulty: Medium.

Difficulty: Medium3 stepsDuration: 9 to 13 monthsOverlap: 98%

Transition from IT Domain Manager to Business Unit Manager IT.

Transferable skills

  • Business unit management
  • P&L management
  • Strategy
  • Service portfolio
  • Executive leadership
  • Financial management

Step-by-step learning plan

  1. 1. Build on your IT Domain Manager experience

    2–4 weeks

    Leverage

    • Business unit management
    • P&L management
    • Strategy
    • Service portfolio

    Map transferable skills — Business unit management, P&L management, Strategy — against what a Business Unit Manager IT needs.

  2. 2. Practise Business Unit Manager IT work in real conditions

    4–8 weeks

    Ship a portfolio project or take on Business Unit Manager IT tasks at work.

  3. 3. Get certified and position yourself as a Business Unit Manager IT

    4–8 weeks

    Technologies

    ITIL 4 StrategistPgMPPMPMBA

    Update your CV and LinkedIn around Business Unit Manager IT, then apply to target roles.

Alternative routes