Polly Xu
CIO | Digital Technology Executive | Business-Focused Digital Leader | Transforming Fortune 500 Companies Through Digital Innovation | Advisory Board
- Role
- Vice President, Global Digital Thread & Americas CIO at Otis Elevator Co.
- Location
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Polly Xu
Business-focused digital executive with a track record of earning trust at the leadership table by blending technology with commercial strategy to accelerate growth. Known for servant leadership that transforms digital organizations into strategic business partners delivering measurable P&L impact.• Business Partner, Not Traditional IT: Fluent in both boardroom business strategy and modern technology. Architect digital solutions that directly enable revenue growth, margin expansion, and market competitiveness• Turnaround Leader: Track record of transforming digital organizations into trusted strategic partners through servant leadership, talent development, and relentless focus on business outcomes• Growth Enabler: Delivered $500M+ in value by embedding digital innovation into commercial operations, supply chain, and manufacturing—creating capabilities that didn\'t exist and eliminating decades of technical debt• Strategic Visionary: Created enterprise-first strategies across multiple Fortune 500 companies (Otis\'s first Digital Thread in 20 years, NextEra\'s Smart Grid platform, GE\'s global commercial transformation)• Global Operator: Led teams of 300+ across Americas, EMEA, APAC and China. Bilingual (Chinese/English) with deep cross-cultural business acumenAREA OF EXPERTISEDigital Transformation | Business Transformation | Executive Leadership | Change Agent | Enterprise Architecture | Servant Leadership | M&A integration | Board Strategy Advisory | Digital Thread | PLM & BIM | Industry 4.0 | IoT & Digital Twin | CRM, ERP & Field | Supply Chain Transformation | Master Data Management | Artificial Intelligence | Global Delivery | Technology Portfolio Rationalization | Legacy Modernization | Construction | Manufacturing | Energy & Utility
Experience
Vice President, Global Digital Thread & Americas CIO
Jan 2024 — Present · Palm Beach Gardens, FL, US
Lead global Digital Thread strategy and roadmap for Product Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Field installation productivity across Otis Globally ($12B+ business)• Lead and develop a global Operation DT organization to deliver digital solution and enable overall operation productivity and growth. • Responsible overall DT strategy, roadmap and organization for Americas region (~$5B)
Education
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor, International Business
2003 — 2003
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bachelor, Automation, International Business
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Sap
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Erp
- IT Strategy
- Global Organizational Development
- Cognos
- Program Management
- IT Operations
- Integration
- Business Intelligence
- Business Development
- Digital Marketing
- Oracle E-Business Suite
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