Working in digital transformation: training, roles, and salaries
11 March 2025Digital transformation is a phenomenon that is profoundly changing the business landscape. Companies are digitizing their processes to improve efficiency and rmeet the new challenges of an increasingly technological market. As a result, new professional roles have emerged in recent years, roles that are in high demand by organizations that want to remain competitive.
What new roles in the era of digital transformation?
In an increasingly digitized global landscape, new professional figures have emerged in the market. Among them is the Digital Transformation Manager: responsible for managing and planning digitalization strategies within the company. They coordinate technological projects and guide the integration of digital solutions across various departments to improve efficiency and competitiveness.
The Transformation Manager: focused on managing organizational change, develops and implements strategies for digital transformation. They work closely with different business functions, overseeing the shift to more innovative and digitalized operational models.
The Digital Transformation Specialist: a professional responsible for implementing specific technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, or blockchain.
How much do digital transformation professionals earn?
Salaries for digital transformation-related professions vary by the position, experience, and company size, but in general digital professionals enjoy competitive salaries.
A Digital Transformation Manager earns on average between €50,000 and €80,000 per year, with the potential to exceed €100,000 for particularly complex projects or due to significant field experience.
The Transformation Manager has a salary that can range between €60,000 to €80,000, with increases depending on experience and company size.
A Digital Transformation Specialist can typically earn between €40,000 and €70,000 per year, with significant growth potential linked to specialization in key fields of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, or cloud computing.
What skills are required?
Digital transformation professionals need a combination of technical and transversal skills to meet the challenges of digitalization.
On one hand, knowledge of programming (e.g., Python, JavaScript, SQL) and data analysis tools such as Excel, Power BI, and Python; familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft; cybersecurity techniques, AI, and machine learning are essential. On the other hand, skills like team leadership, change management, problem-solving, adaptability, and strong communication abilities are necessary.
What to study to enter the world of digital transformation?
There are several educational paths that prepare professionals for digital transformation roles. Many start with degrees in computer science, software engineering, or management engineering, but for this field, high-level education, which a Master’s program provides, is essential.
Bologna Business School is at the forefront of designing up-to-date courses in collaboration with the most prestigious university faculties and leading market companies. A Master’s program focusing on digital transformation is essential for those who want to acquire advanced skills in managing business digitalization.
Among the programs offered by BBS is the Professional Master in Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Management, a full-time 12-month program in English, sponsored by Lab Cini, a reference point for academic research in the IT sector, is a training path that, also thanks to its connection with CINECA, an inter-university consortium and home to the Leonardo supercomputer, targets young graduates wishing to become professionals capable of managing innovations.
The Executive Master in Technology and Innovation Management (EMTIM), a part-time weekend 12-month program in Italian, aims to train professionals capable of managing technological innovation, dealing with both technical and managerial issues.
The Executive Master in Artificial Intelligence for Business, a 12-month part-time hybrid program in English, is designed for professionals who want to acquire a solid set of skills focused on leveraging the potential of artificial intelligence in the business context.
Alongside traditional and innovative Masters (whether MBA, Professional, or Executive), BBS offers vertical courses focused on specific themes.
The Open Program in Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI, part-time on campus in Italian, lasting 5 days, is designed to provide an in-depth and practical understanding of how generative AI can be integrated into business processes to improve productivity and accelerate innovation.
The Open Program in Technology & Innovation Management, part-time on campus in Italian, lasting 8 days, focuses on acquiring the necessary skills to address strategic, organizational, and operational issues related to innovation with a systemic approach.
In an increasingly connected and digital world, new professions linked to technological change are the future, with growing roles and salaries above average.
Bologna Business School, with its international faculty and global network, is the best starting point to enter an ever-expanding business, always looking for professionals capable of leading the companies of tomorrow.
