Head of Technology - SIP / IT

Job title: Head of IT Location: Nottingham (hybrid) Salary: c.£200,000 per annum plus bonus Job type: Permanent, 2 year fixed term contract

Head of IT | Nottingham | c.£200,000 plus bonus

Our client is a highly successful international business with a loyal global customer base and a long term outlook. They make decisions for lasting success rather than short term gains.

They're looking for a Head of IT to take overall responsibility for their global IT and customer technology capability. It's a broad and genuinely senior remit covering the core technology estate, information security, a major systems improvement programme and the customer facing digital platforms. The role reports to the Chief Operating Officer.

The role

• Lead the development of the global IT and digital capability, meeting or exceeding what the business needs in a secure, compliant, efficient and scalable way

• Build and deliver a clear global IT plan that delivers value for money

• Act as advisor to the senior leadership team on all matters of technology and information security

• Lead and develop a team of senior managers across information security, IT operations, customer technology and IT procurement and vendor management

• Support and coach the Senior Programme Manager and their team of project managers and business analysts to deliver a global systems improvement programme on scope, time and budget

• Own the stability and support of the customer facing websites and digital platforms and lead the web technology team who build them

• Keep technology risks and mitigation under continual review, including disaster recovery

• Ensure effective governance of the IT function, including ways of working and controls

• Develop an information security strategy that continually improves security posture against industry best practice

• Drive value from technology spend using a lean, zero based approach

About you

• An experienced senior leader capable of leading a large change programme and bringing people with you

• Highly knowledgeable in infrastructure, networking, cloud technologies and service delivery

• A collaborative communicator who can explain complex scenarios in plain English to any audience

• An open minded, evidence based decision maker

• Astute and organised, with the ability to spot what matters and act on it

• Someone who develops outstanding people, sets clear goals and keeps score

How success is measured

• Core KPIs in line with agreed benchmarks, including P1 issues resolved within 8 hours and help desk issues closed by the next working day

• Systems improvement programme milestones met within the agreed spend

• Department spend managed as a percentage of sales

Culture This is a values led business where people are expected to understand what the organisation needs, look for ways to do better and get on with doing the right thing.

Package

• c.£200,000 basic salary

• Company bonus scheme

• Matched contributory pension

• Share scheme

• Generous holiday allowance and wider staff benefits

Interface Recruitment is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy