Senior Director, Technology Office of The Cio in Norfolk, Norwich

Location: UK (National remit – travel required)

Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer

Executive Management Team role

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Group IT Director to lead the Group’s digital, technology, and data agenda at a critical point in our growth journey. This is a senior executive role with Group-wide accountability for technology strategy, delivery, and operations. You will work closely with the Executive Management Team and Board to ensure technology is a powerful enabler of performance, innovation, and long-term competitive advantage. The role offers the opportunity to shape and deliver a progressive digital roadmap, lead large-scale transformation programmes, and build a high-performing technology function that supports both today’s operations and tomorrow’s ambitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, own, and deliver the Group’s digital, technology, and data strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Management Team and Board, translating complex technical concepts into clear commercial insight.
• Lead enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives, ensuring benefits realisation, value for money, and operational stability.
• Establish and govern enterprise architecture, data strategy, and technology standards across the Group.
• Ensure the availability, resilience, and security of all technology services, including cyber security, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Own and control the Group IS budget, ensuring strong financial discipline and return on investment.
• Build and manage strategic supplier partnerships, balancing innovation, risk, and commercial value.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing IS function, embedding a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

About You

You will be a proven senior technology leader with experience operating at Executive or Board level in complex, multi-site organisations. You bring strong commercial acumen alongside deep technical credibility and a track record of delivering transformation at scale.

You will demonstrate:

• Experience creating and delivering enterprise-wide digital and technology strategies.
• A strong background leading large, complex technology and change programmes.
• Expertise across modern technology environments, including cloud platforms, data and analytics, enterprise architecture, and agile delivery.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A leadership style that inspires high performance, develops capability, and drives engagement.
• Sector experience within manufacturing, direct sales, or consumer-facing environments would be advantageous but is not essential.

Why Join Us?

• Highly Competitive Salary Package
• 33 days Holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Generous Car Allowance
• Private Healthcare
• Bonus Scheme
• Salary sacrifice benefits – enjoy perks such as pension, cycle to work, electric car purchase, and additional annual leave, while potentially reducing your tax and NI contributions
• Generous Employee Product Purchase Discount Scheme
• Pension – with up to 4 x salary & income protection, with the option to potentially save on tax and National Insurance via our salary sacrifice arrangement
• Life Assurance of up to 4 x basic salary (subject to qualifying criteria)

Ready to Apply? If you are a strategic, forward-thinking technology leader looking to make a significant impact at Group level, we would love to hear from you.

Our Company is committed to monitoring & aligning its Policies with up-to-date Government guidance on reducing the spread of respiratory infections in the workplace. Through the Company’s value of “Succeed Together” we are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We recruit the ‘best person for the job’ regardless of any protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010 creating an inclusive working environment and culture for our employees.