At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the Group's digital and technology strategy, driving transformation and innovation.
- Company: Join a dynamic organisation focused on growth and technological advancement.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 33 days holiday, private healthcare, and generous perks.
- Other info: Opportunity to inspire a high-performing team and drive impactful change.
- Why this job: Shape the future of technology in a pivotal leadership role.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in senior technology leadership and digital transformation.
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 Groupwide 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)
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