Interim IT Manager - Legal Sector / M365 / Infrastructure
Location: North West, hybrid
Contract: 3-4 months, Inside IR35 (through to late February 2027)
Day rate: Competitive. The client is open on rate and experience level.
Start Date: ASAP
Overview
Are you an experienced IT Manager who can step in, take the reins and keep a busy IT function running smoothly? This is a short, well-defined interim role covering the gap until a permanent IT Manager joins in February.
We're working with a well-established, award-winning law firm in the North West that needs an Interim IT Manager to lead day-to-day IT operations, manage the support team, look after suppliers and infrastructure, and hand over a stable, well-documented environment to the incoming permanent hire. The client is open on rate and experience level, so we'd like to hear from interims at a range of levels.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day IT operations and service delivery with minimal downtime.
- Manage, support and coach the IT support team, making sure cover is in place across working hours.
- Act as the escalation point for complex technical issues.
- Oversee infrastructure, cloud services, connectivity, telephony, servers and backups.
- Manage supplier and third-party IT provider relationships.
- Keep cyber security, risk and data protection standards on track.
- Keep in-flight IT projects and changes moving with minimal business disruption.
- Attend Operations Board meetings as required and report on IT performance.
- Prepare a clear handover for the incoming permanent IT Manager.
Requirements
- Proven experience as an IT Manager or IT lead, ideally in professional services.
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration, Intune, Entra ID and conditional access.
- Networking, systems and infrastructure experience (connectivity, telephony, servers, backups).
- Line management experience and confidence leading a team.
- Experience managing external IT service providers.
- A good grasp of cyber security, risk management and data protection.
- Available to start at short notice.
Desirable
- Legal sector experience.
- ITIL or ITSM environment experience.
- Cloud migration experience.
- Project or change management experience or qualification.
Why Join?
- A clear, defined interim brief with a known end date.
- An award-winning, people-focused firm with a supportive culture.
- A genuine leadership role with board-level exposure.
- Hybrid working.
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