Director - Digital in Birmingham

Closing Date: 22/07/2026 at 23:59

There will be a two stage interview process and you will be required to complete an online Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) prior to second stage. The second stage interview will include a focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

About the role… Working closely with the Executive Team and leading our Digital function, the Director – Digital will play a critical role in enabling our organisation’s strategic ambitions through high‑quality, user‑centred digital services. You will be joining a forward‑thinking and highly skilled team who are passionate about delivering digital services that improve outcomes for both internal and external stakeholders. We work collaboratively, value diverse perspectives, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where innovation and continuous improvement thrive. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of digital in a national organisation with a strong social purpose. You will be responsible for delivering a step change in our digital capability, service quality and organisational efficiency, translating our digital strategy into clear, measurable outcomes that deliver real value.

You will:

• Shape and deliver the organisation’s digital strategy aligned to organisational goals and user needs
• Lead major digital transformation programmes at pace and scale, ensuring clear benefits realisation
• Drive the transition to a product and service‑led operating model
• Simplify and modernise the digital estate
• Build and lead capability across engineering, architecture, service design and innovation
• Ensure services are secure, reliable and aligned with best practice standards
• Establish strong governance, performance measures and assurance.

Working with senior stakeholders, including Board‑level colleagues, you will act as a trusted advisor and ambassador for digital, embedding data‑driven decision making and continuous improvement.

A bit about you… You’ll be an experienced and inclusive digital leader, comfortable operating at executive level within a complex organisation. You will bring:

• A proven track record of leading large digital functions and delivering transformation programmes
• Experience shaping and delivering digital strategies
• Strong understanding of modern platforms, architectures and cloud technologies
• The ability to translate strategy into user‑centred services
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including Board‑level influence
• Experience building and leading high‑performing teams

You will also:

• Lead in a collaborative, inclusive and transparent way
• Champion diversity of thought and experience
• Create a positive, high‑performing culture
• Act with integrity, curiosity and purpose

Who are we? Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency. We believe that affordable, quality homes in well‑designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long‑term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer… As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency. Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way. We are committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country.

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.