At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead digital transformation and shape user-centred services for a national organisation.
- Company: Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 33 days leave, hybrid working, and professional development support.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to innovation and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on communities by improving digital services in housing.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in leading digital functions and delivering transformation programmes.
Location can be any of the following: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle or Northstowe.
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.
- Experience building and leading high‑performing teams.
You will also:
- Lead in a collaborative, inclusive and transparent way.
- Champion diversity of thought and experience.
- 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. We form long‑term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations, championing sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for people now and in the future. We use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting building safety. Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, delivering 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, a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency. 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 network groups support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in shaping our future. We will also support professional membership fees if you are a member of a professional body. Homes England is a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/home based model.
Equality and diversity
Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an agency that reflects the diverse communities we serve, championing inclusion in how we shape homes and places.
Right to work
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.
