At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a transformative IT programme and drive strategic change across the organisation.
- Company: Join a large, complex organisation undergoing an exciting digital transformation.
- Benefits: Competitive rate, dynamic work environment, and the chance to make a significant impact.
- Other info: Opportunity for professional growth in a fast-paced, collaborative setting.
- Why this job: Shape the future of IT and digital services while leading a talented team.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in senior IT roles with a track record in transformation programmes.
The predicted salary is between 60750 - 74250 £ per year.
An fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced and strategically minded Head of IT and Digital, to lead an IT Team in what will be a multi-year transformation programme within a large, complex organisation. This will be an interim role, expected to be initially contracted for 9 to 12 months, with a range of challenges, but boiling down to supporting an organisation to work their way through an enterprise-wide transformation programme. The work will affect the organisational structure, ways of working and IT estate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership for IT, digital and data services
- Lead the development and execution of a defined transformation programme, delivering against agreed outcomes, timelines and benefits
- Orchestrate complex organisational change, aligning technology, people, processes and governance
- Ensure cyber resilience, robust data governance and secure service delivery
- Oversee teams responsible for IT operations, architecture, applications, infrastructure and service delivery
- Manage significant revenue budgets and capital investment aligned to transformation objectives
- Build effective relationships across senior leadership, partners and delivery stakeholders
Essential Criteria - Candidate Profile:
- Proven history in Head of IT / Data or IT Director level roles (not Programme Management as a Programme Manager will be appointed separately)
- Demonstrable experience across both public and private sector environments
- Proven track record of leading and directing major organisational transformation programmes, such as M&A activity, Multi-site / multi-organisation outsourcing or insourcing
- Proven capability in orchestrating complex, enterprise-wide change programmes
- Strong commercial, financial and strategic capability (Budget management of around £20-30 million)
- Experience leading geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams
- Outstanding communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with credibility at executive and board level
- Able to communicate the technical challenges in IT, to non-technical stakeholders
Head Of IT And Digital (Interim) employer: Network IT
Network IT is an excellent employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, offering employees the chance to lead transformative projects in a vibrant location like Milton Keynes. With a strong emphasis on professional development, employees benefit from tailored training opportunities and the flexibility of hybrid working arrangements, making it an ideal environment for those looking to grow their careers while contributing to meaningful change.
