At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead tech strategy and governance for a fast-growing social media and content business.
- Company: Dynamic entrepreneurial company with a focus on social and content media.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity to build and innovate in a lean, fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Shape the future of technology in a rapidly evolving media landscape.
- Qualifications: Experience managing external suppliers and strong interpersonal skills required.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 £ per year.
We're recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial social & content media business whose brands reach audiences across social platforms, owned websites, and syndication partners including major tech platforms. The business is at an exciting inflection point, and this newly created Head of Technology role is being built to bring structure, governance and direction to its technology function as it scales.
This is a genuine fix-and-build mandate, not a caretaker role. You'll have real authority to renegotiate and manage the relationship with an external development/engineering supplier, bring governance to a fast-moving, AI-augmented content and CMS environment, and build the foundations for a technology function that’s currently informal and under-resourced.
What you'll be doing:
- Owning and renegotiating the relationship with the external development/engineering supplier: scope, SLAs, exit rights and IP
- Acting as the technical translation layer between the business and that supplier
- Documenting critical infrastructure knowledge currently held by one individual, removing key-person risk
- Establishing core technology governance: change management, access control, decision‑making frameworks
- Coordinating remediation of technical debt, security gaps and a known data protection issue across the CMS/site portfolio
- Getting involved in the wider technology and vendor landscape as the business needs it (this is a broad, hands‑on role at a lean, fast‑paced company)
What we’re looking for:
- Proven experience managing external development/engineering suppliers directly: negotiation, SLAs, accountability
- Comfortable without a large internal team around you; this is about the relationship, not the code
- A track record of bringing structure to unstructured technical environments
- Enough technical depth (web/CMS, hosting, DevOps) to hold a supplier to account, without needing to code yourself
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder skills; you'll work closely with senior leadership and non-technical teams
- Curious and hands‑on, happy to get into any part of the business where your expertise is needed
- Media, publishing or digital content background preferred
Head of Tech/IT-Social Media & Content Business in London employer: Urban Digital Recruitment Ltd
As a Project Manager in Data & AI at our innovative PropTech start-up, you will thrive in a dynamic and supportive work culture that values collaboration and creativity. With significant opportunities for professional growth and development, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of property services while enjoying competitive benefits and the excitement of working in London, a hub for technology and innovation.
Contact Details:
Urban Digital Recruitment Ltd Recruitment Team
