About the Role
As an experiences and strategic Head of Enterprise Technology Service and Operations, you will lead and evolve our IT Service Delivery, Operations, and Governance. As a leader, you'll be accountable for ensuring reliability, efficiency, and excellence of IT Services across the organisation while aligning business objectives, technology strategy and regulatory standards.
The role will own and develop the ITSM framework, including Incident, Problem Change and Request Management and you'll also oversee major incidents, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication to stakeholders.
You'll oversee the implementation and continuous improvement of ITIL-based Service Management processes, manage a high-performing team, and work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure IT is a true enabler of business value.
Leading, mentoring and developing the ITSM team, fostering a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement will be a key element of the role, as will monitoring and reporting on service KPIs and SLAs to drive accountability.
About You
You'll have proven experience in leading IT Service Operations or IT Service Management in a complex, multi-site environment, alongside a strong understanding of IT infrastructure, cloud-services, and application management.
Strong competence in ITIL frameworks is essential, as is experience with ITSM platforms and operational reporting tools. Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication and change management capabilities is key for the success of the role.
You'll have the ability to manage and resolve major incidents and crises with professionalism and urgency, alongside effective stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience working in regulated or compliance heavy industries and an ITIL V4 Certification would be desirable, but is not essential for the role.
About us
The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities.
The Group provides traditional financial services, helping people own their own home, plan and manage their finances and operate a 32-branch network across the North-East, North-West, Cumbria and Yorkshire. Our Strategic Solutions subsidiary owns the UK's leading savings management platform and provides managed technology services to new challenger banks and other established providers.
As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.
What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary
based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:
* Car allowance is £4,944
* Corporate bonus scheme (on target 15%, up to a maximum 22.5%)
* Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
* Annual performance related pay reviews
* Colleague mortgage scheme
* Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
* Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
* Access to our financial advisers
* Access to a range of high street and online discounts
* A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions
* 30 days' annual leave + bank holidays
* The option to buy and sell up to 5 days' holiday
* Hybrid working (typically 3 days' home based)
* Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood
* Private medical insurance
* Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
* Access to an employee assistance programme
* Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gym's
* Two paid volunteering days' each year
* Cycle to work scheme
Recognising there's no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we're committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you, you can contact your Recruiter for this vacancy at
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £78,000.00-£117,000.00 per year
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wallsend NE28 9EJ