Job Title: CIO
Package: £120k-£150k base + bonus 20-25% Bonus + Pension at 3% employers contribution + 25 days annual leave.
Based: Remote / Hybrid (occasional travel to various business sites across London, Essex, Leeds, Manchester and Edinburgh)
In 2024, our Private Equity client acquired a leading UK provider of industrial installation, maintenance, and refurbishment services to the critical environments in the power generation, energy from waste, nuclear and manufacturing sectors.
Since the first acquisition, they have completed the further acquisitions of two planned maintenance companies, as part of the continued growth the group. The strategy is to grow organically and through M&A to build a leading group of industrial services and infrastructure maintenance providers that support critical assets, unlock the energy transition and deliver world-class service to customers. By joining forces, our group companies will benefit from customer cross-sell opportunities, shared back- office infrastructure, increased investment in staff training and a significantly improved financial profile.
The Role
As a core member of the executive leadership team, the IT leader will be responsible for shaping and executing a technology, data, insights and cyber roadmap that supports strategy-setting, innovation, compliance, and operational excellence across our business. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive impactful change in a complex and fast-moving private equity backed group that is seeking to set a new standard for its industry.
A pragmatic leader transforming the businesses through exploitation of Technology and Data and to lead and deliver a new modern Platforms that will be used by external and internal users.
This is a senior role, reporting directly to the CEO with significant exposure to the group board and investor.
Responsible for creating and executing the IT strategy, aligned to the business strategy to deliver results with key responsibilities:
Define and implement a scalable end-to-end target state architecture, aligned with key exit initiatives
Drive commercial insights using data as a key enabler in delivering the business strategy
Balance hands-on technical problem-solving with strategic, commercial thinking
Deliver best-in-class IT operations, overseeing third-party vendors across networking,
infrastructure, and security
Lead and develop a lean IT function spanning Support, Development, PMO, and Infrastructure
Drive business-focused innovation through practical, differentiating tech solutions
Own vendor relationships, including license and contract management across Hosting and Cyber SOC
Lead the Group’s Cyber capability to ensure secure and stable environments to enable the business to function.
Engage and influence senior stakeholders, including at Board level
Lead the charge on innovation, exploiting data, automation, AI and GenAI
Experience – Must have
Experience in the field services sector
Proven track record as a senior technology leader (at least 5 years' experience), with a track record
of building and developing teams
Demonstrated success in digital and data transformation in traditional environments, including
automation and process improvement
Strong background in data strategy, including MDM and data governance
Skilled in leveraging BI tools for actionable business insights
Familiarity with modern cloud and data center platforms
Full ownership of departmental budgets (Opex and Capex)
Hands-on experience with IT integration in M&A, including operational migration and
implementation
Solid understanding of information and cyber security principles
Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or a related field (preferred)
Personal characteristics
Strong communicator with a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset
Passionate about tackling new challenges with resilience and determination
Commercially savvy with strategic vision and business acumen
Low ego, adaptable, and thrives in dynamic environments
Proactive, hands-on, and execution-driven
Creative thinker with the ability to challenge norms and drive innovation
Able to deconstruct complex programmes into bite-size deliverables