Director of digital, data and innovation

Director of Digital, Data and Innovation

London (with hybrid working and occasional travel to other locations)

The Organisation

Our client is a membership organisation. They are proud to have achieved workplace accreditations - Invest in People Gold and Invest in Wellbeing Silver. These awards reflect their commitment to their employees.

The Role

As the Director of Digital, Data and Innovation, you will provide strategic leadership for our client's technology services, delivering digital and technology operations, digital transformation and organisational priorities. Joining the Executive and Senior Leadership Team, you will define and deliver a clear digital roadmap, leading major transformation, cyber security, infrastructure modernisation and systems improvement programmes. You will ensure new platforms and services enhance efficiency, user experience and organisational performance, and the IT function is continually developed.

You will also lead and develop high‑performing teams, strengthen operational maturity and oversee governance, risk, compliance and supplier relationships across the IT function. Working closely with colleagues and stakeholders, you will champion a customer‑focused approach and ensure technology investment delivers measurable value, sustainable growth and organisational resilience.

Additionally, you will:

• Define enterprise architecture, technology standards and data governance frameworks
• Manage strategic technology suppliers, procurement activities and high‑value contracts
• Oversee departmental budgets, investment planning and technology expenditure
• Provide strategic technology advice and reporting to executives, boards and committees

About You

To be considered as Director of Digital, Data and Innovation, you will need:

• Significant senior technology leadership experience, including reporting to Executive or Board level
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary digital and technology teams through periods of change, development and operational improvement
• Experience developing and delivering digital and technology strategies and multi‑year roadmaps aligned to organisational objectives
• Experience delivering strategic digital and technology initiatives across infrastructure, cyber security, systems modernisation and digital platforms
• Experience improving operational effectiveness, service delivery and organisational capability within technology functions undergoing change or modernisation
• Experience of technology governance, cyber security and recognised service delivery frameworks
• An understanding of AI and emerging technologies and their practical application
• A degree‑level qualification or equivalent relevant professional experience

The Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 28 days' holiday per annum plus bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Benefits, including stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance and private health cover
• Continuous training and career development
• A range of wellbeing benefits to encourage a healthy work‑life balance

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