Director of digital, data and innovation

Director of Digital, Data and Innovation

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

About Us

With over 110,000 members in 140 countries, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has been at the heart of the mechanical engineering profession since 1847. We strive to improve the world through engineering by developing engineers, promoting engineering, informing opinion and encouraging innovation.

We are proud to have achieved workplace accreditations - Invest in People Gold and Invest in Wellbeing Silver. These awards reflect our organisation’s commitment to our employees, who are a vital part of supporting the engineering community.

We are now looking for a Director of Digital, Data and Innovation to join us on a full-time, permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity to play a leading role in an international engineering body where you can deliver innovation and digital excellence.

The Role

As the Director of Digital, Data and Innovation, you will provide strategic leadership for our technology services, delivering digital and technology operations, digital transformation and organisational priorities.

Joining our 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 our 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

• 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

• 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

This is a rare opportunity for an accomplished digital and technology leader to join one of the world's most respected engineering institutions.

You’ll have the chance to shape and deliver a far-reaching digital transformation agenda, influencing how our global organisation evolves technology, data and digital capabilities for the future.

What’s more, you’ll join an organisation with a rich heritage and an ambitious future vision, giving you the platform to leave a lasting legacy while working alongside influential leaders who are passionate about advancing engineering's impact on society.

So, if you want to lead transformative digital change on a global stage, select the apply button today!

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