Job Description
The OrganisationNigel Wright are delighted to be partnering with the Institute of Directors in the search for a new Head of IT. The Institute of Directors (IoD) is a thriving membership community for Directors in the UK and beyond, where you can connect with other leaders, develop your skills and be heard. The IoD offers professional development, valuable connections and influence. With over 20,000 members across the UK and globally, the IoD has exciting plans for growth and the success of their strategy is underpinned by technology. Therefore this is an exciting opportunity to shape and create a new role whilst making an impact on the organisation. Key Details: Working location: Hybrid - remote first contract with occasional travel to their HQ in London Working pattern: Full time (35hrs) Monday-Friday The RoleThe Head of IT role will lead the development and delivery of their technology function and will be a blend of strategic planning and operational delivery. You will report into the Chief Financial Officer and shape and implement IT strategy, managing a small internal team whilst overseeing a wide range of outsourced IT services and SaaS platforms. This role will be require a lot of business engagement and stakeholder management will be key, as well as an eye on data-driven insights and a strong focus on being cost-effective. Key focus areas:
* Strategy & Change: Lead the development of an IT strategy aligned to business goals and budgets.
* Budget management: Own the IT budget and drive rebalancing to improve cost-effectiveness and close capability gaps
* Vendor and contract management: Implement a structured vendor management framework that defines clear responsibilities, service expectations and performance monitoring.
* Drive a customer centric approach to digital services and technology
* Cyber Security: Champion cyber security frameworks and provide leadership and oversight
* Data, BI and Analytics: Champion the strategic use of data to inform decision making, support system implementations, improve customer insight and engagement and drive the development of data-powered digital services.
Person SpecificationExperience required:
* Proven IT leadership across operational, strategic and technical domains with experience shaping enterprise and solution architecture, embedding customer and service-focused design and leading cross-cutting change programmes
* Experienced in establishing and operating delivery structures (e.g. steerco, change ownership, prioritisation, backlogs, acceptance criteria) and applying appropriate governance and delivery methods in outsourced and SaaS based environments.
* Extensive experience managing external providers and contracts for cloud-based and SaaS platforms, ensuring performance, compliance and alignment with business needs.
* Experience overseeing IT support services, managing IT budgets and optimising spend in a lean, cloud-first technology environment.
Benefits
* Competitive salary disclosed on application
* Employer pension contribution - 6%
* Life assurance cover- x4 salary (x8 with dependants)
* Annual leave - 25 days standard + 1 extra day at Christmas, 1 well-being day and 2 CSR days. Annual leave entitlement increases with years of service
* Employee assistance programme
* Access to Perkbox
+ many other benefits