Head of IT - Context Recruitment Limited : Job Details

Up to £95,000 PA + 10% bonus and industry leading pension scheme

London, hybrid working

Requirement for an experienced Head of IT to join a transport & logistics business, providing services to millions of customers in the UK.

As a key member of the senior management team, you'll be accountable and responsible for the delivery of IT services and products to the business, in addition to steering IT strategy (for the business and wider group) and delivering several critical projects, including an SDWAN migration (50+ sites), ERP migration and other business critical projects related to the migration away from group.

Responsibilities include;

* Leadership of the IT dept; a team of circa 20, across Infrastructure, Service Desk and Project teams.

* Budgetary responsibility;

* Upholding Cyber security and adhering to group information security policies.

* Effective and efficient operation of IT solutions and services to support business needs and processes

* Delivery of all in-flight and new IT Projects

* Manage key suppliers

* Develop and lead on delivering efficiencies using automation technologies.

* … and much more.

This challenging position will suit a highly experienced IT Manager or Head of IT with experience of similar scale (several thousand end-users, multi-site organisation), and demonstrable experience of running stable IT Operations in critical infrastructure environments.

A snap-shot of required skills and experience:

* Head of IT or equivalent senior position, in comparable scale organisation.

* A service delivery evangelist, able to work with senior business stakeholders, manage the smooth transition of projects into service and generally uphold service excellence (ITIL)

* A strong background in IT Operations, able to confidently navigate high pressure situations, manage major incidents etc.

* Strong understanding and experience of resource planning, allocation and general IT Ops budget management

* Demonstrable experience of managing suppliers and vendors effectively.

* Experience of building relationships and managing senior stakeholders in challenging, evolving environments.

* Strong, broad knowledge of IT, spanning infrastructure, application and digital technologies.

* Experience of planning and performance improvements in complex and busy business environments

* Understanding of data security and compliance

* Experience within Utilities, Logistics or similar sector would be highly beneficial, although is not a requirement.

The role is located in London and is paying up to £95,000 plus excellent benefits (including a first-class pension scheme, bonus, travel etc)