Head of IT Job at England,London,City of London Full Time

An established and highly regarded organisation is seeking an experienced Head of IT to join during a critical period of transition and transformation.

As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will be responsible for stabilising IT operations, leading through organisational change and delivering key strategic initiatives across a complex, multi-site environment serving thousands of users.

This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role during a critical transition period, where you will shape and influence technology strategy at a senior level, lead a function that is operationally stable but undergoing organisational change and play a key role in delivering business-critical transformation programmes. This role requires a balanced, high-impact leader who can operate both strategically and hands-on.

Key Responsibilities:
* Provide strategic leadership of the IT function, shaping and delivering IT strategy aligned to wider business goals
* Ensure stable, secure and efficient IT operations across infrastructure, service desk and project delivery
* Lead a team of ~20 across Infrastructure, Service, Security, Data and Programmes
* Take full ownership of the IT budget, resource planning and cost control
* Deliver key transformation programmes
* Drive service excellence (ITIL) and ensure smooth transition of projects into BAU
* Oversee cyber security, data protection and compliance requirements
* Manage and develop relationships with third-party suppliers and vendors
* Lead automation and efficiency initiatives across the IT landscape
* Support the business through organisational change, including shared services transformation

Requirements:
* Proven experience as a Head of IT or senior IT leader in a comparable, multi-site large scale organisation
* Possess a broad technical knowledge across infrastructure, applications, cyber security, data and AI
* Strong background in IT Operations and Service Delivery within complex environments
* Demonstrable experience managing large-scale IT estates, multiple concurrent priorities and projects
* Strong people leadership and team management capability, particularly through periods of change
* Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across the business
* A proactive, resilient and hands-on leadership style

Based in Central London (3 days per week onsite) with occasional UK travel.
Start date for this contract is planned for mid-June.