Deputy IT Director

Deputy IT Director – Hybrid

Our client is urgently looking for an experienced Deputy IT Director to join their team on a permanent basis. The role is hybrid, with 2 days per week on-site, however, due to the nature and positioning of the role, you will need to be flexible on this and for the first 4-6 weeks of starting, should expect to be on-site full-time/limited home working.

If the IT Director is “Batman”, you will play “Robin” – you will have a broad background covering IT/Technology including Development, Support, Architecture, Change, Portfolio and Business and will be used to having 4 or 5 direct reports. You will be bridging the gap between the IT Director and the IT/Technology team.

You will be well-versed in Governance, Stakeholder Management, Third Party Management and an extremely effective communicator at all levels.

Our client are embarking on some truly ground-breaking and enterprise-level projects and programmes, including large-scale transformations within IT/Tech!

You will be rewarded with an excellent salary, as well as a brilliant benefits package including 15% bonus, car allowance (£5,500 per annum), annual leave, pension scheme (max 21%), private medical, cash plans, on-site parking (free), café and gym (subsidised), various car schemes and many, many more perks!

Deputy IT Director – Key Skills:

• 10+ years’ experience in Senior Technology/IT Position
• Financial Services background.
• Track record of leading Change Delivery covering all aspects of oversight and governance including change frameworks, system implementations and operations
• Strong Leadership Skills
• Ability to develop potential and shape Teams to maximise Business delivery
• Ability to translate Business Information into effective IT Plans and vice versa
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks across multiple stakeholders and functions
• Track Record managing Third Party providers/partners
• The rest are nice to have:
• Prince 2 or similar
• ITIL qualification
• Experience of managing some of the following IT Functions (Service Desk, Technical or Infrastructure, Project Delivery)
• Sarbanes Oxley, GDPR, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials
• Financial Management (Budgets & Cost Control)
• Information Security OR Cyber Security

Deputy IT Director – Hybrid

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