Chief of Staff (Enterprise Infrastructure)

Templeton & Partners - Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Templeton & Partners – Innovative & Inclusive Hiring Solutions, Sheffield (Preferred) is seeking a Strategy Lead / Chief of Staff to support the MD and Head of Enterprise Infrastructure. The role focuses on driving strategy, coordinating leadership priorities, and ensuring delivery of technology and business objectives in a global tech organisation.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in strategy, transformation, and portfolio management within technology infrastructure, with strong

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Strategy, Transformation, Portfolio Management, Business Management, or Chief of Staff roles.
• Strong background within Technology Infrastructure or a related technology environment.
• Good understanding of infrastructure domains such as compute, storage, cloud platforms, and hybrid operating models.
• Experience working within financial services or another highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive outcomes in large, matrix organisations.
• Experience supporting executive leadership teams and managing strategic operating rhythms.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to create compelling executive-level narratives.
• Strong analytical capability with experience in prioritisation, business case development, financial planning, governance, and risk management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and multi-year Enterprise Infrastructure strategy and planning cycle.
• Translate technology and business priorities into clear transformation roadmaps and strategic initiatives.
• Produce high-quality executive materials, including strategy presentations, governance packs, and decision papers.
• Own the leadership team's operating cadence, coordinating weekly, monthly, and quarterly reviews.
• Track delivery of strategic priorities, proactively identifying dependencies, risks, issues, and decision points.
• Support investment planning, budget management, financial transparency, and benefits realisation.
• Partner with Transformation and COO teams to drive execution and strategic change initiatives.
• Support workforce planning, capability development, and resource prioritisation activities.
• Drive productivity, simplification, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Business leadership teams.
• Facilitate collaboration across complex organisational structures, ensuring alignment and effective decision-making.

Skills

Strategy

Transformation

Portfolio Management

Business Management

Chief of Staff

Technology Infrastructure

Regulated industry

Stakeholder influence

Executive communication

Financial planning

Governance

Risk management

Ambiguity handling

Job description

Strategy Lead / Chief of Staff (Enterprise Infrastructure)

Location: Sheffield (Preferred) ( 2-3 days per week at the office)

6 months contract, inside Ir35 (possible extension up to 24 months)

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Strategy Lead / Chief of Staff to support the Managing Director, Head of Enterprise Infrastructure within a global technology organisation.

This is a high-impact leadership role operating at the centre of a large-scale Enterprise Infrastructure function. You will drive strategic planning, coordinate leadership priorities, and ensure effective execution of technology and business objectives across a complex and highly regulated environment.

Working closely with senior executives, you will translate strategy into actionable plans, establish a strong operating rhythm across the leadership team, and help deliver measurable outcomes across transformation, resilience, modernisation, financial management, and service excellence initiatives.

About the Role

Enterprise Infrastructure is responsible for operating, maintaining, and transforming the technology platforms that support critical business applications and services across a global organisation.

The environment spans a broad range of technologies including:

• Compute and server platforms
• Storage solutions
• Databases
• Mainframe technologies
• Cloud and hybrid infrastructure
• Automation and infrastructure tooling

As Strategy Lead / Chief of Staff, you will play a key role in shaping the strategic direction of the function while ensuring alignment, governance, and delivery across multiple stakeholder groups.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and multi-year Enterprise Infrastructure strategy and planning cycle.
• Translate technology and business priorities into clear transformation roadmaps and strategic initiatives.
• Produce high-quality executive materials, including strategy presentations, governance packs, and decision papers.
• Own the leadership team's operating cadence, coordinating weekly, monthly, and quarterly reviews.
• Track delivery of strategic priorities, proactively identifying dependencies, risks, issues, and decision points.
• Support investment planning, budget management, financial transparency, and benefits realisation.
• Partner with Transformation and COO teams to drive execution and strategic change initiatives.
• Support workforce planning, capability development, and resource prioritisation activities.
• Drive productivity, simplification, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Business leadership teams.
• Facilitate collaboration across complex organisational structures, ensuring alignment and effective decision-making.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience in Strategy, Transformation, Portfolio Management, Business Management, or Chief of Staff roles.
• Strong background within Technology Infrastructure or a related technology environment.
• Good understanding of infrastructure domains such as compute, storage, cloud platforms, and hybrid operating models.
• Experience working within financial services or another highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive outcomes in large, matrix organisations.
• Experience supporting executive leadership teams and managing strategic operating rhythms.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to create compelling executive-level narratives.
• Strong analytical capability with experience in prioritisation, business case development, financial planning, governance, and risk management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with a passion for technology and innovation.
• Collaborative and relationship-driven leader.
• Results-focused with strong accountability and ownership.
• Resilient and comfortable working in a complex environment.
• Commercially minded with strong customer focus.
• Continuously seeking opportunities for improvement and development.

Why Apply?

This is an outstanding opportunity to work directly with senior technology leadership and play a key role in shaping the future direction of a large-scale Enterprise Infrastructure function.

You will be responsible for driving strategic priorities, influencing executive decision-making, and helping deliver transformational outcomes across a business-critical technology environment.