Global IT Strategy & Transformation Leader

Parkside Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Parkside Recruitment is recruiting a Group Technology Manager to own the technology strategy and infrastructure for a newly established international business across the UK, Europe and North America. The role reports to the Group CFO and leads a distributed IT function to drive growth, efficiency and scalability.

This senior role requires a commercially minded technology leader who can balance strategic planning with hands-on delivery and partner with external consultants through a major IT

Qualifications

• Senior technology leadership experience with group IT functions.
• Experience across multi-country/ multi-site organisations.
• Proven IT transformation and large-scale systems change.
• Broad ERP/CRM, cloud, cybersecurity and data/reporting experience.
• Experience leading geographically distributed IT teams.
• Strong vendor, consultancy and third-party management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management with CFO/senior leadership exposure.
• Commercial mindset linking technology to business outcomes.
• Experience leading group-wide system implementations or standardisation programmes.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the group-wide IT strategy and technology roadmap
• Help establish a new standalone IT infrastructure following a business carve-out
• Partner with external consultants through transformation and implementation programme
• Oversee core business systems including ERP, CRM, rental/asset management and data/reporting platforms
• Lead the group's cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, disaster recovery and business continuity strategy
• Drive standardisation of systems, technology and vendors across multiple countries
• Manage and develop local IT Managers and Specialists across the UK, US, Canada and Europe
• Improve the use of data, reporting and business intelligence across the organisation
• Identify opportunities for automation and technology-led operational improvement
• Manage technology suppliers, software providers and managed service partners
• Support future international expansion, new site openings and potential M&A integration
• Manage group IT budgets and ensure strong commercial return from technology investment

Skills

Senior leadership

Multi-site IT

IT transformation

ERP & CRM

Cloud infrastructure

Cybersecurity

Data reporting

Distributed IT teams

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Parkside Recruitment is recruiting a Group Technology Manager to own the technology strategy and infrastructure for a newly established international business across the UK, Europe and North America. The role reports to the Group CFO and leads a distributed IT function to drive growth, efficiency and scalability.

This senior role requires a commercially minded technology leader who can balance strategic planning with hands-on delivery and partner with external consultants through a major IT