Head Of Enterprise Technology

E1 Edf Trading Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF Trading Ltd in the UK seeks an experienced technology leader to define and deliver the strategy, operation and evolution of technology services supporting corporate and control functions across Finance, Treasury, Regulatory Reporting and more.

You will own the enterprise technology roadmap, lead digital enablement through low-code, reporting, workflow automation and responsible AI, and ensure reliable delivery with strong architecture and controls.

Qualifications

• Leadership in enterprise technology within a regulated organisation.
• Ownership of tech portfolios across finance, risk, treasury or corporate functions.
• Delivery of multi-year transformation and modernisation programs.
• Experience leading managers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Executive stakeholder management with budgeting accountability.
• Experience managing operational risk and regulatory commitments.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the enterprise technology strategy and roadmap aligned to business priorities.
• Own the portfolio of technology products and services across finance, treasury, risk and regulatory reporting.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior leaders to translate strategy into technology outcomes.
• Lead Enterprise Support and Digital Enablement for effective delivery and adoption.
• Govern demand, prioritisation, budgets, suppliers, and benefits realisation across the portfolio.
• Ensure solutions comply with architecture, cybersecurity, data governance and controls.
• Drive simplification and modernisation of the application estate and reduce cost.
• Establish outcome-based performance measures for value, reliability and health.
• Develop high-performing teams with succession planning and inclusive culture.
• Represent the domain at governance forums with transparent decisions.

Skills

Enterprise Tech Leadership

Portfolio Ownership

Stakeholder Management

Regulatory Compliance

Transformation Programs

Tools

Power Platform

Power BI

Workflow Automation

Low-code / AI enablement

Job description

Description

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Department

Information Technology – Enterprise Technology

Position Purpose

Lead the strategy, delivery, operation and evolution of technology services supporting EDF Trading's corporate and control functions. The role owns the enterprise technology roadmap across our Finance, Treasury, Product Control, Tax, Market Risk, Credit Risk and Regulatory Reporting teams, and leads digital enablement through low-code, reporting, workflow automation and responsible AI. The role is accountable for consistently delivering reliable business outcomes, sound architecture, effective controls and a sustainable delivery model.

Main Responsibilities

• Set and execute the enterprise technology strategy and roadmap aligned to business priorities, risk appetite, architecture standards and the wider IT strategy.
• Own the portfolio of technology products and services supporting Finance, Treasury, Product Control, Tax, Market Risk, Credit Risk and Regulatory Reporting, with clear product ownership, service levels and lifecycle plans.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior business leaders, translating business strategy, regulatory commitments and control needs into prioritised technology outcomes.
• Lead the Enterprise Support and Digital Enablement capabilities, ensuring effective support, service transition, operational readiness and measurable adoption.
• Govern the demand, prioritisation, capacity, budgets, suppliers, delivery risks, dependencies and benefits realisation across the portfolio.
• Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data governance, resilience, change management and software engineering standards.
• Drive simplification and modernisation of the application estate, reducing technical debt, duplicate capabilities, unsupported technology and avoidable operational cost.
• Establish outcome-based performance measures covering value delivery, reliability, control effectiveness, customer experience, cost and technical health.
• Develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams, with clear accountabilities, succession plans, capability development and an inclusive culture.
• Represent the domain at architecture, portfolio, risk, audit and executive governance forums, providing transparent decisions and escalation of material issues.

Experience Required

• Substantial leadership experience in enterprise technology, application delivery or product management within a complex, regulated organisation.
• Demonstrable ownership of business-critical technology portfolios spanning finance, risk, treasury, regulatory or corporate functions.
• Successful delivery of multi-year transformation and modernisation programs involving legacy platforms, integration, data and operating-model change.
• Experience leading managers and multidisciplinary teams across product, engineering, analysis, support and supplier organisations.
• Strong track record of executive stakeholder management, investment cases, budget accountability, prioritisation and benefits realisation.
• Experience managing operational risk, audit actions, regulatory commitments, service performance and major incidents.

Technical Requirements

• Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, APIs and integration, data platforms, cloud services, identity and access management, observability and secure software delivery.
• Working knowledge of technology supporting all aspects of corporate functions including finance, treasury, risk, credit, product control and regulatory reporting in a trading or financial-services context.
• Good understanding of Power Platform, Power BI, workflow automation and enterprise AI enablement, including governance, data protection and model risk considerations.
• Practical knowledge of ITIL service management, DevSecOps, software development lifecycle controls, resilience, disaster recovery and third-party risk management.
• Ability to assess architectural fitness, technical debt, non-functional requirements, total cost of ownership and strategic vendor risk.
• Understanding of access control, auditability, data protection and segregation of duties to support audit activities.

Person Specification

• Strategic and commercially minded, while willing to engage with delivery detail and operational risk across a broad and varied stakeholder group.
• Credible with senior leaders and technical teams; able to challenge constructively and make clear decisions under uncertainty.
• Strong communicator who can explain technology options, cost, risk and delivery implications clearly.
• Outcome-focused, disciplined and transparent, with a strong control mindset and clear ownership of commitments.
• Skilled at simplifying complex issues, balancing competing priorities and communicating trade-offs.
• Inclusive people leader who coaches, delegates and builds durable organisational capability.

Hours of Work:

8.30am – 5.30pm / 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday