Head of Enterprise Technology

EDF Trading Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension

Private medical and dental

Bi-annual health assessments

Gym membership

Electric car lease

Childcare vouchers

Cycle-to-work

Season ticket loans

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

EDF Trading Limited in London is seeking a Senior Head of Enterprise Technology to lead the strategy, delivery, operation and evolution of technology services across Finance, Treasury, Regulatory Reporting and related functions.

The role requires building high-performing teams, partnering with senior business leaders, and delivering a sustainable delivery model while driving modernisation through low-code, automation and AI enablement in a fast-changing energy market.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in enterprise technology within a regulated organisation.
• Ownership of business-critical technology portfolios spanning finance, risk, treasury or regulatory reporting.
• Delivery of multi-year transformation and modernisation programs involving legacy platforms and data.
• Experience leading managers and multidisciplinary teams across product, engineering, analysis and supplier organisations.
• Strong executive stakeholder management, budgeting, prioritisation and benefits realisation.
• Experience managing operational risk, audit actions and regulatory commitments.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the enterprise technology strategy and roadmap aligned to business priorities and architecture standards.
• Own the portfolio of technology products and services for Finance, Treasury, Regulatory Reporting and more.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior business leaders translating strategy into technology outcomes.
• Lead Enterprise Support and Digital Enablement with operational readiness and adoption measures.
• Govern demand, prioritisation, capacity, budgets, suppliers and benefits realisation across the portfolio.
• Ensure solutions comply with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data governance and SDLC controls.
• Drive simplification and modernisation of the application estate to reduce cost and tech debt.
• Establish outcome-based performance measures for value delivery, reliability and customer experience.
• Develop high-performing teams with clear accountability and inclusive culture.
• Represent the domain at governance forums with transparent decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Product management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Tools

Power BI

Power Platform

Workflow automation

AI governance

ITIL

DevSecOps

Job description

When you join EDF Trading, you’ll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches, and think outside the box.

Energy markets evolve rapidly, so our team needs to remain agile, flexible, and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil, and environmental products.

EDF Group and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management. Trading for over 20 years, it’s experience that makes us leaders in the field. Energy is what we do.

Become part of the team and you will be offered a great range of benefits, which include (location dependent) hybrid working, a personal pension plan, private medical and dental insurance, bi-annual health assessments, corporate gym memberships, an electric car lease programme, childcare vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, season ticket loans, volunteering opportunities, and much more.

Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading, so you will become part of an ever-diversifying family of around 750 colleagues based in London, Paris, Singapore, and Houston. Regular social and networking events, both physical and virtual, will ensure that you always feel connected to your colleagues and the business.

Who are we? We are EDF Trading, part of the EDF Group - a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable electricity generation.

Join us, make a difference, and help shape the future of energy.

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