Head of IT

The Digital Recruitment Company; City Of London; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Head of IT to oversee strategic leadership within IT and manage the budget for all IT services in the UK and Czech facilities. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, strategic planning, and budget management skills. This role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, with a focus on developing team members and promoting a healthy workforce.

Benefits

33 days’ holiday

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a leadership role overseeing Infrastructure and Software Development teams.
• Strong strategic planning and execution skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the IT strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Develop team members through coaching and mentoring.
• Manage the IT budget and identify cost saving initiatives.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic planning and execution

IT infrastructure knowledge

Communication skills

Budget management

Education

Relevant certifications in IT management

Job description

Head Of IT

Job Type: Permanent

Reporting to: Global Chief Information Officer

Location: South Devon

Salary: £85,000

Consultant: Mags Rendle

The Company

TDRC are delighted to be working with a well- established and growing digital print business with a Head Office in South Devon. They have a wide portfolio of printed products for large household-name clients including Snapfish, Funky Pigeon, Boots, Tesco, Jessops, and Asda, delivering these products directly to the consumer.

This is your opportunity to work with dynamic, supportive, and passionate people in an organisation that promotes a happy healthy workforce based in Devon.

The Role

The Head of IT provides senior leadership within IT and the organisation overall to inform and execute our strategy of providing a world class production workflow solution, deliver robust client and back-end infrastructure and ensure our services remain secure. This position oversees all the organisation’s IT services and business systems across the UK and Czech facilities ensuring they are fit for purpose, meet agreed upon SLAs and the people in team are developed, given room to grow.

Be part of the global leadership team for IT representing the organisation’s IT across the sister businesses of District Photo and PrimaPMI.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

Strategic Leadership

• Inform and execute the IT strategy aligned with the overall business objectives
• Support the delivery execution of the global workflow across the organisation, DPI and PrimaPMI
• Provide leadership to the Infrastructure, Software Development, and Test / Release teams, fostering innovation and excellence.
• Continue to modernise our backend infrastructure and business systems

People Leadership

• Foster an environment for an enthused and well aligned team
• Develop the team members through coaching, providing mentoring and learning opportunities both at the company’s Head Office and offsite training
• Embed core values and culture with the team members focussing on collaboration and
• Empower the management team to make decisions and drive continuous improvement themselves and through the team

Planning and Organising

• Create an aligned, well governed roadmap of technical delivery across infrastructure and local software development. Create business engagement with the roadmap ensuring visibility and input from key stakeholders
• Develop a set of key performance indicators and embed these within the department
• Manage the IT budget and identify cost saving initiatives

Security and Risk Management

• Develop policies and procedures that
• Achieve certification for the company against appropriate security standards and conform to industry recommended practices
• Undertake effective risk management and report regularly to the CIO

Skills and Qualifications

E = Essential

(Think about whether your list is essential, or whether we can train the right person up)

D = Desirable

• Proven experience in a leadership role overseeing Infrastructure, Software Development, and Test / Release teams.
• Strong strategic planning and execution skills.
• In-depth knowledge of IT infrastructure, software development methodologies, and testing / release management processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence positive change.
• Proven experience in budget management and cost optimization.
• Relevant certifications and advanced degrees in IT management or related fields are a plus

Behavioural

• Shows respect and concern for others
• Fosters open and collaborative ways of working
• Has a “can do” attitude in meeting challenges and resolving problems

Health and Safety

• Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all team members is protected by personal example
• Foster a culture of safe working and risk awareness within the team
• Escalate any safety related matters that cannot be resolved within the team
• Engage with the risk assessment of line processes and team tasks, implementing and monitoring agreed countermeasures and mitigation plans to address identified risks
• Maintain Visual Safety Management information boards in the line production areas

Culture and Core Values

• Quality
• Excellence
• Integrity
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Teamwork

Benefits

• Warm, and supportive company with welcoming staff.
• Learning opportunities and experience in a fast-growing company.
• Opportunity to work with dynamic, supportive, and passionate people.
• 33 days’ holiday
• Personal development
• Recognition and reward
• Health Cash Plan
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• On-site parking and great public transport links
• Reward schemes
• Mindful employer and Mental Health First Aiders
• A culture that promotes a happy healthy workforce

Apply below And Mags will be in touch to discuss the role further.