Head of Monitoring & Response

Global Media Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent media organization is seeking a Head of Monitoring & Response to lead their monitoring strategy and incident management efforts. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in technology roles, experience in incident management, and excellent communication skills. You will build and lead a team dedicated to ensuring the performance and reliability of technology systems. This role offers a chance to work in a dynamic and inclusive environment while focusing on innovation and team success.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Inclusive culture

Health work-life balance

Qualifications

• 8 years in technology roles in a 24/7 organization.
• Experience with monitoring and observability.
• Proven skills in incident management and change management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monitoring and observability strategy.
• Oversee incident management and response processes.
• Recruit and develop a team of monitoring analysts.

Skills

Monitoring and observability expertise

Excellent communication skills

Team-building abilities

Incident management expertise

Coaching and development skills

Job description

EAD OF MONITORING & RESPONSE

At Global we think big work hard and never stand still. We're the proud home of the best media and entertainment driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission: To make everyone's day brighter – our Globallers, our audiences, our partners and our… we make sure we're doing it as a team.

Your Role : HEAD OF MONITORING & RESPONSE

As Head of Monitoring & Response at Global you will lead our monitoring and observability strategy across all technology systems. This role is critical in ensuring the health, performance and reliability of our infrastructure applications and services through world‑class monitoring, alerting and incident management practices.

You will be responsible for building and leading a team that maintains and uses our monitoring platform 24/7/365 to identify issues early, respond quickly and continuously improve system resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring & Observability (40%) :
  • Oversee the design, maintenance and 24/7/365 operation of our monitoring solution including our AI Ops platform.
  • Ensure end‑to‑end visibility into system performance, availability and user experience through robust observability standards.
  • Collaborate with the Technology, Digital and Outdoor teams to ensure monitoring is integrated from development to production.
• Incident Management & Response (30%) :
  • Continuously improve our incident detection, escalation and response processes.
  • Lead post‑incident reviews for major incidents and ensure learnings are translated into system improvements.
• Leadership & Collaboration (30%) :
  • Recruit, train, motivate and retain a team of first‑line analysts.
  • Ensure skilled analysts are in place and equipped with the necessary training documentation and tooling to enable rapid incident detection and resolution.
  • Collaborate closely with software engineering, product, infrastructure and support teams to empower your team to resolve incidents or elevate as needed.
  • Champion operational best practices and drive awareness of reliability as a shared responsibility across the organization.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big : You will be building a team and solution for monitoring Global's entire technical estate.
• Own It : You will be responsible for delivering first‑class incident detection and management.
• Keep it Simple : You will use the latest technology including AI to simplify the way in which we detect and resolve incidents.
• Better Together : You will build a brand new team of analysts ensuring they are skilled and motivated to do a great job.

What Success Looks Like

• Recruited and onboarded the 24/7 team of monitoring analysts.
• Expanded our monitoring platform.
• Documented the most common incident recovery scenarios.
• Established yourself as the leader for monitoring and response.

What You’ll Need

• Experience : 8 years in technology roles in a 24/7 organization with experience in monitoring, observability, or infrastructure engineering.
• Incident Management : Experience in incident, change and problem management in a fast‑paced organization.
• Communication : Excellent communication, problem‑solving and team‑building skills.
• Coaching and Development : Nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals to unlock their potential.
• Building Trust : Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team.

Creating a place we all belong at Global

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and that we can serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people – that's why we're passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So no matter who you are or where you are from you can find your place at Global.

As a business we believe in the importance of a healthy work‑life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore we operate Smart Working. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process, drop us an email and we will be happy to help.