Head of Technology Business Management

Intec Select; Chatham; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider is seeking a Head of Technology Business Management with experience in both technology and finance value streams. This hybrid role based in the UK involves overseeing performance governance, managing budgets around £80 million, and enhancing agile maturity within the organization. You will work closely with the senior leadership team to shape and drive the digital transformation journey, ensuring compliance, transparency, and strategic alignment with business priorities. This high-impact leadership position offers significant influence over technology delivery and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience in technology and finance value streams is essential.
• Proven track record in managing budgets of multi-million pounds.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner to the CIO, overseeing performance and governance.
• Lead financial management practices including budgeting and forecasting.
• Identify and mitigate technology-related risks proactively.
• Manage workforce planning to align resources with technology priorities.
• Monitor and uplift agile maturity across the Technology Function.

Skills

Technology & finance value streams

Agile delivery processes

Data driven decision making

Programme management capabilities

Financial management practices

Risk management

Vendor management

PMO capability

Agile maturity

Job description

Head of Technology Business Management (Value Streams)

Wolverhampton or Chatham (Hybrid 3 days per week) - Competitive salary & day rates for the chosen individual which can be discussed during qualification.

Our long-term trusted financial services client is hiring a Head of Technology Business Management to shape and optimise the performance, governance and delivery capability of a large, complex technology function as they continue their first in history digital transformation campaign.

Our client is seeking an individual who possess experience of technology & finance value streams, agile delivery processes, data driven decision making coupled with programme management capabilities of large scale multi-million-pound budgets primarily within the financial services sector.

This is an exciting role, working with the senior leadership team, offering a chance to implement agile maturity & best proactive to their technology function overseeing (commercial, risk, finance and portfolio strategy / planning and reporting).

Role Overview

As the Head of TBM, you will :

• Act as a trusted partner to the CIO, overseeing performance, governance, executive reporting and operational management across the Technology Function.
• Work closely with Value Stream Product Owners and Centres of Excellence Leads to support requirements across Finance, Risk, People, Legal, Product and Operations.
• Lead governance processes for technology projects, financial management and risk, ensuring transparency, accountability and alignment with business priorities.
• Drive agile maturity and embed best practice across the Technology Function.
• Own the portfolio view of outcomes, benefits, costs and productivity to support strategic prioritisation and decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience implementing combining technology & finance value streams (must have)
• Establish and lead financial management practices including budgeting, forecasting, cost control and optimised resource allocation (budget of up to 80 million circa, across tech, IT & transformation) is a must have
• Identify, assess and mitigate technology‑related risks, promoting a proactive and continuous‑improvement approach to risk management is a must have.
• Manage workforce planning to ensure effective allocation of skills and resources aligned to strategic technology priorities (across UK & India) is a must have.
• Build and maintain governance frameworks and reporting processes that support senior Technology Leaders in evidencing decisions and fulfilling responsibilities.
• Oversee vendor management to ensure partnerships deliver expected value and align with organisational goals.
• Monitor and uplift agile maturity across the Technology Function is a must have.
• Provide PMO capability and oversight to support transformation initiatives and the wider change portfolio.

This is a high‑impact leadership role with the opportunity to shape the future of a major Technology Function. You will influence governance, performance, financial stewardship and strategic delivery at the highest level.