Head of Technology Operations

Morson Edge (Financial Services); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 171,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in London is seeking a Head of Technology Operations. This role involves building a Technology Operations function from the ground up, designing and implementing operations for a digital-first environment. Responsibilities include creating a full Tech Operations capability and defining the Target Operating Model. Ideal candidates should have experience in high-availability environments and strong engineering skills. Compensation includes a base salary of up to £190,000 plus bonus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building Technology Operations / SRE functions from scratch in a digital-first environment.
• Ability to articulate the decisions and trade-offs behind function design and scaling.
• Comfortable operating in a regulated, high-availability environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a full Tech Operations capability.
• Define the Target Operating Model (TOM) for Ops Technology.
• Implement best-in-class operational processes from scratch.

Skills

Experience in building Technology Operations

Strong engineering mindset

Cloud-native systems

High-availability environment experience

Job description

Head of Technology Operations – Technology, Reliability, Incident Management, Team Management, Target Operating Model, Principles, Greenfield, Digital – Permanent Up to £190,000 base + Bonus

My client, a large UK Financial Service Organisation is seeking a Head of Technology Operations to build a Technology Operations function from scratch and lead it at national scale to join their London based office. This role will be 3days/week in office

This is a true greenfield opportunity. The platform already processes around one-third of all UK card-present transactions, which will be migrated into this new business pillar. The organisation is mid-transformation and looking for someone energised by a blank sheet of paper to design, implement, and lead end-to-end technology operations.

You will be responsible for the design and build a full Tech Operations capability: SRE, incident & problem management, ITSM, resilience, disaster recovery, and tooling as well as defining the Target Operating Model (TOM) for Ops Technology and implement best-in-class operational processes from scratch.

Who we’re looking for

• Proven experience building Technology Operations / SRE functions from scratch in a digital-first environments
• Strong engineering mindset and experience with cloud-native, distributed systems
• Ability to clearly articulate the decisions, trade-offs, and rationale behind how the function was designed and scaled
• Comfortable operating in a regulated, high-availability environment with national critical infrastructure responsibilities