Head of Technology (remote)

Sterlington; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterlington, a leading international law firm, seeks a Head of Technology to lead its technology function. This role involves strategic oversight of IT initiatives, team management, and ensuring optimal performance in a remote environment. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of technology experience and strong communication skills to liaise with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in technology, with hands-on and management levels.
• Experience with remote tech stacks.
• Ability to articulate technical strategy to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the firm's technology strategy and budget.
• Manage projects and improve technology solutions.
• Assess and anticipate future technological needs.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Communication

Strategic Planning

Cloud Technologies

Performance Optimization

Tools

MS Suite

Cloud Platforms

Job description

Position Title:Head of Technology (Remote)

Contract: Independent Contractor, Full-time

Location:100% remote

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Compensation:As a remote-first, international firm, compensation is based on candidate experience and location





Our Firm:

Sterlington is an international law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing. Our high-caliber partners work on complex business matters with a tailored approach to client service and a focus on financial flexibility and innovation.

We are the ultimate law firm for private clients, private capital, senior executives, founders, HNWIs and family offices, as well as related businesses, in both corporate and litigation matters. We take a commercial and wholistic approach to the legal and business needs of our clients.

Learn more at:www.sterlingtonlaw.com





The Role:

Our continued growth means we are recruiting an experienced Head of Technology who will lead the function as we evolve and ensure it is structured and efficiently operating to continue scaling the Firm at pace. This will suit someone able to communicate their technical strategy at different levels with both tech and non-tech audiences, whilst leading an exciting transformation of our tech landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Leading on the firm's technology strategy and budget, interpreting business requirements into technology solutions.
• Assessing current and future technological needs, anticipating how we need to design our tech strategy and solutions to meet the needs of the future.
• Project managing a range of new initiatives and improvements to enable secure platforms and deliver optimal performance.
• Collaborating with other functional teams in reviewing and documenting existing/future processes, platforms, systems etc.
• Providing insight and recommendations to senior leadership team on improvements
• Accountability for BAU and Transformation. Including accurate planning, forecasting, tracking and reporting. Ongoing management and maintenance of all existing IT teams, services and platforms - ensuring systems are safe, secure, updated and available.
  
  

Qualifications and attributes:

• A minimum of 15+ years' experience in technology, both hands on and at a management level.
• Leadership and team management experience and someone who is able to articulate technical strategy and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Extensive knowledge of platforms and technologies (Cloud, Systems, MS suite, IT, Architecture etc.)
• Fluent, business level communication in English (if not a native speaker).
• Experience implementing and maintaining tech stacks specifically for remote company environments.
  
  

Sterlington is a full-service law firm that combines legal and commercial excellence with modern ways of practicing.



This position is not currently open to recruiting agency submissions.