Head of Technology Strategy & Architecture

Softcat; Marlow; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job description

Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?

Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?

Success. The Softcat Way.

Softcat is a £1billion+ technology solutions business and trusted partner to names like Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe. Offering a growing portfolio of services including software licensing, cyber security, and IT infrastructure, we give our technical teams the tools and support to make exciting things happen. This is where to achieve more for your career.

Our strategy is simple - highly engaged employees build customer trust and loyalty over years that, together with our market leading growth and performance, allows us to invest in our technology and services capabilities that drives more engaged employees. We give everyone the chance to step up and show how much they can achieve. We succeed when all our people succeed.

2024 Awards: #5 Best Workplaces, #1 Best Workplaces for Development, #5 Best Workplaces for Wellbeing, #1 Best Workplaces for Women

About The Role

As Head of Technology Strategy and Architecture, you will be at the helm of defining and driving Softcat's technology vision, strategy and roadmap development aligned with our overall ambitious business strategy. Strategy and Architecture is a newly established team uniting architects from existing teams with responsibility for maturing Softcat's technology strategy and architecture capabilities.

You will lead the development and the implementation of a comprehensive technology strategy that aligns with our business goals, ensuring that our technology investments deliver maximum value.

This role reports directly to the CIO and is a key part of the senior technology leadership team, contributing to overall strategic decision-making and leadership of the internal technology function.

As Head of Technology Strategy and Architecture, you'll be responsible for:

• Technology Vision Definition: At the heart of the Technology Strategy & Architecture role is the development of our strategic technology vision that both aligns with, and informs, Softcat's overall ambitious vision Technology.
• Strategic Roadmap Development: The Head of Technology Strategy & Architecture leads the development of Softcat's (internal) technology strategy that both aligns with, and informs, Softcat's overall ambitious strategic goals.
• Business Technologies: We have created a Level 1 and Level 2 reference business capability model for Softcat around the value we deliver to our stakeholders and assessed the maturity of Softcat's technology against the defined value streams.
• Application & Technology Portfolio Management: The Head of Technology Strategy & Architecture oversees the management of Softcat's application and technology portfolio to ensure it supports business objectives and delivers value.

We'd love you to have:

• Proven experience in a senior proactive, enterprise focused technology leadership role, preferably in a technology value-added reseller or related industry.
• Strong strategic thinking and visionary skills with the ability to co-develop and drive Softcat's technology vision, strategy and roadmap development aligned with the company's overall business strategy and translate into actionable strategic plans.
• Proven track record of collaborating with stakeholders to develop and gain support for a clear and compelling enterprise-level technology vision, strategy & roadmap.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate teams.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day.
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs.

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

Join us

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence.

You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture.

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!