IT Director

Valda Energy; Bicester; Hybride; GBP 120 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave + holidays + long

Résumé du poste

Valda Energy, based in Bicester, is seeking a senior technology leader to shape our technology strategy and execution. You will report to the CEO, setting a forward-looking roadmap and ensuring a secure, scalable technology environment to support rapid growth and value creation.

You will influence investment decisions, collaborate with the Exec Team, and drive innovation in AI, data and automation while strengthening cyber security and operational resilience.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership across technology, infrastructure, architecture and cyber security.
• Experience shaping and delivering technology strategy and roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure, cloud, cyber security, technology risk and operational resilience.
• Experience advising Exec and senior leadership on technology priorities, investment and risk.
• Understanding of data, AI and emerging technologies and their business value.
• Experience leading technology teams and building future capability.
• Strong commercial judgement; experience managing tech investment and external partners.
• Ability to translate complex technology matters into clear business decisions.
• Curious, forward-looking approach with discernment on when to pursue new tech.
• Desirable: energy, utilities or regulated environments; familiarity with ISO/IEC 27001 or NIST

Responsabilités

• Shape and lead Valda’s technology strategy and roadmap.
• Provide expert technology leadership to the Exec Team and guide risk decisions.
• Own infrastructure and architecture, ensuring security, resilience and scalability.
• Lead cyber and information security governance and risk management.
• Strengthen operational resilience with continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• Drive AI, ML and automation to create business value.
• Shape data governance, architecture and governance for better decisions.
• Lead and develop the technology team and build future capability.
• Build strategic tech partnerships and manage key suppliers and partners.
• Take a commercial approach to technology investments and priorities.
• Identify skills, platforms and investments for Valda’s future growth.

Connaissances

Senior leadership

Technology strategy

Infrastructure

Cloud

Cyber security

Data and AI

Operational resilience

Team leadership

Commercial judgement

Vendor management

Description du poste

The Energy Revolution

Valda Energy is a dynamic and rapidly growing energy supplier based in Bicester, committed to driving business success through smart, reliable energy solutions. Established in 2019 by industry experts, we bring together a diverse combination of talent to foster continuous sustainable growth. We challenge the existing marketplace with our leading, tech-driven, and customer-focused approach. Our passion for innovation and dedication to exceptional service sets us apart.

At Valda Energy, we live by our core values: communicate, collaborate, own it, embrace change, and put the customer first. We believe that our people are our greatest asset, and we are dedicated to fostering a supportive and evolving culture. From introducing new benefits to offering structured training opportunities and hosting frequent social events, we ensure our employees thrive.

How you will Energise Our Team

Technology is becoming increasingly important to how Valda grows, operates and evolves. We're looking for an experienced technology leader to join our Exec Team, reporting directly to the CEO, and help shape what comes next. You'll take the lead on our technology strategy, providing the expertise and strategic steer to ensure our infrastructure, architecture, security, data and wider technology capability can support our ambitions for the future.

Working alongside the CEO and Exec Team, you'll influence where and how we invest in technology, bringing a strong technology perspective to wider business decisions and helping us build a secure, resilient and scalable technology environment. You'll help us understand where emerging technology can create genuine value, improve how we operate and open up new opportunities.

You'll lead our technology team, develop strategic technology partnerships and help build the capability we need as Valda continues to grow. We're looking for someone who brings strategic thinking, technical depth and commercial judgement, and who wants the opportunity to genuinely influence the direction of the business.

The day-to-day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Shape and lead Valda’s technology strategy, translating our business ambitions into clear technology priorities, investment decisions and a forward-looking roadmap
• Provide the Exec Team with expert technology leadership and challenge, helping us make informed decisions about where technology can enable growth, improve performance and manage risk
• Own the strategic direction of our technology infrastructure and architecture, ensuring our environment is secure, resilient, scalable and capable of supporting the future needs of the business
• Lead our approach to cyber and information security, ensuring technology and data risks are understood, appropriately governed and considered as part of wider business decision-making
• Strengthen our operational resilience, ensuring appropriate technology continuity, disaster recovery, incident management and recovery arrangements are in place and regularly tested
• Drive innovation across AI, machine learning and automation, identifying where emerging technologies can solve genuine business problems, improve how we operate or create new opportunities
• Support in shaping our approach to data, strengthening the technology, architecture and governance that enables the business to use data effectively and make better-informed decisions
• Lead and develop our technology team, building the capability, structure and ways of working we need as Valda continues to grow
• Build strategic technology partnerships, developing relationships with providers and specialists who can bring capability, expertise and new thinking into Valda
• Take a commercial approach to technology investment, ensuring investment decisions are supported by a clear understanding of value, risk, priorities and expected business outcomes
• Build technology capability for the future, identifying the skills, platforms, partnerships and investment Valda will need as the business continues to evolve

The Spark we're Looking For

• Senior leadership experience across technology, infrastructure, architecture and/or cyber security
• Experience shaping and delivering technology strategy and roadmaps aligned to wider business priorities
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure, cloud, cyber security, technology risk and operational resilience
• Experience advising and influencing Exec and senior leadership teams on technology priorities, investment and risk
• An understanding of data, AI and emerging technologies, with the ability to identify where they can deliver genuine business value
• Experience leading and developing technology teams building capability for the future
• Strong commercial judgement, including experience managing technology investment, strategic suppliers and external partners
• The ability to translate complex technology matters into clear, practical business decisions
• A curious and forward-looking approach, balanced with the judgement to know when new technology is genuinely worth pursuing
• Desirable: Experience within energy, utilities or another regulated environment, and familiarity with recognised security frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001 or NIST

Perks that Power Your Journey

• Competitive salary and annual bonus package
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a length of service award increasing up to 30 days, plus an extra day off during your birthday month
• Private Medical Insurance with Vitality Health
• Access to The Grid, our employee engagement and rewards platform, giving you exclusive discounts at hundreds of retailers, wellbeing resources, recognition tools, and more
• Life Insurance policy, providing coverage at four times your salary
• Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support and guidance
• Enjoy an array of complimentary snacks, drinks, and lunch options in our office
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme where we will match contributions up to 5%
• In-house learning and development team devoted to nurturing your talent, unlocking potential and propelling you towards being your best
• Refer a friend scheme (up to £500), monthly team events, annual company events & recognition awards

If you like the sound of this role, we encourage you to apply even if you aren’t confident that you meet all of the requirements - you may be just who we’re looking for. We are extremely proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. To make your recruitment experience with us accessible to you, we encourage you to let us know if you have any individual requirements. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team on [e-mail]