UK IT Leader: Strategy, Delivery & Ops

PETER MILLAR; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Peter Millar is seeking a Head of Information Technology to lead IT support, application development and infrastructure for the UK region. You will manage a small, hands-on team, operate at strategic and operational levels, and align UK technology with global standards set by US HQ teams.

You will partner with US teams to deliver projects, protect the team's time by filtering requests, mentor staff, and own project delivery within agreed schedules and quality.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of a small, hands-on IT team.
• Experience aligning UK technology with global standards set by US HQ teams.
• Solid experience in an IT management or leadership role.
• Experience with SQL Server or other RDBMS, and ERP, EDI, and supply chain systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead all IT support, application development, and infrastructure activities for the UK.
• Run the UK IT function day-to-day while contributing to global projects and workstreams led by the US teams.
• Protect the team's time and focus by filtering requests and keeping the team focused on the most critical IT/technology initiatives.
• Partner with US teams to adopt and follow established enterprise frameworks, standards, and governance.
• Directly manage, mentor, and motivate a small but growing team, reprioritizing workloads as needs shift.
• Serve as a hands-on contributor, stepping in for support activities and project work when the workload requires it.
• Act as gatekeeper for incoming work-triaging, prioritizing, and pushing back on out-of-scope requests.
• Bridge the UK business and US teams, translating global standards into local execution.
• Recommend business process improvements within established enterprise standards.
• Own project delivery within committed schedule and quality, consistent with US-defined frameworks.
• Manage vendor and service-provider relationships supporting UK systems.
• In this role, leadership, decision making and influencing skills are essential.

Job description

Peter Millar is seeking a Head of Information Technology to lead IT support, application development and infrastructure for the UK region. You will manage a small, hands-on team, operate at strategic and operational levels, and align UK technology with global standards set by US HQ teams.

You will partner with US teams to deliver projects, protect the team's time by filtering requests, mentor staff, and own project delivery within agreed schedules and quality.