Director IT Systems & Automation

Barden | B Corp; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Job summary

Barden | B Corp is partnering with a fast-growing international investment business to appoint a Director of IT Systems & Automation in Dublin. You will lead the end-to-end AI and automation pipeline within a secure Microsoft environment, partnering with executive leadership across functions.

This strategic, hands-on role requires deep expertise in systems architecture, data governance, cloud and cybersecurity, and managing external partners.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in systems architecture, data, and IT with senior hands-on leadership.
• Strong Microsoft background, including Copilot and Foundry or comparable AI tooling.
• Experience delivering AI and automation initiatives.
• Strong data mining, data governance, and data architecture experience.
• Proven systems integration with cloud, cybersecurity, and data management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day IT through a managed service provider, balancing support with transformation delivery.
• Own the AI and automation pipeline end to end from prioritising use cases to delivery and adoption.
• Collaborate with finance, operations, and investment teams to turn ideas into working solutions.
• Lead the AI strategy and implementation partners, building proprietary solutions in a hands-on way.
• Integrate reporting across multiple platforms and automate processes.

Skills

Systems architecture

Data governance

Microsoft ecosystem

AI tooling

Copilot

Foundry

Security

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Salesforce

Job description

Barden is delighted to partner with a fast-growing international investment business as they look to appoint a Director IT Systems & Automation in Dublin. The business is lean and flat, with a strong platform in place and ambitious plans to keep growing.

The goal is efficiency and automation. You will be a visible, trusted partner to senior leadership and the executive team and the various functions across the business, and you will build solutions securely within the business’s own Microsoft environment.

“The groundwork is done: the business has mapped a long pipeline of AI and automation ideas across functions including finance, operations and the investment team. An AI strategy partner and an implementation partner are engaged, and the first projects are under way. What it needs now is a dedicated, hands-on leader to own that pipeline, drive delivery inside the Microsoft environment, and keep it moving as new ideas are added to the pipeline” – Chief Operating Officer

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee day-to-day IT (i.e. infrastructure, security, helpdesk, data) through a well-established managed service provider, keeping support in balance with transformation delivery.
• Own the AI and automation pipeline end to end, from prioritising use cases to delivery and adoption.
• Work with functions and stakeholders across the business including finance, operations, and the investment team to turn ideas into working solutions.
• Lead the AI strategy and implementation partners, and build proprietary solutions hands-on using for example Microsoft Copilot and Foundry.
• Connect systems to automate and combine reporting from multiple platforms, replacing manual processes.
• Shape the data architecture, models, and governance so colleagues can trust the data across systems.
• Get more from Oracle Fusion and a Salesforce-based asset management system through continuous enhancement.
• Set the systems and technology strategy, manage the project budget, and own governance and risk.

This is a strategic role that also needs a hands-on mentality. Transformation and delivery carry the a heavy weighting, so we are looking for a senior leader who is as comfortable in the detail as they are in the boardroom.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• 10+ years in systems architecture, data, and IT, including senior hands-on leadership.
• Strong Microsoft background, including Copilot and Foundry or comparable AI tooling, as the business will keep building within its Microsoft environment.
• Experience starting to deliver AI and automation initiatives, and a real interest in AI as the direction of your career.
• Strong data mining, data governance, and data architecture experience, including consolidating reporting across multiple systems.
• Proven systems integration and deployment experience, with solid knowledge of cloud, cybersecurity, and data management.
• Confident managing consultants, implementation partners, and managed service providers.
• Credibility with senior leadership and executive stakeholders, and a collaborative, self-starting approach.
• Private equity or financial services experience would be a plus, particularly investment management. Industry knowledge can be learned.

OTHER DETAILS:

• This is a permanent role based in Dublin, operating five days a week in office.
• Competitive salary plus bonus