Director, IT Systems & Automation | AI-Driven MS Stack

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 | 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.