IT & Data Leader — Maternity Cover, Dublin (12 Months)

Elgin

Dublin

On-site

EUR 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Elgin is seeking an experienced Head of IT & Data (Maternity Cover) to lead our IT and Data functions from Dublin, ensuring continuity of services during the maternity leave. You will balance strategic governance with hands-on delivery, manage cybersecurity, IT operations, data governance and AI initiatives, and steer projects with budget and supplier oversight.

The role requires broad IT leadership, experience with Microsoft 365 stack and strong stakeholder communication; energy/regulatory

Qualifications

Broad IT leadership experience with a hands-on approach and leadership of a small technical team.
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 stack including Entra ID, Intune, Conditional Access, Purview/DLP, SharePoint, Teams and Exchange Online.
Solid understanding of cybersecurity, identity and access management, endpoint management and information protection.
Ability to prioritize competing operational, project and risk requirements and make pragmatic decisions.
Experience managing IT projects, suppliers, budgets, contracts and licensing.

Responsibilities

Lead and support IT & Data teams with goal setting, performance management, development, workload and resource planning.
Maintain a bird’s-eye view across IT, Data and AI, prioritising projects by business need and risk.
Oversee IT operations, security, service delivery and incident handling.
Drive delivery of technology, infrastructure, data and AI initiatives.
Oversee data and AI governance and adoption with appropriate controls.
Oversee cybersecurity, access management and IT governance.