Chief Technology Officer
Recruiter
webrecruit
Listed on
12th May 2021
Location
Sheffield
Salary/Rate
£80000 - £80000
Type
Permanent
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Chief Technology OfficerWestminster, London (with options for home-based working or a base in Sheffield)
About The Organisation
Our client strives to improve the world through engineering by developing engineers, promoting engineering, informing opinion and encouraging innovation.
An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join their team and take the lead in the evolution of their technical services. This role will ideally be based at their Headquarters in Westminster but is also available based in Sheffield.
The Benefits
- Salary circa £80,000 per annum
- 28 days' holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays and your birthday off
- Benefits including life assurance and private health cover
- Stakeholder pension scheme (up to 10% matched)
- Continuous training and development
- A range of wellbeing benefits
- Flexible location options (London/Sheffield/hybrid home/office based)
Our client is seeking a high calibre individual with an in-depth, conscientious and customer-focused approach to delivering IT services to join their growing, global engineering institution.
This role is the ideal progression route for an individual who is eager to take their next logical IT management step. Your broad range of skills and experience will be put to good use as you take a strategic approach whilst remaining able to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in when required.
What's more, there are various working options that will mean that you can work from home with travel into their Westminster office, can be based at their stunning headquarters or even from their offices in Sheffield (with travel to London for team meetings etc.).
So, if you are aligned with their values of Inclusion, Integrity, Innovation and Impact and feel you could make a real difference to their IT services and infrastructure, they want to hear from you.
The Role
As the Chief Technology Officer, you will lead their IT services from a strategic and management perspective.
Taking a customer focused and technical excellence approach, you will ensure their IT services continue to be improved and delivered to a complex range of stakeholders. You will design and implement an effective strategy, as well as planning and implementing processes that ensure they follow the latest industry best practice for IT.
Providing line management to the IT Operations Manager and the IT Scrum Master, you will oversee a function of around 14 team members across the two areas. You will take the lead in developing a culture of professional excellence and customer service where new and improved working methods are embraced and knowledge and skills are shared.
Reporting to the Finance Director, you will:
- Develop and maintain an IT strategy and roadmap and implement long-term strategic technical goals and short-term tactical plans
- Governance, security, risk and compliance including IT risk management, risk mitigation and contingency planning are in place
- Manage the preparation of the annual IT budget and any new budgetary additions
- Ensure that the IT service achieve performance and availability targets and standards are delivered
- Develop, maintain, and review performance management systems
- Manage and prioritise the work's workload and review the staffing structure to support this
- Lead, motivate and develop the IT team, and ensure a comprehensive programme of staff development is in place
- Lead in managing supplier and contractor relationships
About You
To be considered as Chief Technology Officer, you will need:
- Experience of working at a senior management level in IT, managing capital and revenue budgets
- Experience of achieving organisational strategic goals by delivering IT infrastructure or systems
- Experience of security management and applying security standards, e.g., Cyber Essentials, throughout an organisation
- Experience managing a portfolio of projects within an IT programme
- Experience performing a key role in the management of service continuity
- Knowledge of Microsoft OS, application and Office 365 management and Cloud Services
- Knowledge of Agile or PRINCE2 project methodologies.
- Excellent leadership skills with a strategic mindset and the ability to see the big picture
- A strong focus on customer service and customer experience
- Outstanding problem-solving skills coupled with commercial acumen, intellectual curiosity and a desire to find better ways of achieving goals
- Excellent influencing and negotiation skills with key supplier contracts.
- A degree in IT or at least five years' senior IT experience
Other organisations may call this role IT Director, Head of IT Services, Head of IT Infrastructure, CTO, IT Operations Director, or Head of Development.
Thank you for your interest in this post. Our client looks forward to receiving your application. Interviews will be held on an ad hoc basis as suitable applicants apply.
Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.
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