About Our Client
The client is an international coffee brand.
Job Description
This role is part of the leadership team in global IT, playing a pivotal role in leading and executing IT strategies to enhance operational efficiency, drive business growth, and ensure seamless technology integration.
Key Responsibilities for the Head of IT:
Strategy and Planning:
- Engage with global teams to assess technology options and develop business cases.
- Gather IT data for value creation planning and define business cases with various stakeholders.
- Develop and implement IT strategies aligned with business objectives for the UK and Ireland.
- Communicate IT vision, strategy, and initiatives to business leadership.
- Ensure accurate and transparent IT cost models.
- Collaborate on the annual GIS budget plan and provide financial reporting.
- Assist in forecasting and planning future IT needs.
- Oversee IT systems, networks, and applications for optimal performance.
Management:
- Ensure SLA performance aligns with business goals and communicate with leadership.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and drive continuous improvement, cost reduction, and service standardization.
- Handle local vendor and contract management.
- Oversee IT project pipeline and ensure successful implementation.
- Lead and mentor IT teams, fostering innovation and collaboration.
- Evaluate vendor solutions, negotiate contracts, and manage procurement.
- Establish and enforce IT policies, procedures, and security protocols.
Business Solutions:
- Liaise across UK & Ireland business units, IT teams, and external IT partners.
- Embody company values and ensure compliance with IT policies and procedures.
- Drive digital transformation to enhance productivity, customer experience, and competitive advantage.
- Assess technology needs, prioritize projects, and allocate resources effectively with internal stakeholders.
- Provide strategic IT guidance to senior management.
The Successful Applicant
You must be strategy-focused and display a track record of contributing to business growth, improving efficiency and productivity, as well as budget management exposure.
The successful candidate will have:
- Over 8 years of IT and Business/Industry work.
- A proven track record of implementing change to a business through wide-scale strategic planning.
- Experience with a broad range of exposure to various technical environments and business analysis.
- Systems experience in a business leadership function, with significant exposure in a company of similar size and complexity.
- Experience and understanding in business process management, with an ability to translate business needs into IT-enabled solutions.
- Solid experience in managing matrix organization business leadership teams to meet their expectations.
- Experience in project definition and scoping, formulation of feasibility studies, and benefits cases.
- Strong business acumen to perform as a reliable and valuable business partner.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal in English.
What's on Offer
This role of Head of IT is offering:
- A base salary of up to £80,000 per annum.
- Bonus of 17%.
- A car allowance, generous pension, and other benefits.
- This role does require 5 days on-site in Maidenhead.
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