Head of ICT & Digital Services

272106783

£120,000 - £140,000 Per Annum

Full Time

Permanent

West Midlands,

IT

Posted 10 hours ago

Expires In 29 Days

Job Description

Head of ICT & Digital Services - Fixed Term

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced and strategically minded Head of ICT & Digital to lead the delivery of an enterprise-wide digital, data and technology transformation programme within a large, complex organisation.

This is a fixed-term appointment to April 2028, with a clearly defined outcome: to design, mobilise and deliver a step-change in digital capability, operating model, and ICT service performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership for all ICT, digital and data services

    • Lead the development and execution of a defined transformation programme, delivering against agreed outcomes, timelines and benefits

    • Orchestrate complex organisational change, aligning technology, people, processes and governance

    • Ensure cyber resilience, robust data governance and secure service delivery

    • Oversee ICT operations, architecture, applications, infrastructure and service delivery

    • Manage significant revenue budgets and capital investment aligned to transformation objectives

    • Build effective relationships across senior leadership, partners and delivery stakeholders

Candidate Profile

  • Significant senior leadership experience within ICT in large, complex organisations

    • Demonstrable experience across both public and private sector environments

    • Proven track record of leading and directing major organisational transformation programmes, including: 

      • Mergers and acquisitions

      • Multi-site / multi-organisation outsourcing or insourcing

    • Proven capability in orchestrating complex, enterprise-wide change programmes

    • Strong commercial, financial and strategic capability

    • Experience leading geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary teams

    • Outstanding communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with credibility at executive and board level

    • Relevant professional accreditation (e.g. Chartered IT Professional or equivalent), or commitment to achieve

Benefits

  • £120,000 - £140,000 + Senior Benefits Package