An established and highly regarded logistics organisation is seeking an experienced Head of IT to join during a critical period of transition and transformation.
As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will be responsible for stabilising IT operations, leading through organisational change and delivering key strategic initiatives across a complex, multi-site environment serving many thousands of people.
This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact leadership role during a critical transition period, where you will shape and influence technology strategy at a senior level, lead a function that is operationally stable but undergoing organisational change and play a key role in delivering business-critical transformation programmes. This role requires a balanced, high-impact leader who can operate both strategically and hands‑on.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership of the IT function, shaping and delivering IT strategy aligned to wider business goals
- Ensure stable, secure and efficient IT operations across infrastructure, service desk and project delivery
- Lead a team of ~20 across Infrastructure, Service, Security, Data and Programmes
- Take full ownership of the IT budget, resource planning and cost control
- Deliver key transformation programmes
- Drive service excellence (ITIL) and ensure smooth transition of projects into BAU
- Oversee cyber security, data protection and compliance requirements
- Manage and develop relationships with third‑party suppliers and vendors
- Lead automation and efficiency initiatives across the IT landscape
- Support the business through organisational change, including shared services transformation
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Head of IT or senior IT leader in a comparable, multi-site large‑scale organisation
- Possess a broad technical knowledge across infrastructure, applications, cyber security, data and AI
- Strong background in IT Operations and Service Delivery within complex environments
- Demonstrable experience managing large‑scale IT estates and multiple concurrent priorities and projects
- Experience delivering end‑to‑end project lifecycles
- Strong people leadership and team management capability, particularly through periods of change
- Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across the business
- A proactive, resilient and hands‑on leadership style
Based in Central London (3 days per week onsite) with occasional UK travel.
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