Head of ICT and Digital Services - Fixed Term

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced and strategically minded Head of ICT and 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