We are partnering with a long-established, internationally active engineering and manufacturing business to appoint a Global Head of IT.

This is a newly created role at a particularly important stage in the company’s development. The business has grown successfully over many years through a highly entrepreneurial, family-owned culture and today operates across multiple international locations. As it continues to evolve as a global group, it is looking to bring in a modern IT leader who can help shape a more connected, scalable and secure future.

The opportunity will suit someone who enjoys building and modernising. The business has strong foundations, but its technology environment reflects a more decentralised journey of growth. Different sites have historically operated with a high degree of independence, systems maturity varies across the group, and there is a clear need to introduce more modern best practice in areas such as cloud, cyber security, infrastructure, governance and systems strategy.

Reporting to the CEO, the Global Head of IT will lead the development and delivery of the company’s IT roadmap across infrastructure, cyber security, enterprise systems and team capability. The brief is centred around three broad themes: cloud first, security first and group first.

Key areas of focus will include:

• developing and executing a global IT strategy
• moving the organisation towards a more modern cloud-led environment
• improving Microsoft 365 maturity, governance and security
• strengthening cyber capability and driving frameworks such as Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001
• bringing greater consistency and connectivity across international sites
• assessing and shaping a longer-term ERP / CRM / systems strategy
• developing the IT team and helping define the right future structure for the function

This is not a steady-state IT leadership role. It is a transformation brief for someone who can combine strong technical leadership with stakeholder influence, change management and commercial pragmatism.

The ideal candidate will bring experience from a multi-site or international business environment and will be comfortable operating in organisations that are moving from a more entrepreneurial, decentralised model towards a more mature group structure. Experience within engineering, manufacturing, industrial or service-led settings would be highly relevant, and an MSP background could also be of interest where it has built strong capability in governance, infrastructure, cyber and service best practice.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a values-led global business where the right person will have the chance to make a genuine impact on the next stage of its evolution.