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Role: Interim IT Director
Location: London
Duration: 3-months
Day Rate: ~ £800 per day, inside IR35

The Opportunity

I am excited to work with one of the country's leading private school groups as they embark on a comprehensive technology innovation programme. The schools provide holistic education to almost 2,000 boys and girls aged 4 to 18, and achieve academic results that place them amongst the very best in the country. Set in over 1000 acres of beautiful countryside, students enjoy world-leading teaching, sporting, and performing arts spaces, as well as outstanding pastoral care. 

The schools are seeking an Interim IT Director to oversee their IT estate and IT support services during the early phase of the transformation programme. You will be responsible for the management, maintenance, and development of IT and network infrastructure, information and network security, the MIS, academic systems, co-curricular systems, and IT issue resolution. You will lead a team of 20 onsite IT and security support staff as well managing third party MSP relationships. 

As Interim IT Director you will be a part of the executive leadership team and will report directly into the Executive Principal. 

Responsibilities

• Management of IT estate including IT and network infrastructure, MIS, academic systems, co-curricular systems, online platforms, and IT hardware
• Management of network, information, and data security systems
• Ownership of IT issue resolution process and management
• Leadership of the school's internal and third party IT departments
• Oversight and project management of all in-motion technology projects 
• Collaborate with executive leadership to provide strategic insights on technology related decisions 

Requirements

• Previous experience in an Interim IT Director position, ideally within education 
• Experience leading onsite and offsite IT and network support teams
• Good understanding of IT and data security best practice
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills

Thank you for your interest. I look forward to hearing from you. 

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Role: IT Director
Location: London, Hybrid
Salary: ~ £100,000


A Bafta-winning, AAA game studio is looking to add a hands-on IT Director to its team in London. AS IT Director, you will be an essential member of senior leadership and a liaison with the global tech-services team. You will oversee the IT function and have full ownership of the IT estate including design and implementation of the business' IT strategy. This is a hybrid-working role that requires three days per week onsite in a central London office.


Responsibilities
 

• Design and implement the overall IT strategy in line with key business objectives
• Lead, manage, and develop a world class IT function and team
• Have ownership over vendor relationships and budget management 
• Work with the global team on strategic projects and initiatives
• Provide hands-on technical skills where needed

Requirements
 

• Frist-rate ITR background and considerable management experience 
• High level technical understanding of operating systems, SANs, firewalls, virtualisation, networking and cloud computing.
• Demonstrates good understanding of security best practices 
• Has experience designing and developing whole systems, from requirement analysis to BAU
• Games industry or creative agency experience
• If you do not meet all the requirements, but after reading through the description you feel excited about the position, and believe you'd still be a great fit for the role we'd still love to hear from you!

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Change Programme Director
London | Hybrid
Up to £130,000

My client, an omni-channel apparel brand with a truly global footprint, is currently looking to identify a passionate Change Programme Director to drive the next phase and beyond of their Transformational Change Programme. With a blend of strategic and hands-on responsibilities this person will work closely with C-Suite to define and implement a wide variety of change projects across the entire business.

The Role
Entering the business as the first hire into their change structure, this person will operate in a stand-alone capacity to begin with, focusing on the transformation of core platforms like ERP, PLM and eCommerce platform, before working to expand the division to suit the growing transformational needs of the business.

Some of what you will be doing:

• Define and implement a comprehensive change strategy alongside C-Suite and the senior leadership team
• Lead a support a team of direct and in-direct reports providing mentoring, guidance and support
• Establish a governance framework for change management, clarifying roles and responsibilities
• Create strong relationships with Key Stakeholders across the business to gain buy-in for change initiatives
• Secure a culture of Project Management across the organisation making sure that standards are embedded and adhered to
• Ensure projects are aligned to strategic ambitions of the business
• Work with technology teams, delivery functions and cutover and test consultants to ensure smooth transitions and risks are managed accordingly 

Ideally, your skills and experience will include:

• Proven experience in leading and delivering complex change programmes
• Strong history of delivering transformation programmes within retail / ecommerce with a global operation
• Experience working within an SME size business, working across supply chain, infrastructure, ecommerce platform etc. wearing a variety of hats
• Exceptional financial and commercial acumen
• Strong stakeholder management skills up to C-Suite
• Comfortable in ambiguity and able to create tangible narratives to ensure everyone is moving in the same direction and communication on strategic goals is clear to the wider business