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IT Director

Swindon

£100000

Role Overview:

As the IT Director, you will lead a talented team of IT managers, overseeing technology operations, and implementing cutting-edge IT systems and policies. Your role extends to maintaining and developing existing and future systems, covering all IT disciplines, including Infrastructure, Application Systems, and Websites.

Responsibilities:

Develop the organization’s IT vision and translate it into actionable goals.
Oversee all technology operations, evaluating them against established goals.
Devise and establish IT policies and systems to support senior management strategies.
Analyze the technology needs of various departments and align them with business requirements.
Purchase efficient and cost-effective technological equipment and software.
Inspect the use of technology to ensure functionality and efficiency.
Identify the need for upgrades, configurations, or new systems and report to senior management.
Coordinate IT managers and supervise professionals to provide guidance.
Control the budget and report on expenditure.
Assist in building relationships with vendors and creating cost-efficient contracts.

Requirements and Skills:

Proven experience as an IT Director or in a similar role.
Experience in analysis, implementation, and evaluation of IT systems.
Sound understanding of computer systems, networks, etc.
Experience in controlling information technology budgets.
Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
Outstanding communication abilities.
Formulating and implementing business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
Flexible and pragmatic approach to manage changing requirements and priorities.
Extensive experience managing 3rd party arrangements.
Strong people management skills.
Experience managing teams in different countries and time zones.
Ability to effectively liaise between local business units and wider IT teams.
Acts as a focal point of communication between business leaders and IT Teams.

Technical Environment:

Applications hosted on Azure.
Web Sites hosted on AWS.
Sun System finance system.
3rd Party Travel booking system.
4 data centers covering UK, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand.
MS SQL Databases.
In-house CRM.

Candidate Requirements:

Essential:

5 years’ experience managing diverse IT Environments at a senior level.
Proven experience of managing multi-discipline teams.
Strategic thinker with a track record of developing teams.
Extensive people-management experience.
Experience of implementing both in-source and outsource arrangements.
Wide experience of management of 3rd parties.
Pragmatic and flexible approach.
Able to prioritize competing demands.
Stakeholder management skills.
Proven problem-solving abilities.
Commercial understanding and budgetary ownership.
Eligible to live and work in the UK.

Job Type	Permanent
Area	Wiltshire, UK Wiltshire UK
Sector	Marketing
Salary	£90,000 to £100,000
Start Date	ASAP
Job Ref	327
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