We are exclusively partnering with a leading financial services organisation to appoint an experienced and commercially minded Head of Technology to lead the organisation’s IT function and shape its technology strategy for the future.
This is a high-impact leadership position with a broad remit spanning IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, applications, transformation, governance, AI, vendors and IT service delivery.
Reporting directly to the Ireland CEO, with a dotted line to the Global CIO, you will play a key role at Executive Committee level and lead a team of IT and Change professionals.
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior IT leader who can combine strategic vision with operational delivery and who understands the demands of working within a highly regulated environment.
You will be responsible for:
- Defining and delivering the IT strategy and technology roadmap.
- Leading the management and evolution of core IT infrastructure, networks, connectivity, hardware, operating systems and collaboration technologies.
- Ensuring robust cybersecurity controls and working closely with senior security leadership.
- Driving IT transformation, project and change governance across the organisation.
- Identifying opportunities to leverage AI, digital technologies and automation to improve business performance.
- Leading IT service delivery and ensuring consistently high standards against agreed SLAs.
- Managing key technology vendors, third-party providers and strategic relationships.
- Developing and maintaining IT governance, risk, business continuity and disaster recovery frameworks.
- Owning departmental budgets, financial governance and resource planning.
- Supporting global technology initiatives and migration programmes.
- Leading, developing and motivating a high-performing IT and Change team.
- Acting as a senior technology partner to the Executive Committee and wider business.
We’re looking for a proven technology leader with:
- 10+ years’ experience within financial services, ideally in a senior IT, project or programme leadership position.
- Strong experience leading IT functions within a regulated or banking environment.
- Extensive knowledge of IT infrastructure, security and enterprise technology.
- Experience shaping IT strategy and delivering complex technology implementations and transformation programmes.
- Strong understanding of hybrid/multi-cloud environments, ideally within a Microsoft-centric ecosystem.
- Knowledge of cloud-native architectures and modern technology environments.
- Strong project, change and IT governance experience.
- Experience managing technology vendors and third-party relationships.
- Knowledge of ITIL and IT service management frameworks.
- Strong commercial, budgeting and financial management skills.
- Excellent executive-level communication, stakeholder management and leadership capability.
- A forward-thinking approach to AI and emerging technology.
