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Chief Technology Officer
Jewson
Building materials supplier offering a wide range of products for construction projects.
Leading technology change and elevating the role of IT in a building materials distribution company.
16d ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Office Full-Time
Company Size
6,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Project estimating
Tool hire
Brick and timber specialist
Kitchen and bathroom showrooms
Sector Specialisms
Industrial
Energy
Infrastructure
Buildings
Residential
Commercial
Water Resources
Heavy Civil
Role
What you would be doing
team leadership
core systems modernisation
stakeholder engagement
vendor management
business case development
technology strategy
Team Leadership: Collaborate with and lead the technology team, flexing size as needed, and fostering a high-performance culture.
Core Systems Modernisation: Lead design thinking around re-platforming of core systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with business objectives.
Stakeholder Engagement: Evangelise change and strengthen relationships with key business stakeholders, ensuring technology is seen as a strategic enabler.
Vendor & Partner Management: Evaluate and optimise third-party technology partnerships, ensuring value for money and alignment with strategic goals.
Business Case Development: Make compelling, fact-based business cases for technology investment, securing necessary budgets.
Technology Strategy & Architecture: Lead a comprehensive review of systems and develop a future-state strategy; design and improve technology architecture aligned to business needs.
What you bring
cto
degree
cybersecurity
tech background
business continuity
disaster recovery
Experience operating at CTO level in similarly sized international organisations, or one level below in larger enterprises.
Experience with business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
Broad technology background spanning infrastructure, platforms, architecture, data, and transformation.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master’s preferred).
Strategic thinker, creative problem solver, and challenger of the status quo.
Self-motivated, resilient, and credible as a potential successor to the CIO in 2–3 years.
Experience evaluating and optimising third-party technology partnerships
Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR).
Track record as a change agent, leading significant transformation and modernisation initiatives.
Experience leading technology change from legacy to modern environments, including re-platforming and integration of new technologies.
Significant experience in technology leadership roles, ideally with international exposure.
Proven ability to design and implement technology architecture aligned to business strategy.
Strong communication skills to influence and build partnerships across the UK and group.
Familiarity with ITIL, Agile, and DevOps practices.
Benefits
Company Car
A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and more.
Private Medical
Discretionary bonus
Competitive Salary
WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Retirement savings plan
Access to a wealth of health and wellbeing services including access to online GP appointments and mental health support
Life Assurance
Training + Development
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Interview process
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Visa Sponsorship
stark uk is a ban the box employer and will consider applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
Security clearance
if you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, stark is happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
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