IT Director for UK&I and Subscriber Services EMEALA

Description

• Represent IT in regional leadership forums, strategic planning sessions, and transformation steering groups.
• Provide insight and thought leadership on emerging technologies that can accelerate business growth and efficiency.
• Align UKI and EMEALA Subscriber IT strategy with enterprise priorities and regional business goals.
• Drive standardisation, simplification, and automation across systems and platforms.
• Champion digital initiatives including AI, analytics, RPA, and low-code automation to improve productivity and user experience.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead efforts to reduce technical debt and modernise legacy systems.
• Support sustainability and employee engagement objectives within IT.
• Build future capability through structured career development, mentoring, and upskilling programmes.
• Lead regional application rationalisation, cloud migration, and cybersecurity compliance in support of global programmes.
• Lead and develop a team of approximately 20 permanent and 40 contract staff across UKI and Subscriber domains.
• Act as the primary interface between business leadership and global IT, ensuring demand is prioritised and managed effectively.
• Partner with Business Unit General Managers, and Functional Directors to shape demand and set expectations.
• Formulate long-term technology roadmaps (e.g. ERP consolidation) and capability advancement plans.
• Champion process optimisation, data quality, and reporting improvements.
• Oversee the delivery of IT portfolios and initiatives, ensuring timely execution and measurable outcomes.
• Build trust through transparent communication and consistent delivery.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese.
• Strong understanding of IT governance, cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture principles.
• Demonstrable success in managing large teams and outsourced partners to deliver technology-enabled change.
• Proven experience in senior IT leadership, business partnering, or transformation roles within a complex, multi-country organisation.
• Experience in industrial, building technologies, or service-based industries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to influence at executive level.
• Strategic thinking and business acumen, with a focus on measurable business outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of project management, AI and agile delivery methods
• Willingness to travel within the EMEALA region as required.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge the gap between IT and business teams, fostering collaboration and joint ownership of results.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance