Head of IT

JOB TITLE: Head of IT

LOCATION: Rugby

SALARY: £70k - £80k + 15% bonus

WAY OF WORKING: Hybrid

THE BUSINESS:

Our client is a market leading organisation working behind the scenes to support well-known household brands across multiple sectors.

THE HEAD OF IT OPPORTUNITY:

As Head of IT, you’ll lead a high-performing team, shape support strategy, and drive continuous improvement across multiple service areas. You’ll play a pivotal role in enhancing the customer experience and ensuring technology consistently delivers business value.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop delivery strategy that aligns with business goals and user needs. Oversee product support operations to ensure effective issue resolution.
• Set and monitor SLAs and KPIs to maintain high service standards. Report on performance, identify areas for improvement and drive corrective actions.
• Lead the response to product incidents and coordinate cross functional teams, and analyse root causes.
• Manage and develop a team of product support specialists. Provide guidance, coaching and clear objectives.
• Act as the key link between business users, technical teams and external partners.
• Champion process improvements and new tools to optimise efficiency.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:

• Proven experience in product support management
• Strong technical understanding of business systems, databases, and the software development lifecycle
• Experienced in incident management, troubleshooting, and rot cause analysis
• Skilled leader with the ability to inspire and develop teams
• Excellent communicator with a customer-focused mindset
• Stakeholder management skills
• Knowledge of ITIL principles and service management best practices
• Comfortable in fast moving, change-orientated environments

BENEFITS

Inclusive of company sick pay, private medical insurance, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, and company car/allowance.

If you are interested in the role, please send an application detailing proof of the above or contact Amy Burton in our office.

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