Interim Head of Housing Technology
Interim Head of Housing Technology
Contract - 6 months
Woolwich, London
Up to £600 per day (Inside IR35)
Are you ready to lead large-scale, technology-driven change that genuinely improves people's lives? This is a high-impact Interim Head of Housing Technology role where you will shape and deliver a forward-thinking digital roadmap for critical housing services, leading a sizeable specialist team and influencing at the highest levels.
You'll take ownership of Housing Technology strategy and operations, ensuring core systems are secure, resilient and continuously improving. Working closely with senior leaders, suppliers and programme boards, you'll turn complex business needs into practical, value-for-money digital solutions that enhance service delivery and outcomes for residents.
What you'll be doing
- Set and deliver the Housing Technology roadmap, driving digital innovation, transformation and continuous improvement across housing services.
- Lead a large Housing IT function, with direct line management of senior staff and overall responsibility for a multi-disciplinary team of c.20+.
- Oversee a complex portfolio of systems and projects, including upgrades, integrations and new implementations, ensuring delivery to time, budget and quality.
- Provide senior governance and assurance, covering procurement, reporting, programme boards, risk management and compliance with public sector frameworks.
- Act as the senior escalation point for system, supplier and programme issues, resolving blockers and maintaining momentum.
- Own supplier and contract management, building strong partnerships and holding vendors to account for performance and value for money.
- Ensure operational excellence, from second-line support and training through to data integrity, reporting, security, disaster recovery and business continuity.
- Champion leadership, performance and inclusion, developing future-ready teams, supporting talent progression and embedding a culture of accountability and innovation.
What you'll bring
- Proven senior leadership experience in Housing Technology or complex public-sector systems environments.
- Strong track record of digital transformation, system implementation and portfolio delivery within governance-heavy organisations.
- Deep knowledge of housing management systems (e.g. NEC Housing, DRS, Civica, Advanced, Propeller, LMS, mobile solutions).
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience working at Director and programme-board level.
- Commercial and supplier management expertise, including procurement, contract management and KPI governance.
- Solid understanding of data, reporting and insight, using tools such as SQL, Power BI, Crystal Reports and dashboards.
- Confident people leader, experienced in managing managers, performance, workforce planning and talent development.
- Desirable: experience of interim leadership, local authority environments, large-scale change programmes, and emergency/business continuity planning.
If you've held any of these roles or used these technologies/skills, this role could be a great fit:
Head of Housing IT, Head of Housing Technology, Housing Systems Manager, Applications Manager, Digital Transformation Lead, ICT Programme Manager, NEC Housing, Civica, Advanced, DRS, Propeller, LMS, Housing Management Systems, Power BI, SQL, Public Sector IT Leadership.
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