Technology Director
Central London | Five days per week onsite
Competitive salary and package and full details available on request.
This global logistics business, based in the center of London, is undergoing a substantial technology transformation programme designed to support its growth objectives. With a significant pipeline of delivery and continuous improvement projects ahead, a Technology Director is needed to lead a dynamic group of technology professionals across architecture, project delivery and data alongside a portfolio of trusted SAAS providers.
A key leadership position that will significantly contribute to the success of the business, this is a fantastic opportunity for a credible technical leader, with exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and a background in enterprise architecture, to make a real impact.
Based five days a week in the office in central London, this leadership role will require you to set the strategy and lead delivery through your management team: translating business goals into technology outcomes that realise commercial value. Bringing a strong background in enterprise architecture and technology leadership, you'll work in a multi SAAS environment with minimal inhouse engineering resource.
In this position, you'll own the roadmap to a modern, scalable, secure technology environment achieved through a SAAS first approach and high performance culture. As a result, your responsibilities will include:
- credible executive stakeholder engagement: influence at executive level, bridging technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring strategy, adoption, and commercial results are clearly understood and realised.
- leading on Enterprise Architecture through your Architecture function: enabling your team to create the target architecture, overseeing complex integration initiatives within a multi SAAS environment.
- inspiring and effective functional and team leadership: leading a multi skilled team of talented professionals whilst building a culture of innovation, agility, and accountability.
- programme & project oversight: oversee existing and future projects and continuous improvement initiatives with outcomes on time, on budget and to high quality.
- partner management: manage strategic vendors and IT service providers in a constructive manner that reflects a true partnership approach that goes beyond SLAs. Negotiate contracts, measure performance, and hold partners to outcomes that align with business needs.
- technology oversight and delivery: select and implement quality SAAS solutions that power operations, analytics, and customer experience.
- data & AI: support a growing, highly capable, function in establishing AI, data architecture, engineering and analytics capabilities that deliver value and to the business.
- future thinking: scan emerging technologies and bring forward practical innovations that strengthen competitive advantage across logistics operations.
To be considered for this position you will need to demonstrate:
- substantial experience in senior technology leadership across large/complex organisations such as logistics, energy, infrastructure, oil & gas etc.
- proven experience defining and executing enterprise architecture.
- deep knowledge of SaaS enterprise systems, cloud and data technologies.
- rack record of leading technology and business transformation and cultural change initiatives.
- a broad understanding of project delivery and architecture methods combined with a pragmatic approach to how and when they are implemented.
- outstanding executive-level communication skills; able to translate technology strategy into business impact and secure stakeholder buy-in.
- strong vendor management, contract negotiation, and service performance governance.
- solid grounding in data architecture, governance, BI, and data-driven KPIs.
- experience implementing cybersecurity strategies, threat detection, and incident response.
- financial acumen across budgeting, forecasting, and ROI optimisation.
- an eye to the future - showing a passion for emerging technologies married to a clear view on how to implement them for the benefit of the business and the people within it.