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Head of IT (Interim)

Head of IT (Interim)

JAM Recruitment Ltd • West Midlands, England, UK
12 days ago
Job type
  • Temporary
Job description

Overview

The Head of IT (Interim) will lead an IT department in the West Midlands on a 12‑month contract, paying £580 per day. The full‑time role involves steering a complex IT, digital, and data transformation during a period of significant organisational change. You will manage an IT team while influencing non‑technical stakeholders on key decisions. The primary objective within the year is to advance transformation across IT and the wider business, focusing on a future operating model that enhances digital capability and IT performance. Strong communication skills are essential for this leadership position.

Contract Details

Role: Head of IT
Duration: 12 Months
Rate: £580 per day
Status: Inside IR35
Working Practice: 3 to 5 days onsite
Location: West Midlands

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic/operational leadership and direction for IT, digital and data.
  • Line manage 5 IT leadership FTEs in ICT operations, architecture, applications, infrastructure and service delivery.
  • Support leadership in developing and executing a defined transformation programme, against budget and within set timelines.
  • Orchestrate complex organisational change, aligning technology, people, processes and governance.
  • Ensure cyber resilience, robust data governance and secure service delivery.
  • Manage significant revenue budgets and capital investment aligned to transformation objectives.
  • Build and nurture relationships across senior leadership, stakeholders and users within the business.

Key Skills

  • Demonstrable background of operating as an IT leader / Head of IT within complex transformation programmes.
  • Proven experience across both public and private sector environments.
  • Background in leading IT departments through complex change, such as Mergers/Acquisitions/Insourcing/Outsourcing/Target Operating Model change.
  • Proven capability in orchestrating complex, enterprise‑wide change programmes.
  • Strong commercial, financial and strategic capability.
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead teams, and translate complex requirements for non‑technical stakeholders.
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