Head of IT£80,000–£90,000 + 10% Bonus
The OpportunityThis is a rare opportunity to step into a highly visible, business-critical Head of IT role within a fast-scaling, multi-channel organisation.
You’ll take full ownership of technology strategy, systems, data, and infrastructure — shaping the next phase of growth. This is not a “maintenance” role. It’s about building, evolving, and future-proofing a technology function that directly impacts commercial success.
If you’re motivated by influence, autonomy, and the chance to build something properly — this is it.
What You’ll Be Doing- Own and deliver theIT strategy and roadmap, aligned to commercial growth
- Take full accountability forsystems, infrastructure and day-to-day technology operations
- Leadcyber security, data protection and compliance, ensuring robust, scalable controls
- Drive performance and evolution of theERP landscape, including future system selection
- Define and govern theoverall technology architecture across platforms and integrations
- Build and scale amodern data capability (warehouse, pipelines, reporting)
- Manage and optimisethird-party technology partners and suppliers
- Take full ownership of theIT budget, ensuring ROI and cost discipline
- Build alean, high-performing internal team over time
- Embed stronggovernance, risk management and operational controls
- Act as atrusted advisor to senior leadership, translating technology into business value
What We’re Looking For- Proven experience in aHead of IT / IT Director / senior technology leadership role
- Background in ahigh-growth, commercially driven environment
- Strong, hands-on knowledge across:
- Infrastructure & IT operations
- ERP systems (selection, optimisation or transformation)
- Data platforms and modern architecture
- Cyber security and regulatory compliance
- Experience working withoutsourced partners and vendors, holding them accountable
- Ability to balancestrategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Strong commercial instinct — able tosimplify complexity and influence senior stakeholders
- Comfortable starting as astandalone leader, building capability over time
- Excellent communicator, able tobridge technical and non-technical teams
Why This Role Stands Out- End-to-end ownership of the technology function
- Direct exposure to senior leadership and business strategy
- Opportunity tobuild and shape a tech function properly
- A chance to makevisible, lasting impact in a growing organisation
- Autonomy to make decisions — without unnecessary layers or red tape
Package- £80,000–£90,000 base salary
- 10% bonus
- Strong overall benefits package (health, wellbeing, development and more)
LocationBased near Brighton, commutable from across Sussex / South East (office-based with strong collaboration focus) Hybrid working arrangement.
If you’re a commercially mindedHead of IT who wants ownership, impact, and the chance to build something lean and meaningful — this is one of the most compelling opportunities in the local market.
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