Head of IT London – hybrid £100,000Our client is seeking an accomplished Head of IT to lead the delivery of enterprise-wide technology services across a dynamic and growing international organisation.Reporting to the Group IT Director, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across IT applications, infrastructure and service management, ensuring technology services are secure, resilient and aligned with business objectives. This is a high-impact leadership role that combines operational excellence with digital transformation and M&A integration.Working alongside senior technology leaders responsible for Cyber Security and IT Programme Delivery, you will play a key role in shaping the organisation's technology landscape while leading a talented internal team and managing strategic technology partners.This is an ideal role for a commercially minded IT leader who enjoys balancing operational delivery with strategic change. You will lead the day-to-day IT function while driving continuous improvement, modernisation and innovation across the technology estate.Key Responsibilities:
Develop and deliver the operational IT strategy in line with wider business objectives
Ensure reliable, secure and scalable IT services across the organisation
Lead major incident, problem and service management activities
Oversee enterprise applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms and end-user technologies
Drive continual service improvement through measurable KPIs and SLAs
Manage IT operational budgets, supplier relationships and commercial contracts
Lead technology due diligence and integration activities for mergers and acquisitions
Support digital transformation programmes including automation, AI adoption and modern workplace initiatives
Ensure compliance with governance, regulatory and security standards including ISO 27001, ISO 42001, Cyber Essentials Plus and GDPR
Develop, mentor and inspire a high-performing technology team
Requirements:
Significant experience leading IT Operations, Infrastructure, Applications and Service Management
Strong experience managing outsourced IT service providers and vendor relationships
A proven background delivering large-scale digital transformation programmes
Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions and business integrations
Excellent knowledge of cloud technologies, enterprise applications and modern workplace platforms
Strong commercial awareness with experience managing multimillion-pound IT budgets
Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at executive level
A solid understanding of IT governance, service management and operational best practice
Professional certifications such as ITIL, PRINCE2, TOGAF, MSP or equivalent
Experience within engineering, infrastructure, construction or project-based organisations would be advantageous, as would knowledge of Microsoft Azure, AI technologies and automation platforms.
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IT Enterprise Applications Manager
London (Hybrid)
£85,000 - £90,000 PA
A well-established and highly profitable construction engineering business is looking for an experienced IT Applications Manager to join its IT leadership team.
Reporting to the Head of IT, you'll lead the strategy, governance, development and continual improvement of the organisation's enterprise applications landscape, playing a key role in an ambitious digital transformation programme and supporting a significant pipeline of mergers and acquisitions.
Working alongside the IT Infrastructure Manager and IT Service Manager, you'll drive application modernisation, automation, integration and standardisation across the business, ensuring solutions remain secure, scalable and aligned with business objectives.
Responsibilities
• Develop and deliver the enterprise applications roadmap aligned to business strategy
• Lead application governance, lifecycle management, standardisation and rationalisation
• Drive digital transformation through low-code/no-code platforms, workflow automation and AI-enabled technologies
• Lead application due diligence, migration and integration activities for M&A projects
• Manage and develop a small applications team alongside external managed service providers
• Own vendor relationships, service reviews, licensing, budgets and product roadmaps
• Oversee enterprise applications including Workday, UKG/Kronos, COINS ERP, SharePoint, Snowflake, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Adaptive Planning, Sales Achiever CRM, Pro-Sapien and Primavera P6
• Ensure strong application security, governance, performance, business continuity and user adoption
• Collaborate with business leaders to improve processes, data quality and operational efficiency
Requirements:
• Proven experience managing enterprise applications within a complex organisation, ideally with experience of digital transformation and M&A integration programmes.
• Enterprise applications strategy and governance
• Low-code/no-code platforms and workflow automation
• Application standardisation and modernisation
• Business process improvement and enterprise integrations
• Managing technical teams, suppliers and third-party vendors
• Strong stakeholder management and programme delivery
• Experience with Workday, UKG/Kronos, COINS ERP, Snowflake, SharePoint or similar enterprise platforms would be highly advantageous
• Experience within engineering, manufacturing, construction or other project-based industries is desirable, along with knowledge of ITIL, Agile or project delivery methodologies
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Job Description:
Core-Asset Consulting is recruiting on behalf of our client, a growing financial services organisation, for an experienced Head of HR to lead the firm’s people strategy and HR function.
This is a senior, highly visible role working closely with the CEO, Directors and Board. The successful candidate will act as a trusted strategic partner, helping to shape and deliver a forward-looking people strategy that supports the firm's growth ambitions while ensuring strong governance, regulatory compliance and effective people management.
Skills/Experience:
Strong HR experience from FCA regulated firm
CIPD Level 7 qualification or equivalent
Strategic & Commercial Thinking
Flexibility & Achieving Change
Customer Focus
Problem Solving & Analysis
Communication
Collaboration & Teamwork
Developing Capability
Valuing Diversity
Relationship Building
Credibility
Core Responsibilities:
Act as a trusted partner to the CEO, Finance Director and Board, developing and delivering a forward-looking people strategy aligned with the firm's growth ambitions and wider objectives.
Lead major HR projects, including taking a leading role in managing complex and difficult employee matters.
Lead strategic workforce planning, organisational design and capability building, ensuring the business has the structure, talent and scalability required to support sustained growth while managing people cost and risk.
Define, embed and uphold the firm's culture, values and desired behaviours as the business scales and integrates new teams.
Lead the people-related aspects of mergers, acquisitions and integrations.
Manage workforce due diligence, TUPE transfers and retention of key talent.
Review terms, benefits and HR policies across acquired businesses.
Appoint, lead, motivate and develop the HR team, with occasional travel between offices.
Establish that departmental heads across the business are fully exercising their HR responsibilities, including staff development and training, performance appraisal, recruitment, promotion and redundancies.
Handle cases involving alleged wrongful or unfair dismissal and attend courts or tribunals on behalf of the company.
Monitor HR policies and procedures, initiating changes in response to legislative developments and evolving business objectives.
Develop and implement new policies and procedures where required.
Ensure the firm's training and education programme reflects the importance of compliance and meets FCA requirements under the Training and Competence sourcebook.
Act as the point of escalation and oversight for SM&CR and HR regulatory matters, working closely with Compliance and Senior Management Functions on governance and processes.
Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.
To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
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Core-Asset Consulting offers specialist recruitment services to asset management, accounting & finance, asset servicing, legal and the wider financial services sector in Scotland.....Read more...
