Job Description

Head of Digital (& Data) - Hybrid

Job Details:

• Posted: September 21 2023
• Location:

Berkshire * Salary: \xc3\x82\xc2\xa3100k - 135k per year + total compensation: competitive basic, bonus, car

• Specialism: Data,Digital
• Type: Permanent
• Ref: CG/HOD

2023-09-21

2023-10-19 Permanent \xc3\x82\xc2\xa3100k - 135k per year + total compensation: competitive basic, bonus, car

Sentinel https://www.sentinelit.com



Head of Digital (& Data) required by household name that is on a journey of modernising its estate via modern architecture and leading edge technology. The role will be accountable for the strategy, development and operations of Digital and Data systems to meet customer, business and IT requirements. This role is also responsible for the direction, management and development of a team of discipline leads - Developers, Technical Product Owners, Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, and Operational Engineers alike. This role reports into the CIO and will not only look after a large team but will ensure the team works with Delivery and Business Functions to realise the value, end deliverables and operations.

Key responsibilities:

- Overall day to day responsibility of the Digital & Data teams. Working with the teams to ensure they are adopting and using appropriate methodologies and ceremonies effectively.

- Coach and mentor the team to achieve the strategy and foster a culture of innovation whilst doing so.

- Contribute to the IT Leadership Team improving the capability and effectiveness of IT within the business unit. Working with the teams to ensure appropriate headcount and resources are available to meet the development and operational needs of the business.

- Providing input into the governance process, including methods and tools to be used as well as providing/ensuring that reporting and status information is accurately captured in support of portfolio governance.

- Collaborate with Delivery Teams and Business Product Owners to ensure their programme outcomes are delivered to support their specific product roadmaps.

- Build, facilitate and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships via engagement in governance forums.

Skills & Experience:

- You will have previous experience in a similar role with relevant Agile skills and previous leadership experience also. You will be able to manage and scale a team, able to build strong capability within relevant areas.

- Experience of building and managing Development and Operations in an organisation comprised of multiple Scrum teams.

- You should have a technical background and have the ability to manage improvements and change in a complex environment and be able to adapt processes to optimise outcomes.

- You will be innovative in character with a very customer focused approach, a strong collaborator and be able to think strategically and provide direction.

- You will have proven ability to innovate in either the data, digital or both areas.

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