IT Director

Corndel is now at the stage in its growth where we are looking for a permanent IT Director to lead, develop and manage our IT Strategy, infrastructure, governance and support services to deliver the next stage of growth for the business. Currently we have a small IT support and infrastructure team with specific data governance and application owners sitting in various teams in the business. The IT Director will have overall accountability and responsibility for IT strategy, governance and operational effectiveness, ensuring that these are fit for purpose and that we have an integrated approach to IT management in the business. Scope of the role The focus of the role is on IT and technology requirements supporting the management of our business and our back-office operations, e.g. Microsoft suite, Operational, HR, Finance systems etc. Technology development for learning technologies as part of our external product offer sit with our Product Development team. However, once new learning technologies are agreed and implemented as part of our product evolution, the ongoing management and internal IT support for these tools transfer to the IT function, under the responsibility of the IT Director This will enable these tools to be integrated and governance and IT security oversight provided. Therefore, the Head of Information Technology will have a role to play in the implementation of new or enhancement to our learning technologies.,

• Technology Assessment - Understand business needs and evaluate strengths and weaknesses of current infrastructure, solutions and operations.
• Develop and agree our IT strategy and change plan - both transformational and tactical plans to address needs and issues.
• Understand and bring into the business an understanding of trends, developments and changes in the IT landscape, developing impact assessments, plans and recommendations to address and respond.
• Effectively lead, manage and motivate a high performing and inclusive IT team.
• Deliver an effective, efficient and reliable IT Support Service.
• Evolve our IT policies, processes and guidance to support the governance, integration and support effective decision making.
• Ensure the business and its data is protected and delivering against Corndel's key responsibilities for data governance and security.
• Maximise the efficiency of our IT operations, ensuring effective planning and budgetary and management controls are in place.
• Effectively manage our 3rd party agents and suppliers supporting our IT systems and infrastructure.
Key Experience & Skills
• Previous delivery experience as a Head of IT or IT Director within a growing online business, ideally with experience developing strategies and plans to evolve, integrate and scale technologies to support business growth.
  
  Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or a related field, ideally with recognised external certification in IT/information security.
• Proven experience in IT management and leadership positions, having demonstrated growing and developing high performance teams and individuals.
• Previous experience of successfully delivering IT projects and change.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and team working skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, adapt at understanding risks, issues and opportunities and developing clear solutions.
• Highly curious with a learning orientation around market trends, industry news and solutions.
  
  Corndel is a unique, multi award-winning UK management and technology training provider that focuses on delivering the highest quality programmes throughout an employee's career. We partner with some of the UK's largest and most exciting businesses to help drive organisational and personal performance through transformational learning., Why join Corndel?
• We're committed to having a fully inclusive, welcoming and safe culture and always striving to improve.
• We provide an environment that is truly flexible and supportive, somewhere you will have autonomy over your role.
• We're a leader in our field, with quality and excellence at the heart of what we do.
As part of our commitment to create an inclusive workplace where all colleagues can be their true selves, excel in their roles and progress in their careers, we recognise the importance of embracing the diversity in the working population and making Corndel a fully accessible employer. As Corndel is a Disability Confident Employer, we make sure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a job will be offered an interview. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, when submitting your application, please select the appropriate option to let us know that you have a disability. Please note this does not mean that all disabled people are entitled to an interview, in some recruitment situations such as peak times, we might need to limit the overall numbers of interviews we offer. If you have a disability that might affect any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know about any help or reasonable adjustments you need before any interview or assessment. We'll work with you to make sure any appropriate support is in place and make the application process a more positive experience. Corndel is committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment practices, and will undertake pre-employment checks on the successful candidate, including DBS Disclosure Check. Please find our Privacy Policy for Employees and Applicants here. Powered by JazzHR