UK Home Office
Director HO Digital 1) Regular Migration and Immigration & Citizenship Services. 2) Illegal Migration, Borders, Compliance and Enforcement
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Director HO Digital 1) Regular Migration and Immigration & Citizenship Services. 2) Illegal Migration, Borders, Compliance and Enforcement
This advert is for 2 Director Roles within Home Office (HO) Digital
Role 1: Regular Migration and Immigration & Citizenship Services Role 2: Illegal Migration, Borders, Compliance and Enforcement
Please state your preference for which role you wish to be considered for.
Multiple Locations: Cardiff, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Sheffield
Job grade SCS Pay Band 2
Salary: £120,000 - £150,000
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
HO Digital will be hosting a Townhall Event for these roles for prospective candidates on:
Friday 19th June 2026 at 11:15am
Whilst this is an optional event, all candidates are encouraged to join the panel to gain an insight into the role(s) . You can join this event by registering at:
The Director – Regular Migration and Immigration & Citizenship This role is responsible for delivering strategic GMPP digital-enabled outcomes, including those for the Future Borders Immigration System (FBIS), Case working Capability, the cross-government Digital Identity Programme, and Passports and Civil Registration. This role operates in partnership with the Pay Band 2 (PB2) Director for Illegal Migration, Borders, Compliance and Enforcement, and both roles share responsibility for the portfolio's £700m annual investment.
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The Director – Illegal Migration, Borders, Compliance and Enforcement
This role is responsible for leading strategic digital product teams that deliver digital services that enable Illegal Migration, Asylum, Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, Border Security Command, Crossing the Border outcomes. This role operates in partnership with the PB2 Director for Regular Migration and Immigration & Citizenship Services, and both roles share responsibility for the portfolio's £700m annual investment.
Essential Criteria
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their knowledge, experience, capability and behavioural approach to a high standard against the following key criteria:
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Proven experience of delivering large scale, digital transformation, strategic digital product leadership and accountability for live digital services with demonstrable ability to balance service reliability, cyber resilience and delivery of new capabilities.
The ability to build high trust relationships with very senior customers and stakeholders, bridging technical and non-technical divides, with the confidence and credibility to challenge where necessary.
Experience in leading strategic digital product teams with the ability to inspire and empower colleagues to innovating and deliver high-quality, user-centred services ensuring alignment with organisational goals and ministerial priorities.
Strong financial management skills with experience in managing substantial budgets (>£50mper annum).
Proven expertise in managing suppliers and contracts (>£50m per annum), with a strong track record of driving supplier performance and achieving substantial cost savings.
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