William Grant & Sons
Global Infrastructure & Networks Lead
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Global Infrastructure & Networks Lead
Global Infrastructure & Network Leader
We’re looking for a Global Infrastructure & Network Leader to lead the delivery and evolution of core technology infrastructure across the organisation, ensuring secure, resilient, and high-performing services that enable business continuity and growth.
In this role, you’ll shape how infrastructure and network services are designed, delivered, and modernised, supporting the transition to scalable, cloud-based environments while maintaining operational stability.
You’ll play a critical role in leading a global team, working closely with business, technology, and security stakeholders to ensure infrastructure services align with organisational priorities and future demand.
What We Can Offer You
- Competitive salary and financial wellbeing benefits
- Eligible for a bonus plan
- Flexible holidays
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday time
- Health benefits
- Private Healthcare
- Doctor@Hand (remote GP service)
- Pension plan
- Defined contribution scheme with:
- Employee contribution: 4% or 5% of salary
- Company contribution: 8% or 10% (depending on your choice)
- Contributions made via salary sacrifice
- Defined contribution scheme with:
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Support for medical, financial, legal, home, and family issues
- Life Assurance
- Cover valued at eight times your annual basic salary
- Product benefits
- Access to our portfolio of brands
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounted bike hire (at least 25% savings), with the option to purchase at reduced value
- Charity support
- Up to £1,000 per year in donations for the charities you care about
- Learning & development
- Resources to help you grow professionally
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Main Responsibilities
- Designing, modernising, and delivering infrastructure solutions across both legacy and cloud environments
- Defining and executing a roadmap for cloud and application migration, ensuring scalability, resilience, and cost-efficiency
- Overseeing secure, reliable infrastructure services that support global business operations
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory and security standards in all regions
- Collaborating with information security teams to align infrastructure and networking with evolving security needs
- Managing hybrid infrastructure environments for seamless integration and optimal performance across on-premise and cloud platforms
- Aligning infrastructure services with changing business demands in partnership with stakeholders
- Driving automation, monitoring, and best practices to enhance efficiency, reliability, and performance
- Managing vendor and third-party relationships to deliver services that are high-performing, innovative, and compliant
- Leading incident response and disaster recovery initiatives to ensure rapid recovery and robust business continuity
Our Ideal Candidate
You’re an experienced infrastructure leader with:
- A strong background in global IT operations, including hybrid and cloud environments
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on operational expertise
- Direct experience ensuring infrastructure is scalable, secure, and aligned with business needs
- Proven ability to lead distributed teams and drive performance across complex environments
- Strong collaboration skills, bridging technology, security, and business teams to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions
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This role would suit someone who:
- Has extensive experience managing global or multi-region infrastructure operations
- Has delivered large-scale infrastructure transformations, including cloud migrations and hybrid environments
- Is a strategic thinker who aligns IT capability with business growth and resilience
- Is a people-focused leader who fosters high-performing, globally distributed teams
- Is motivated by building secure, reliable, and scalable technology foundations that enable business success
About William Grant & Sons
A Home for Rare Characters
"William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive."
We value each employee for their rare character—their unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every colleague plays a critical role in driving our growth ambitions.
Our Vision: A home where rare characters thrive. At William Grant & Sons, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do, reflecting our purpose and values. We foster an environment where everyone can feel their best self and bring their whole selves to work.
Our Agile Working Philosophy
"Have your best work day every day."
Our approach is built on trust, allowing Rare Characters to thrive through flexibility and positive working experiences. Being connected to our teams unlocks potential while maintaining the best outcomes.
We’re open to discussions on agile or flexible working arrangements as part of the recruitment process.
Inclusive Recruitment
Diversity & Inclusion is ** ingrained** in how we hire and work, fully aligned with our purpose and values. We ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and welcoming to all backgrounds.
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