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Global IT Director
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Introduction
Join a global technology business where you'll lead large-scale engineering teams, shape enterprise technology strategy and drive customer-focused innovation across international markets. This is a high-impact leadership role, combining commercial technology services with global platform engineering to support business growth, operational excellence and digital transformation.
Role Overview
- Location: East Anglia / Hybrid
- Package: Competitive + Executive Benefits
- Industry: Technology / Engineering / Supply Chain / Logistics
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead a global Platform Engineering function, providing strategic direction across technology operations spanning North America, LATAM and EMEA.
- Oversee a high-performing international engineering organisation, developing leadership capability and driving a culture of innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Partner with commercial teams and customers to deliver technology solutions that support business growth and strengthen long-term client relationships.
- Shape and execute the technology roadmap, ensuring platforms remain secure, resilient and scalable.
- Lead major technology transformation initiatives, with a strong focus on AI, automation and digital enablement.
- Drive the successful delivery of complex engineering programmes, including platform consolidation and enterprise integration initiatives.
- Manage technology investment, budgets and vendor relationships to maximise value and commercial performance.
- Champion governance, cybersecurity and operational resilience, ensuring compliance with corporate and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across global business functions to influence technology strategy and enterprise decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to improve customer experience, operational efficiency and business performance through technology-led innovation.
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Main Skills Needed
- Significant senior leadership experience across Platform Engineering, Technology Services or enterprise IT environments.
- Proven success leading large, geographically dispersed engineering teams through senior leadership structures.
- Strong commercial mindset with experience supporting customer-facing technology services and business growth.
- Track record of delivering enterprise-wide technology transformation, automation and AI initiatives.
- Experience managing large-scale technology programmes, operational delivery and strategic roadmaps.
- Strong understanding of IT governance, cybersecurity, operational resilience and risk management.
- Experience managing OPEX and CAPEX budgets, driving cost optimisation and maximising return on investment.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executive leaders, customers and cross-functional teams.
- Strong vendor management and third-party partnership experience.
- Experience working within complex global matrix organisations.
- Exposure to multinational businesses, global delivery models or customer-led technology organisations would be highly advantageous.
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What’s in It for You
- Lead a globally distributed engineering organisation with genuine strategic influence.
- Shape the future of technology through AI, automation and digital transformation.
- Work directly with executive leadership on high-profile, business-critical initiatives.
- Combine commercial leadership with enterprise technology strategy in a role that offers real variety.
- Influence global technology investment and the direction of customer-facing services.
- Join an organisation that values innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement while investing in future growth.
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