Rhumbl Group
Head of IT - Western Hemisphere
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Head of IT - Commodities Trading (London)
We're working on behalf of an established, privately owned international commodities trading business to find their next Head of IT, based in London.
This is a hands-on regional leadership role. You'll own the IT function for the London office and provide oversight across a small number of other international offices, working closely with trading, chartering, treasury and finance to keep the business running securely and reliably.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
- Leading IT infrastructure, network and security across the region, keeping systems reliable and available around the clock
- Owning governance of the trading, voyage management and finance systems the business runs on, and acting as the senior point of contact when things need fixing or improving
- Managing vendor relationships and holding suppliers to account on delivery and service
- Running IT upgrade and transformation projects with minimal disruption to the business
- Building and developing a small regional IT team, while staying hands-on enough to unblock technical problems yourself
- Partnering with global IT leadership on wider strategy, disaster recovery and business continuity planning
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WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Significant experience (8+ years) in IT infrastructure or systems leadership, ideally including time in commodity trading, energy or shipping
- Strong hands-on knowledge of enterprise IT environments: Microsoft technologies, cloud infrastructure and networking
- Working familiarity with trading and risk management systems, voyage or vessel management systems, and ERP platforms. You don't need to code, but you should be able to read a data model, challenge a vendor proposal and direct a technical team with confidence
- Some understanding of physical trading and logistics, enough to hold your own with trading, chartering and finance colleagues
- Experience managing distributed teams across time zones
- A degree in IT or a related field, plus relevant professional certifications
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WHAT YOU'RE LIKE
- Comfortable operating at both a hands-on technical level and a senior stakeholder level
- Happy to take ownership and work independently
- Flexible with hours when the business needs it
- A strong communicator who works well across geographies and seniority levels
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