Overview Our client is a fast-growing, founder-led organisation moving from start-up energy into a more structured, scalable growth phase. Technology is central to success, but it now needs focus to enable the business to move faster. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a hands-on IT Director who can take a solid but fragmented technology estate and turn it into a streamlined, secure, future-ready platform. You’ll sit at Executive level, work closely with founders and the CEO, and play a defining role in shaping how technology supports customers, revenue, and long-term growth. Foundations

Strong technology partners and consultants Improved software stability A small but capable core team across IT Ops, DevOps, Helpdesk, and Projects

Focus

Reducing cost and complexity Driving automation and AI-led efficiencies Making technology more effective, better communicated, and more commercially aligned

Your mandate is clear: make it leaner, smarter, and more impactful. Responsibilities

Own and deliver a 3-year technology roadmap aligned to business growth Lead IT strategy, operations, security, and vendor management Optimise OPEX budget, with a clear target to cut costs, through smarter spend, simplification, and automation Rationalise a tech stack that has grown through add-ons and point solutions Strengthen cyber security, governance, and compliance Bring visibility and clarity to technology decisions, risks, and outcomes at Exec level Be present, vocal, and influential Lead, develop, and challenge a hybrid internal and outsourced team

About you

An EdTech or Software House background would lend itself well here, or a B2B2C environment, so you have full understanding of customer onboarding and experience. Commercially minded and comfortable owning full budgets Previously led change in scaling, founder-led or growth-stage environments Balances strategy with delivery and isn’t afraid to get hands-on Can simplify complexity and explain technology simply Has experience with SaaS platforms, cloud environments, integrations, and vendors Understands cyber security, GDPR, and operational risk

Role Details Hybrid role: 3 days per week in the office (St Albans) Salary up to £120,000 Up to 20% bonus, 28 days holiday + Bank Holiday, 6% employer pension contribution, wellbeing programme and more. Modern office space, free breakfast, discounted parking #J-18808-Ljbffr