Head of Technology - Hybrid/remote

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced Technology Lead to join an award-winning early years educational group in a newly created role. This is a fast-growing PE-backed organization that, through acquisition, is steadily securing its place among the top ranked in its field. If you are an IT professional with outstanding leadership skills and experience working in a multi-site setting, this could be the ideal role for you. The position is being offered with very flexible hybrid working, with occasional requirements to work from their offices in Central London.

In this newly created role, you will have full responsibility for managing the technology estate and will have demonstrable expertise in the administration and support of Office 365, Windows Server, Active Directory, networking, and Azure/AWS. You will create and build out a team of IT professionals to support the company's growing network of users.

As Head of Technology, you will manage the day-to-day delivery of IT support services by third parties and will work on a range of interesting projects. You will oversee all networking for their existing multi-site operations, as well as managing the integration of systems and infrastructure for newly acquired sites and standardizing IT policies across all branches. As the company's Data Protection Lead, you will manage all areas of GDPR/compliance, conducting regular audits and risk assessments.

Collaborating with the Director of Infrastructure, you will lead on any new IT projects, using your commercial and technical expertise to create innovative solutions to improve efficiencies and keep on top of industry trends.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in a senior IT Lead role within a multi-site setting.
• Degree/qualification in IT or Computer Science; Prince 2 qualification is desirable.
• Confidence in all areas of governance, IT compliance, and security practices.
• Natural analytical thinker.
• Ability to perform in fast-paced and time-critical settings.
• First-class communication skills.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a proven Technology Lead to join a highly successful company that offers an attractive range of benefits. The company is on a high growth trajectory and offers fantastic career options now and in the longer term.

The salary is in the range of GBP 65,000 - GBP 70,000 plus benefits and offers a very flexible working pattern.