Head of Digital Infrastructure

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Head of Digital Infrastructure

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Job Title: Head of Digital InfrastructureJob Location: Cheltenham, UKJob Location Type: HybridJob Contract Type: Full-timeJob Seniority Level: ExecutiveLocation: Cheltenham, UK (Hybrid working) Benefits: 27 days holiday plus Wellbeing day, Private Medical Insurance, Bonus scheme, Sharescheme, Enhanced pension plan, Life assurance, Discount scheme.Role OverviewThe Group IT Head of Digital Infrastructure holds responsibility for the strategic development and operational management of all aspects of connectivity, cloud and infrastructure services, as well as digital workplace technologies. The post-holder will ensure the delivery of high-performing, cost-effective infrastructure and digital workplace services across the organisation, enhancing agility, flexibility and productivity.Your Objectives And Responsibilities Will Focus On…

• Collaborating with senior leaders across IT, corporate functions and business units to support current ways of working and to unlock further benefits in productivity, automation and collaboration, while maintaining robust security
• Development and implementation of strategies for connectivity, infrastructure, cloud services, and digital workplace technologies aligned with organisational goals
• Driving continuous improvement (CI) initiatives to enhance service quality and efficiency
• Oversight of the development and maintenance of IT service catalogues and service level agreements (SLAs)
• Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) and SLAs for IT service support teams
• Defining and implementing well-structured operational services, utilising internal and external resource provision as required
• Enabling seamless communication and collaboration of IT systems and services globally for multiple user types and preferences
• Staying up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies; driving the adoption of new tools and technologies to improve service efficiency and effectiveness

Your Previous Experience Is Likely To Include….

• Building and managing large technical teams globally, as well as managing a portfolio of technical programmes
• Responsibility for global network infrastructure, cloud services, or similar operational teams
• Demonstrating strategic business acumen and understanding of organisational strategy, and delivering on that strategy
• Managing the operational delivery of critical IT services to a global user base
• Management of commercial agreements, particularly with Microsoft

To be successful in this role you will…

• Demonstrate Company Core Values at all times
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an understanding of the best method to use in various scenarios when working with colleagues across a variety of cultures
• Be able to respectfully interact with and influence colleagues from across all levels, including executives
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset with demonstrable outcomes
• Be familiar with IT change management processes
• Effectively inspire and lead a diverse team to achieve common goals
• Possess a strong commitment to delivery high-quality IT services and meeting business needs
• Be able to analyse complex data and make informed decisions
• Be financially and commercially aware, and show sound strategic decision-making and problem-solving skills

Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.BenefitsYou will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below.Everyone is Included at Spirax GroupWe are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued – across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments .We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.Lifelancer ( ) is a talent-hiring platform in Life Sciences, Pharma and IT. The platform connects talent with opportunities in pharma, biotech, health sciences, healthtech and IT domains.For more details and to find similar roles, please check out the below Lifelancer link.

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Location

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Job date

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 23:37:34 GMT

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