We have an exciting career opportunity for a Head of Technology to join a digital marketing and technology agency that specialises in online gaming at their offices in London. Taking on a brand-new role, you will report directly to their Managing Director, and will inherit a semi-mature product development team with the goal of taking them to the next level. If you want to be part of a passionate, hardworking team with a vision to take on one of the most competitive digital industries in the world, then this job could be perfect for you!

Your key job responsibilities as the Head of Technology in London will include:

• Lead the technology team to continue the planning, development and implementation of the roadmap, including timely decommissioning of their legacy systems and the creation and transition to a sustainable architecture, based on best practice
• Own the planning and prioritising of resources across the Technology team to ensure an effective balance between our tech transformation, their BAU project delivery and ongoing maintenance and support of our platforms and services
• Work collaboratively with the stakeholders, where relevant, at all levels across the organisation to ensure that our technology services and products are customer-led, cost-effective, scalable, easy to use and meet current and future needs
• Further develop our capability, processes and team structures in managing change, agile software development and rapid deployment, cyber security, data management and service management
• Ensure that a clear vision and delivery plan for our technology services is communicated to all staff and that ongoing delivery is transparent and well-communicated across the group and that all dependencies and risk are well managed
• Accountable for the technical assurance in-house solutions and the solutions and services from outsourced suppliers and contractors

Requirements for this Head of Technology job in London:

• 15+ years of experience with a 4+ years in a management position
• Previous experience in a senior software engineering role (preferably architect level)
• A track record of running a technology organisation of >20 people
• A track record of building and scaling high functioning technology organisations
• Experience in developing technology strategies aligned with business objectives and following through with exceptional planning and tactical execution
• Previous entrepreneurial or division head experience
• Experience in high performance/high throughput platforms
• Still remains hands-on with technology on some level
• Equally strong in people management and organisational structure as in technology – appreciative & supportive of the role people play in bringing tech to life
• Able to identify gaps, weaknesses and risks on all levels of the technology organisation and plan and mitigate accordingly so that it remains robust and able to deliver in the face of change
• Strong at delivering value individually as being able to deliver through others by leveraging their strengths
• Frequent use of data when making decisions
• A good balance of high-standards, detail-orientation and pragmatism
• Doesn’t sacrifice long-term value for short-term results

If you meet the above requirements for this Head of Technology job in London, we would like to hear from you. Please send your CV through. If you do not receive any feedback within 7 days of your application, please be advised that you were not successful in making the shortlist.