Head of Digital Transformation - Cookstown, United Kingdom - CDE Group

CDE Group

Verified Company

Cookstown, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Head of Digital Transformation is a key role within the strategic leadership team.

The postholder will be responsible for delivering a programme of Digital Transformation within the business whilst driving and growing the existing technology function.

They will play an important role in shaping the future direction of CDE by ensuring the business has the technical capability to drive growth.

The Head of Digital Transformation will take the lead in technical strategy and direction, in line with business ambitions.

The postholder will have the tactical and strategic acumen to deliver technology services that will support CDE in its ambitious goals for growth.

The Head of Digital Transformation will manage the company's technology operations and the implementation of new IT systems and policies, whilst taking account of the wider technology estate.

About The Role

Lead all activities within the Technology & Analytics function (Technical Operations, Analytics, and Support)
Develop and drive the company's overall digital transformation strategy and roadmap
Ensure the technical landscape is scalable and in line with CDE ambitions
Lead the development of new fitforpurpose digital solutions to improve operational efficiency and customer experience
Champion digital transformation tools and conduct training to relevant departments within the organisation
Develop mandatory build to be secure processes
Be an advocate for a security focussed approach
Review existing internal business processes and identify areas of improvement
Provide technical design oversight on development projects to ensure adherence to legal and corporate standards and development best practices
Bridge the gap between technology and strategic business objectives, and know the value of information rather than data
Work with key business stakeholders to demonstrate the art of the possible
Effectively manage the delivery workload pipeline
Control technology project schedules to ensure that technical improvement plans are completed on time and onbudget, according to the project plan.
Provide guidance and expertise on technology as a key enabler for change
Be an advocate of technology bestpractice and improvement initiatives
Ensure systems and solutions have appropriate data governance and that data is well architected and secured
Establish, maintain, and lead a consistent approach to the measurement, monitoring, and improvement of data related capabilities
Ensure that we have a culture of Clean Data and that all stakeholders understand the reason for its importance
Keep up to date with digital trends and best practices
To adhere to the Company's Policies and Procedures
To carry out any other duties within reason and capability associated with this role
Reporting to CFO and working closely with Director of Transformation on improvement programmes

Required Criteria

Degree in a technology or businessrelated field, or equivalent
Demonstrable experience leading digital transformation projects within a complex environment
Minimum 5 years' experience in similar role
Demonstrable experience leading teams

Desired Criteria

Exposure to cloud engineering
Experience in implementing/supporting ERP systems
Demonstrable experience working to ISO27001 standards
ITIL exposure and ISO20000 standards
Experience in managing local networks in Windows environments
Experience in server and web server administration (Linux, Windows, Apache, etc.) and hosted environments

Skills Needed

About The Company
WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU

We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy.

We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible - with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before.

Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges.

Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers' needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator.

Wet processing is our sole focus -our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field.

Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our "Customer for Life" mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.

Company Culture

We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors.

OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.

To do that, we must continue to build our global team by addi