Job Title: Head of IT Location: Cardiff/Newport (2 days per week office-based) Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 Benefits £5,500 car allowance Job Type: 18 Month Fixed Term Contract, Full-Time The role Our client is a Welsh success story in the financial services sector. Technology has been recognised as a key driver for the business, and we are now looking for a Head of IT to look after BAU and projects. Reporting to the COO the Head of IT will lead the delivery of the organisation's technology portfolio, ensuring systems are innovative, secure, and aligned with organisational goals. You will oversee the management of IT operations, suppliers, and policies while building and nurturing a talented team (20) through 3 direct reports. Through your leadership, you'll ensure technology solutions support the transformation strategy, delivering value to everyone. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and motivate the IT team, ensuring strong collaboration and personal development. Technical Expertise: Be a hands-on leader, guiding your team through technical challenges and offering direct support when needed. Manage a team to oversee IT infrastructure across multiple sites, ensuring reliability, scalability, and effective support for all locations. Budget & Resource Management : Oversee the IT budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and cost control. Manage IT procurement processes, ensuring best value for money. Vendor Management: Manage relationships with external vendors and service providers, ensuring that the firm receives high-quality, cost-effective IT services. Visionary IT Strategy: Develop and implement a forward-looking IT roadmap with rigid processes and KPIs aligning with business goals and preparing the company for future growth and technology advancements. Digital Transformation: Lead the adoption of new technologies and work with the transformation team to improve efficiency, client service, and innovation. Project Management: Lead IT projects from planning through to execution, ensuring on-time delivery and alignment with company needs. Experience Proven experience in an IT Manager OR Head of IT role On the tools technical awareness and experience (in Cloud, Security, Data and Governance). Strong project management experience Integration of complex systems using APIs Benefits 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays PLUS a day off on your birthday Opportunity to purchase additional holidays. A commitment to your ongoing training and development Up to 14 hours of paid Society leave to volunteer for a local community initiative. Various health and wellbeing benefits such as 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, subsidised flu jabs and eye tests. Private healthcare (subject to selection & completion of medical disclosure form). Personal health cash plan and dental cover (subject to selection). Life Assurance 4 times your basic salary life cover, along with critical illness cover. 10% employer stakeholder pension contribution For immediate consideration please send your CV in today.