Deputy Director Technology Services - HM Land Registry - SCS1

Location

Plymouth, South West England, PL6 5WS

About the job

Job summary

HM Land Registry is looking for an outstanding technology leader to join us as Deputy Director of Technology Services. This is a significant senior leadership role, with responsibility for the performance, security and resilience of the technology services that underpin our organisation and the wider conveyancing market. You will lead a function of around 300 IT professionals, oversee budgets of approximately £50 million and ensure our critical technology services remain secure, reliable and responsive to the changing needs of our customers and colleagues.

Job description

Millions of people and businesses rely on HM Land Registry every year for guaranteed and trusted information on property ownership which covers properties worth around £8 trillion. Understanding and protecting the nation’s land ownership, and its potential use and value, is vital to a successful economy and a sustainable future.

As our Deputy Director Technology Services, you will be responsible for:

• Provide direction and leadership to a broad group of technical staff, demonstrating familiarity and competence with a range of technologies.
• Ensure the performance of core systems continues to meet the needs of the organisation whilst supporting major change activities and continuous improvement.
• Manage large IT budgets (circa £50m) and suppliers in accordance with wider government guidance, driving value for money and savings.
• Ensure appropriate security solutions and services are deployed to protect the organisation from malicious attacks.
• Work closely with technical architecture to ensure the future direction of infrastructure meets the expectations of the organisation.
• Be an active and supportive member of directorate and wider organisation leadership team, promoting and demonstrating organisational values.
• Communicate with a wide range of HMLR executives, staff and external stakeholders, driving partnerships, setting the agenda and influencing the wider development of the property sector.
• Serve as Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for projects or portfolios that are relevant to the role.
• Create an environment where our people can succeed, effectively leading and developing your senior management team through clear delegation of responsibilities and agreement of performance criteria.

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you will be required to demonstrate the following criteria throughout the recruitment process. 

Essential Technical Skills and Qualifications:

• Broad understanding of technology and infrastructure at an enterprise level.  
• Broad understanding of cyber security at an enterprise level.

Essential Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading infrastructure teams at an enterprise level.
• Successful oversight of large scale technology projects or change activities.
• Experience of cyber security in a low risk enterprise environment.
• Experience of effectively managing relationships with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness and experience of leading commercial negotiations and contracts.
• Experience of successfully leading and developing large and complex groups of technical professionals.