Head of IT

On behalf of our client, we are currently seeking a Head of IT to join their team.

Your day-to-day

• Overall management of technical operations infrastracture, including management of a diverse team of skilled IT professionals
• Managing IT staff, including hiring, direct supervision, facilitating collaboration among departments and managing employee concerns and performance
• Increasing end user satisfaction levels by constantly improving relevant applications
• Liaising with department heads, system users and other stakeholders to ensure maximum effectiveness of IT operations
• Arranging upgrades, migrations and replacements of hardware and software utilities
• Developing cybersecurity strategy, and eliminating security risks and vulnerabilities
• Overseeing deployment and upgrades of IT hardware and software
• Overseeing IT help desk
• Preparing financial budgets and presenting proposals to executives and stakeholders
• Coordinating IT tasks, such as software updates, to ensure maximum availability and minimal downtime
• Working with external vendors and advisors
• Managing networking, development and disaster recovery processes

What you will need

• A bachelor’s degree in programming, computer science, computer engineering, or another related field with advanced course experience in mathematics, computer programming, and software development
• Proven experience as IT director or similar role, at least 8 years
• Experience in analysis, implementation and evaluation of IT systems and their specifications
• Sound understanding of computer systems (hardware/software), networks etc.
• Experience in controlling information technology budget
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Outstanding communication abilities

We love your personality if you

• have the readiness for new opportunities – willingness to innovate - develops ideas - creates value for the organizationExcellent communication and interpersonal skills
• strong leadership and project management skills
• solid analytical and problem-solving skills
• ability to focus on achieving results, take initiative and be an excellent communicator
• result orientation and problem solving ability
• orientation to high performance as well as implementation of decisions
• act with very high ethical standards
• inspire confidence with his actions
• take initiative and personal responsibility for achieving results without excuses

What’s in it for you

• A stable working environment with the opportunity for professional development.
• Competitive salary based on your skills and experience.