Director of Digital Systems

Director of Digital Systems £90-95k - Remote

About the role

A large, complex, internationally federated organisation is seeking a Director of Digital Systems to lead and evolve its global portfolio of core enterprise platforms.

This is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the CIO, with accountability for the stability, value and future direction of business-critical digital systems used across multiple countries and semi-autonomous operating entities.

The Opportunity

The organisation has recently completed a major phase of digital transformation and is now entering a period of enterprise platform consolidation, SaaS adoption and shared-service maturity. The focus has shifted from bespoke application build to:

• Extracting maximum value from enterprise platforms
• Governing complex vendor and partner ecosystems
• Designing scalable integration and data models
• Supporting significant organisational and operating-model change

This role will be central to a multi-year ERP-led finance transformation, the evolution of a global shared-services model, and the gradual extension of digital capability from back office into front-line and AI-enabled services.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the lifecycle and performance of global core digital systems
• Define and deliver platform roadmaps aligned to organisational strategy
• Lead a globally distributed team and third-party partners
• Act as enterprise service owner for shared platforms consumed by multiple business units
• Establish pragmatic, value-led delivery, testing and release disciplines
• Provide senior-level advice on the system implications of organisational change
• Build trust and credibility with executive and non-technical stakeholders

What We’re Looking For

• A senior enterprise digital or applications leader (not a hands-on engineer)
• Strong experience owning ERP and core back-office platforms
• Background in complex, federated or matrixed organisations
• Proven ability to lead global teams and manage strategic vendors
• Architecturally literate, with strong understanding of integration and data
• Highly pragmatic, influential and resilient leadership style

Sector background is flexible. Experience in shared services, SaaS platforms or large-scale ERP transformation will be highly valued.

This is a remote-first role with some (but very rare) international travel.

For more information and immediate consideration, apply today.