Head of IT Business Partner – Finance / hybrid 2 days on site / 6 month initial

The Role

We’re looking for a senior IT Business Partner to lead the relationship between technology and the finance function for a large, complex organisation.

This is a strategic leadership role, where you’ll work closely with senior finance stakeholders to shape technology roadmaps, drive digital transformation, and ensure IT investment delivers real business value.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor to the business, aligning IT strategy with commercial priorities while overseeing delivery and outcomes across a broad portfolio of initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior finance leaders to understand priorities and translate them into IT strategy
• Define and own technology roadmaps aligned to business objectives
• Shape and prioritise demand, ensuring focus on high-value initiatives
• Oversee IT budgets (CapEx & OpEx) and ensure return on investment
• Drive end-to-end project engagement, from planning through to value realisation
• Collaborate with architecture, delivery, and operations teams to deliver scalable solutions
• Act as a key escalation point for critical IT issues and risks
• Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice

About You

• Proven experience in IT Business Partnering, IT Strategy, or senior IT leadership roles
• Strong background working with finance functions or finance systems (e.g. ERP)
• Experience delivering digital transformation or large-scale IT programmes
• Comfortable managing senior stakeholders and influencing at leadership level
• Strong commercial awareness, including budget ownership and value delivery
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture, IT governance (ITIL/COBIT), and delivery frameworks (Agile/PRINCE2)

Head of Delivery Management

£750/day Inside IR-35 for an initial 6 months with likely extension beyond

Westminster – 2-3 days per week on site

Active SC Clearance required

We’re looking for an experienced Head of Delivery Management to lead and oversee delivery across a Service Group on a large, complex programme. This role is accountable for ensuring delivery remains on track, efficient and aligned to agreed priorities, working across multiple teams and suppliers.

About the role

• Senior delivery leadership role within a Service Group
• Accountability for delivery outcomes across multiple workstreams
• Oversight of delivery plans, milestones and governance
• Close collaboration with senior stakeholders and peer delivery leads

Key responsibilities

• Oversee delivery plans, milestones and dependencies across the Service Group
• Manage timelines, budgets, risks and delivery performance
• Coordinate delivery across multiple multidisciplinary teams and/or vendors
• Work with other Heads of Delivery Management to ensure effective cross‑functional delivery
• Identify and unblock delivery issues, including resourcing, scope and governance challenges
• Own and manage delivery risk across the Service Group
• Drive consistent delivery standards, reporting and lifecycle adherence
• Prepare and run quarterly planning, quarterly business reviews and quarterly showcases
• Lead and manage the monthly Service Group Review
• Translate Service Group priorities and KRs into realistic, achievable delivery plans
• Track recruitment to ensure the right people are in the right teams
• Support professional development across delivery roles
• Act as a visible, confident leader across digital and non‑digital stakeholders
• Build credibility and influence across departments and senior leadership

Key skills and experience

• Strong background in Agile and Lean delivery practices
• Experience with scaled agile environments
• Commercial and financial management experience
• Confident communicating between technical and non‑technical audiences
• Lifecycle and governance management
• Proven ability to maintain delivery momentum in complex programmes
• Strong planning skills across Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Excellent understanding of team dynamics and collaborative delivery