Business Technology Director

Onsite in Southampton

Our client, a prestigious and historic legal company is looking for a new Technology Director to join them and lead IT strategy alongside management of suppliers, applications, data, cybersecurity and budgets to take the next step forward on the companies technology journey.

Responsibilites:

• Minimum 5 years' experience of delivering IT leadership to Law-Firms or other professional services, at a high level (IT Manager or above), supported by previous experience to a high technical level
• Experience of managing teams
• Experience of managing budgets and expenditure
• Thorough understanding of a service environment with a strong customer service orientation.
• A client facing and professional approach to their work
• Ability to work well with all stakeholders, internal and external, to ensure that all parties are engaged in projects
• Experience of managing third parties to deliver technology solutions within scope and budget and on time
• Demonstrable project management, including complex multi-strand projects

Technical Skillset Required:

• Hand-on experience of industry standards (ITIL, Cyber Essentials, Prince 2)
• Experience in dealing with major issues, ensuring focused prioritisation, communication and supporting technical teams with problem solving
• Experience in troubleshooting Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications along with peripherals and providing guidance to technical teams
• Experience in Microsoft 365 applications, configuration and administration and ensuring the firm receives the expected benefits

Understanding of standard Legal Apps such as:

• PMS (eg Aderant, Linetime, Elite etc)
• DMS tools
• Bighand
• Citrix
• Office
• Mobile devices

Business Technology Director

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