Group Director, IT & Digital

The University of Liverpool has ambitious plans for growth building on its reputation as a leading research institution and its Gold rated teaching excellence. We are rooted in the Liverpool City Region but international in character and outlook. Our purpose and values steer the way we wish to operate – fuelled by creativity and ambition and our collaboration with partners.

Our strategy, Liverpool 2031, outlines our vision and key priorities and it is clear that digital innovation will be key to achievement of our goals – whether to enhance our efficiency and effectiveness in delivery of professional services, to enhance the learning environment for our students or to ensure the appropriate support to drive forward our excellence in Research.

A clear, costed and compelling digital strategy and investment roadmap will be required to achieve our ambitions and we are looking for a leader who can lead our community in the development and delivery of its digital strategy, as well as leading out on the provision of efficient, effective financial sustainable IT services and enterprise level systems.

We are looking for an exceptional individual with broad experience in leading and shaping teams and delivery across data, infrastructure, cyber security, IT systems and services to support our core users. Someone who can lead with passion and a collaborative mindset to balance the opportunities that digital innovation can unlock with concerns around risk, security and a resilient investment roadmap in a sector where financial sustainability, partnership and service resilience are more important than ever.

You will be an IT professional who is values-led, who blends authentic, emotionally intelligent leadership with technical expertise, and has proven ability to deliver strategic transformation all gained within a large and complex organisational context.