I am a strategic IT Leader with a successful background in diverse verticals including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Media and the Public Sector (NHS, Local / Central Government). I have acute business acumen and a broad range of management experience. My strategic approach to business problems is partnered with successful operational and service management leadership. I am experienced in engaging with key stakeholders at C-Suite / Executive level and I have a demonstrable history of delivering cost appropriate IT business solutions and services. By building solid IT strategies and technology roadmaps, I have improved service delivery capabilities and product support through consistent, logical, and orderly thinking and effective problem solving. I am experienced at driving change management, business transformation and IT service transition.• Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills at all levels• Proven business understanding and technical knowledge - combining technical skills, business understanding and sector insight• Transforming and improving core IT functions with a strong customer service ethos• Leading, coaching, mentoring, developing, retaining, recruiting, and improving the performance of both small and large (50+) IT teams positively and collaboratively• Leading significant Infrastructure transformation and Digital change programmes• Breadth and depth of knowledge across both troublesome legacy and modern IT systems and technologies• IT Security, policies, processes, and protocols including GDPR, FOI, PCI DSS, InfoGov• Confident presenter making effective use of high quality, evidence-based documents, to inform, guide and persuade audiences, both technical and non-technical • Leading multi-disciplinary IT teams, who were direct, indirect and matrix managed• Developing clear technical strategy, vision, and roadmaps• Delivering and managing future-proof, cost effective, automated IT landscapes• Commitment to best practice and highly available, scalable systems• Advocate of Cloud Computing technologies, with 10 years (Public / Private / Hybrid) experience with multiple vendors, including Azure, AWS and GCP• Strategic relationship building with Global partners (Microsoft, HPE)• Experience of managing concurrent projects in a complex portfolio• Full budgetary responsibility, Opex / Capex (£10m+)