Head of Information Services

5 days ago


York, United Kingdom Northern Trains Full time

We are looking to recruit a Head of Information Services that will report to the Finance Director. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the us leading information service and support a rapidly growing user base. As a business we are at the head of enabling critical transformation programmes through technology; some are the most ambitious programmes our industry has seen so we are looking for an exceptional leader who will shape service delivery, manage supplier relations, influence the over-arching business strategy and oversee our digital transformation projects to meet our modernisation and business growth plans. You’ll be our leading expert on technology solutions and part of our leading team delivering high quality services to our internal and external customers.

Our transformation agenda is inspiring, exciting and fast pace. We are giving our people better technology than they’ve ever had before, our trains can give us more data and we have an opportunity to work together to make our business even more efficient and technology enabled so that we can stay fully connected and secure. We expect great things from our Senior Leaders, so you’ll have the freedom to lead your teams, innovate, modernise and work with colleagues across the business to influence and get the best outcomes for Northern and our customers.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Lead our in-house Information Services team to deliver excellence to our rapidly growing customer base, improving day to day services through an inspired, motivated, and highly efficient team:
- Define and lead our technology strategies ensuring they meets the growing needs of our business
- Enable and support business transformation and critical change projects, leading all third-party technology developments
- Lead core services, network, technology services, service desk, access to systems and equipment, providing a high-quality user experience
- Collaborate with colleagues from across the business and external industry partners to align our strategies, share learning and best practice to achieve the best outcomes for

both Northern and our customers
- Manage supplier relationships so that we get value for money from excellent services

Lead Northern’s Info Sec Team to ensure Northern’s Cyber security defences and policies are robust and under continuous improvement.

Provide the technical platform and support for our Business Insight Team and growing community of analysts.

**About you**:
ITIL Service Management knowledge and experience is essential as is an understanding of enterprise architecture and the essential practices that keep our staff, information, and data safe and secure. You’ll also need:

- Experience of working on large scale digital transformation projects
- Able to align modern technology projects with day-to-day service delivery identifying opportunities for efficiency and business process change through technology
- You’ll be an inspiring leader of teams; engaging, motivating, innovating, and experienced in leading people through change whilst putting Customers at the heart of service initiatives
- Experience of improving service operations functions
- Experience of managing large budgets and financial planning
- Confident influencer, collaborator, and relationship builder
- Resilient, comfortable in the role of most senior service expert providing advice and guidance to Directors, Senior Leaders, Project Leaders as well as Group colleagues and external suppliers
- Available to be part of our Information Services on-call rota

**Our benefits**:
We provide a range of benefits for our Executive Leaders, designed to attract the absolute best people, and help you to grow your career with us:

- Generous death in service entitlement plus dependant’s benefits.
- An option to ‘top-up’ pension benefits through additional voluntary contributions (AVCs)
- Executive development planning meeting when you join us, supporting you and your career from Day 1
- Free travel on all Northern Services for you and your family*
- 75% off all other rail operator leisure services for you and your family*
- 28 days annual leave (plus an option to purchase defined levels of additional leave through a salary sacrifice)
- Performance development scheme including an annual talent assessment
- Employee Assistance Programme, supporting well-being at work
- Range of training initiatives to help you to get to know Northern, our industry and what’s expected
- Access to Northern Benefits Scheme, a wide range of discounts
- Terms apply.



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