Nexfibre is a £4.5 billion joint venture between Infravia Capital Partners, Liberty Global and Telefónica, formed to deliver ultra-fast full fibre broadband to up to 7 million homes across the UK.

Together with our commercial partner Virgin Media O2, we will create the first national scale competitor to BT Openreach, providing consumers and businesses with better innovation and choice.

We operate a wholesale business model, serving broadband ISPs and B2B resellers and customers. Nexfibre is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment for our people.

As the IT Director, you will be accountable for the IT strategy and roadmap, defining guidelines and managing the delivery of a technology stack that supports our evolving business strategy.

You will oversee and control IT operations developed by specialists and partners, ensuring technology is best supporting business activity.

• End-to-end responsibility for IT programme delivery, from planning through to design, development, integration, testing, and handover.
• Shaping and designing the IT strategy, accountable for supporting the definition of guidelines and control of developing the technology stack.
• Overseeing impact and feasibility assessments for new and future requirements, providing cost-effective technical solutions.
• Leading all aspects of the definition and development of standards and guidelines for the IT stack.
• Coordinating multiple projects for new or updated applications, maintaining a view of ongoing upkeep and improvement of IT systems.
• Decision-making, showing leadership and making decisions that consider multidimensional impacts.
• Providing programme leadership through formal governance roles and building trusted relationships with collaborators.
• Overseeing technology partners' compliance with SLAs and delivering in line with strategic and financial aims.
• Managing the annual IT capital and operating expense budgets and running reviews, audits, and prioritisation of all IT systems and applications.

• Deep IT expertise in relevant industry, with demonstrable experience and evidence of success in a senior information management role within telecommunications and/or wholesale business areas.
• Comfortable with leading large programmes, familiar with the demands of large-scale IT deployment programmes.
• Shown experience and skills in managing vendors, developing risk-based commercial frameworks, and vendor relationship management.
• Significant commercial skills and experience to develop and challenge costs and benefits in business cases.
• Able to take decisions, assess situations, and make clear decisions timely and in the best interest of the organisation.
• Advanced interpersonal skills, able to relate well to others, dictate responsibilities, offer constructive feedback, influence and persuade, and support and encourage others.

• Industry leadership, constantly scanning the market to understand technology trends and how they may be incorporated to deliver value for our business.
• Experienced in dealing/communicating with the business on IT-related matters in a clear and concise manner.

Experience of operating at a senior management level, preferably in a technical or project management-related role.