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Job Description
Fenero IT Director Job Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced IT Director to lead our technology team and drive business growth. The successful candidate will have a strong technical background and excellent communication skills.
About Fenero
Fenero is a multi-award winning company that supports financial success for contractors, freelancers and solopreneurs. Our technology environment is supported by a mix of internally developed proprietary and 3rd party off-the-shelf software.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop and communicate a visionary technology roadmap that aligns with our company's growth and operational excellence strategy and goals.
- Lead and mentor our development team in India by providing technical guidance, code reviews, and best practices.
- Lead and mentor project management, business analysis, testing and IT operations and ensure delivery against established goals.
- Build strong relationships to support integration and excellence across both sites.
- Lead technology-focused continuous improvements and transformation projects across the organisation.
- Strengthen and improve our project management framework and principles to ensure timely delivery along with robust pipeline of projects which support achievement of strategic business goals.
- Implement robust software development cycle to minimise deployment delays, rework and software bugs.
- Drive operational excellence by ensuring our technology infrastructure is up-to-date, efficient, and responsive to business needs.
- Proactively identify, assess and mitigate against cyber security risk.
- Manage relationships with suppliers and partners including 3rd party vendors to ensure seamless service delivery and strategic alignment.
- Ensure strong internal IT support through our outsourced helpdesk.
- Assess the need for new equipment and software to meet internal and external needs.
- Lead disaster recovery and business continuity planning efforts to ensure our technology ecosystem is resilient during unexpected disruptions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance development processes and productivity.
- Provide insightful reporting and analysis to senior leadership, highlighting key performance indicators and actionable insights.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years experience working in IT leadership positions.
- Strong experience in business digital transformation.
- Strong technical expertise in software development (AWS, MySQL, PHP), infrastructure management (including cybersecurity) and enterprise systems integration.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain and report complex technical opportunities into business terms.
- Strategic thinker to ensure technology efforts and resources are at all times fully aligned with and serving strategic business needs.
- Proven track record of successfully managing IT projects and initiatives within an agile framework, ensuring they are delivered on time and to the highest quality standards.
- Familiarity with version control systems and CI/CD pipelines.
- Team oriented, with strong interpersonal, communication, collaboration and leadership skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Forward thinking with a view to future technologies and an appreciation for working with and enhancing existing IT infrastructure and systems.
- 3rd level qualification in information technology, computer science, engineering or related field.
Equal Opportunities
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, age, gender, civil status, family status, disability, sexuality, religion or membership of the Travelling Community.
Health & Safety
Ensure a safe work environment and be aware of responsibilities under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, taking appropriate action in the event of an accident to clients, staff, self or any other person in the workplace.