Chelsea Football Club

Reports to:

Chief Operating Officer

Chelsea F.C. is one of the world’s most iconic football clubs, renowned for its winning legacy, global fanbase, and relentless pursuit of excellence both on and off the pitch. With a culture rooted in ambition, innovation, and teamwork, Chelsea offers a dynamic environment where bold ideas are welcomed, and careers are built. From our state-of-the-art facilities at Stamford Bridge and Cobham every role at Chelsea is part of a bigger mission: to inspire, lead, and shape the future of football.

The Director of Technology is the senior technology leader at Chelsea Football Club, responsible for setting and delivering the Club's technology strategy across all areas of its operations.

The role has accountability for the full breadth of technology at the Club: enterprise and business systems, stadium and venue technology at Stamford Bridge, football performance technology at Cobham Training Ground, and information security across all environments.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and part of the Business Operations team, the Director of Technology leads a 28-person department organised across five functions:
Technology Services, Technology Portfolio, Technology Strategy and Architecture, Technology Business Partnering, and Security. The postholder works closely with the Business Management Committee (BMC), the ownership group, and the wider executive team to ensure technology investment is aligned to business outcomes, and that the Club's technology estate is resilient, modern, and capable of supporting elite performance on and off the pitch.

Strategy and Leadership

• Define and own the Club's technology strategy, ensuring alignment with commercial, operational, matchday, and football performance objectives.
• Translate business priorities into clear technology programmes, investment proposals, and delivery roadmaps.
• Act as the primary technology advisor to the COO and the BMC, providing commercially grounded insight and recommendations.
• Represent the Technology function at executive and board level, including with the American co-ownership group.
• Lead, develop, and retain a 28-person technology department, managing through five functional heads:
  Technology Services, Technology Portfolio, Technology Strategy and Architecture, Technology Business Partnering and Security.
• Build a high-performing, accountable team culture with clear goals, development pathways, and performance standards.
• Oversee the delivery of reliable, high-quality technology services across all Club sites, including Stamford Bridge and Cobham.
• Ensure service desk, infrastructure, end-user computing, and communications services meet the demands of a 24/7 operational environment.
• Set and maintain service level standards, with a focus on matchday readiness and operational continuity.
• Own the Club's IT asset lifecycle, from procurement and deployment through to refresh and disposal.

Technology Portfolio and Delivery

• Govern the Club's technology change portfolio, ensuring programmes are prioritised, resourced, and delivered to time and budget.
• Provide executive sponsorship for major technology programmes across business, commercial, stadium, and football domains.
• Ensure robust project governance, including business case development, benefit realisation, and post-implementation review.
• Oversee procurement, vendor selection, and contract management across a complex supplier landscape.

Technology Strategy and Architecture

• Set the Club's technology architecture principles and standards, ensuring a coherent, scalable, and secure technology estate.
• Oversee the Club's cloud strategy across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and other platforms.
• Drive the Club's technology transformation agenda, identifying opportunities to modernise and consolidate the technology landscape.
• Ensure all new technology investments are assessed against strategic fit, architectural standards, and total cost of ownership.
• Lead the development and communication of multi-year technology roadmaps aligned to Club strategy.

Security

• Maintain overall accountability for information and cyber security across the Club, supported by the Technology Security Manager.
• Ensure compliance with Premier League cybersecurity requirements, PCI DSS, GDPR, and applicable regulatory frameworks.
• Provide executive-level oversight of the Club's security posture, risk register, and…