General Manager Business Technology Solutions Job Epsom area,England UK,IT/Tech

Toyota Financial Services UK are currently looking

Competitive salary dependant on skills & experience
Benefits include: 20% annual bonus, car allowance per annum, 15% pension contribution, car lease scheme plus much more

The role in a nutshell:

Lead and manage the UK focused IT functions within TFSUK, including Governance, Projects/Change Delivery & Operations.

The Department:

Business Technology Solutions (BTS) comprises around 50 heads delivering IT Services to TFS UK, Kinto UK and other sister companies in Europe. BTS is responsible for managing all hardware and software for the TFSUK Financial services business, including the Project Portfolio/Change Pipeline and Operations. The department also manages the infrastructure for Kinto UK as well as providing Cyber Security services across the Europe & Africa Region.

This role is focused on the delivery and running of the IT Services for TFSUK’s Domestic Business.

The Role:

Partnering with the Head of BTS & Info Sec to jointly lead BTS for the Domestic Business
Management oversight and operational delivery for those functions, including Governance, Portfolio/Projects/Change Management, Applications/Service Delivery & Technical/Operations
Responsibility for the day-to-day management of BTS resources (People, Financial, Assets & Vendors/Partners)
Developing relationships with internal customers across the business and external vendors/partners
No two days will ever be the same and boredom doesn’t exist!

What you’ll be doing – further information:

Promote a 'TWoW' mind-set (continuous improvement) across the BTS department and in supporting other departments with their TWoW activities.
Ensure that all staff are managed in accordance with the inclusive and collaborative culture of TFSUK
Support internal and external Audit activities and ensure remediation actions are addressed effectively and to agreed timelines
Adherence to Sarbanes Oxley, UK GDPR, FCA Guidance and Rules, ISO
27001, and others as required

How you could stretch this role:

Contribution to the BTS strategy
Ownership of BTS business objectives
Ensure cohesive alignment and understanding across BTS of the Business Objectives and their contribution to its achievement
Ensure that BTS are appropriately exposed to and share with the business new/latest Technologies, Services and Processes to keep the business up to date with the opportunities available to them.

What you’ll get to own:

BTS Business Change
Portfolio Governance & Frameworks
The Service Desk and its customer interaction
Domestic Cyber Security
Data Centre Operations
Service provision of infrastructure management for our sister company Kinto UK
Testing and Application Support
Vendor & partner relationships
BTS domestic business continuity and disaster recovery of systems and services
Financial Management & Cost Control
Audit Remediation & Oversight
Integration Layer Development Governance
Policies & Procedures

Key Experience &

Skills:

10+ years’ experience in Senior Technology/IT Position
Financial Services background.
Track record of leading Change Delivery covering all aspects of oversight and governance including change frameworks, system implementations and operations
Strong Leadership Skills
Ability to develop potential and shape Teams to maximise Business delivery
Ability to translate Business Information into effective IT Plans and vice versa
Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks across multiple stakeholders and functions
Track Record managing Third Party providers/partners

Desirable:

Prince 2 or similar
ITIL qualification
Experience of managing some of the following IT Functions (Service Desk, Technical or Infrastructure, Project Delivery)
Sarbanes Oxley, GDPR, ISO
27001, Cyber Essentials
Financial Management (Budgets & Cost Control)
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