Head of Technology

Overview

Head of Technology role at Kainos.

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At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators, driven by a shared mission to create real impact. We are a people-first culture where ideas are valued, growth is supported, and contributions make a difference. You’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration. A technology leader is a key strategic role within the business, making executive technology decisions based on the sector and practices’ direction and goals.

The core responsibilities of a technology leader in Kainos include setting a technology direction, acting as a technical advisor to the business and C-level clients, maintaining a commercial edge over other technology services providers, developing and nurturing technical talent across the organisation, and representing Kainos as a technology evangelist.

• People Development
  • Identifying, mentoring and coaching talent within the technical capabilities, supporting a culture of wellbeing and inclusion
  • Developing future technology talent aligned with the needs of the business in terms of strategic development and succession planning
  • Creating environments for technical talent to thrive and achieve ambitious goals
• Strategy
  • Conducting strategic analysis and making recommendations that could influence the business strategy over medium- and long-term horizons
  • Work with Innovation and business development teams to qualify and evidence strategic analysis
  • Managing the technology budget and making investments aligned to the business strategy
  • Review, question, and support development of Sector/Practice technology strategy
• Business Development
  • Uses cross-cutting Sector/Practice insights to identify business development opportunities where existing or future technologies can assist in solving existing or future business or client problems
  • Inspire potential and existing clients and employees within Kainos markets and drive change where necessary
  • Engage with senior clients as a senior technical adviser and establish trusted relationships positioning Kainos as their technology partner of choice
• Communication
  • Communicate complicated technical goals to non-technical people
  • Engender enthusiasm about the possibilities new technologies can offer
  • Project the Kainos technology voice external to the organisation and represent Kainos in the broader technology ecosystem
• Partner Development
  • Ensure appropriate engagement and relationships across the Kainos technology community with strategic partners
  • Identify and develop future go-to-market strategies with strategic partners
  • Develop peer relationships with key strategic partners
  • Qualify and introduce new partners to our business and Sectors/Practices
  • Maximise the value we achieve across the technology team from our partnership relationships
• Innovation
  • Support alignments across peers and capability in researching and qualifying relevant technology shifts
  • Identify, recommend and drive strategic technology investments (skills, capability, partnerships, etc.)
  • Researching and qualifying current and future technologies
• Infosec
  • Accountable for delivery-focused Infosec across the organisation
• Delivery and Assurance
  • Accountable for Bid and Delivery Assurance across the organisation
  • Supporting Sector/Practice teams to plan for delivery ahead
  • Strategic delivery engagement and exceptional escalations
• Minimum Essential Requirements
  • Has experience of setting a technology focused vision and directing change across a spectrum of disciplines, balancing a focus on people, customer impact and commercial implications
  • Embeds a continuous improvement approach to direction of process, people and use of technology
  • Proven experience being accountable for different sizes and shapes of technology delivery challenges, e.g. services project, multi-team programme, packaged product. Building relationships and influencing at a c-suite level
  • Has applied innovative/creative thinking to new offerings and accounts to develop business; applying strong commercial awareness
  • Able to prioritise their time across multiple major projects particularly when working to…