IT Director
Linear Executive Search · Holborn, England ·
Role: IT Director, Legal Research & Business Intelligence Platform (SAAS), Central London, £110k-130k Basic + Excellent Package, Hybrid Working. The Company: Our client is provider of an innovative and AI-driven legal research, business intelligence, and regulatory platform aimed at the legal, banking, and financial services sector within the UK and internationally.
The business is Founder-led by two initial founders, one with a legal background, the other with a banking and financial services background. The business is Private Equity backed with an excellent 'funding runway' to drive their planned scale up and expansion.
This rapidly scaling business is essentially a platform, used by law firms, legal services, financial services, and banks to ensure regulatory compliance across a number of their activities, including the emerging use of AI.
The business is committed to diversity and inclusion, and has a strong ethical and responsible attitude towards the use of AI within regulated environments. Background to the new role Fuelled by further investment and excellent growth potential, an opportunity has now arisen for an IT Director to join the senior leadership team and really take on a business critical role in re-shaping the provision of technology, bringing largely outsourced IT back in house, and assembling a dedicated IT team of 15-20 people.
The incoming IT Director will be expected to play a lynchpin role across all areas of the business, with a remit very much not just limited to providing IT support. Instead the IT Director will have the opportunity to work closely with the Founders on both the day to day running and strategic development of the business.
The successful candidate as IT Director will very much engage with the business as a whole, helping the business to make informed decisions. The ideal candidate: We are seeking an IT Director for a newly-created role at an award-winning legal AI / Saas platform in Central London.
This role is aimed at elevating the IT, technology, and digital service provision within the business, serving both an internal user base of around 250 people, and a portfolio of clients in a client-facing capacity. The IT Director will report directly to the Founding Chief Executive Officer and will be responsible for assembling a team of 15-20 individuals within the IT team by bringing previously outsourced IT back in-house. About the IT Director role: The s...