Ithika Recruitment Ltd

Head of IT People management, digital transformation and strategic thinking Colchester with travel twice a month aroun £80,000 - £90,000 p.a. Plus bonus, pension, Bupa, EAP, volunteering days and more High growth organisation Huge digital transformation project Clear business strategy This isn't just caretaking, this is a forward-thinking business who are taking leaps and bounds to continually move themselves forward and be ahead of the curve. On course for £50m turnover this year, they have ambitions to continue that growth and hit over £80m by 2030. To support these ambitions, they need their first Head of IT to help define, deliver and steer the digital strategy. Taking control of a team of four and supporting 160 staff, this role provides strategic and operational leadership for technology and digital services. You will set and deliver the IT strategy and multi-year roadmap, lead and develop the IT team, establish governance and standards, identify and mitigate against risk, oversee third-party partners and drive continuous improvement and change. You will take ownership of infrastructure, infosec, ERP, eCommerce and web and be involved in the ongoing data strategy. With budgetary responsibility you will run IT, deliver projects and be a key pillar on the digital transformation board. Projects to focus on: New website including full eCommerce overhaul NetSuite optimisation DR and Cyber Security Tech debt consolidation General Automation (Ai) We are looking for you to be an experienced Head of IT with a proven track record of leading IT functions, commercial acumen, setting strategic direction and building high-performing teams. You will have excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to influence, translate and explain as well as a strong governance, risk and control mindset around information security, data protection and more. Why should you join? High growth Ambitious Lots to achieve Real influence Control Make your mark If you are an experienced Head of IT who loves digital transformation and wants to take an ambitious business forward, apply now or contact Simon at Ithika Recruitment for more information and a confidential chat. Ithika Recruitment, partnering world-class talent with world-class companies

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, React, and Next.js) London £90,000 - £100,000 + benefits We're looking for a product led, Senior Software Engineer who can be the generalist in the team, bridge front and back, solve complex issues, make technical decisions, question everything and have an opinion. You'll take full ownership of key engineering problems, shaping them with your ideas and expertise. That means more control, more influence and more opportunity to guide how things evolve over time. You'll also get the chance to mentor colleagues, contribute to architecture decisions and help raise engineering standards across the board. It's a great way to sharpen your leadership skills without moving into management. With hybrid working and plenty of autonomy, you'll have the space to focus on what really matters - building high-quality, performant applications that make an impact in the world of music, film and media. What you'll do Lead the design and evolution of full-stack architecture across frontend and backend, ensuring they're scalable, maintainable and performant. Building applications using React and Next.js, you'll shape the user experience as well as the API's that power them. Designing and scaling Node.js APIs and distributed backend services will give you the chance to work on complex, high-impact systems. You'll also drive best practices in code quality, testing, observability and maintainability, helping to shape the team's engineering culture. Working closely with product, design and research, you'll help shape solutions end-to-end. You'll also act as a technical sounding board and mentor within a collaborative team, contributing to decisions around tooling, infrastructure and emerging technologies (including AI-assisted workflows). What you'll need Strong experience with TypeScript/JavaScript, Node.js, React, and Next.js Familiarity with AWS Serverless (Lambda, API Gateway), Vercel, SQL Server, Algolia, and CI/CD (TeamCity) Ability to own problems end-to-end and enjoy mentoring others About the company They're a well-established music production company, working on film, TV and advertising projects. Their engineering team plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality tech solutions that support their creative output. Other benefits include a discretionary bonus (10%), private healthcare, 25 days holiday, 5% pension, life insurance, 2 volunteering days and a season ticket loan. Apply now or contact Simon at Ithika Recruitment for a detailed discussion where I will answer questions and give you real insights into the job and company in great detail.

Senior Product Owner Software Product Owner - Agile / Kanban approach Remote UK Work from home with travel to sites when necessary £50,000 - £60,000 p.a. plus benefits 25 days holiday (plus bank), pension and more GREENFIELD Disrupt an industry Build a team Define your role "Hi Simon, we've got something exciting happening and want you to help us build a new team for a brand new product. We need a Senior Product Owner as one of the first core people. Someone who will be excited to build something from the ground up, enjoy the challenge of defining, analysising, owning and shaping a software product and who can adapt as things evolve. Can you help?" This is one of those genuinely rare opportunities to get in from the ground up, help to design and define a solution, translate business cases and help the development team to deliver. This is greenfield but not without pedigree; you will join a leading business who are experts, a phenomenal and supportive management team and an established client base. As the first of the product team, you will take end-to-end ownership from business analysis to definition and delivery. In their words: You will be responsible for working with the projects leadership team to distil strategic priorities into actionable deliverables, keeping track of the projects status and backlog and eventually managing and mentoring a small number of Product Owners (expected to be 2-3 direct reports over time). We look for parental leaders; those who know how to get the best out of a team, not dictators. Humble, experienced, supportive and able to offer clear direction, guiding the delivery of exceptional solutions. We are looking for an end-to-end Product Owner; your background will be software business analysis, into ownership. You will love the process of defining the requirements and translating them into deliverables, building and grooming the backlog and keeping the roadmap moving as well as mentoring junior members of the team and eventually leading. Up for the challenge? Excited by the opportunity? Ready to make a change? Apply now or contact Simon at Ithika Recruitment for more information and a confidential chat. Ithika Recruitment, partnering world-class talent with world-class companies.

Software Product Owner / Business Analyst Experienced PO or Software BA ready to step up Work from home UK With travel to offices across the UK when necessary Around £40,000 p.a. plus package 25 days holiday (plus bank), pension, more This impressive company have grown rapidly through acquisition and are bringing together a suite of products to create a platform that does good and helps the future of our society, our children. A core part of the platform involves HCM; HR, staff performance, payroll and finance and we need an experienced Product Owner as part of this team. The product team has been built carefully over the last eighteen months; there are solid foundations with a great PO team who keep the day-to-day moving as well as a brilliant PM team, each experts in their own product. The Head of Product is an inspirational leader with an incredible vision, strategy and drive. He epitomises parental leader, inspiring, motivating, guiding and helping you to be the best you can be. Product is there to move things forward, listen, prioritise, qualify, quantify, educate, support, drive the vision, the message and the product and deliver the end-to-end solution. We need a Product Owner who can keep the day-to-day moving; stakeholder engagement, groom the backlog, software business analysis and pulling everything together. You will have a great team around you to learn from including a brilliant Product Manager. There are clear career paths, built around you and your ambitions and a brilliant leader who ensures his team are continually progressing. If you are an experienced Software Product Owner who is ready for your next big career move then please apply now or contact Simon at Ithika Recruitment for more information and a confidential chat. Ithika Recruitment, partnering world-class talent with world-class companies.

Senior Software Product Manager / Lead Product Manager Hands-on with a large software product set and three reports Work from home UK With travel to offices across the UK when necessary £70,000 - £80,000 plus package 25 days holiday (plus bank), pension, more "Simon, we've moving into the next phase of the product team strategy and I need a number two, someone who can take the reins of an important product set and line manage a team of three other Product Managers. I need a heavy-hitter who knows everything product. Someone who is passionate, driven and knows how to drive a huge software platform forward. Can you help?" This impressive company have grown rapidly through acquisition and are bringing together a suite of products to create a platform that does good and helps the future of our society, our children. Central to everything they are doing is data, analytics and ultimately the future vision for the data and the good that they can do with it. The product team has been built carefully over the last eighteen months; there are solid foundations with a great PO team who keep the day-to-day moving as well as a brilliant PM team, each experts in their own product. The Head of Product is an inspirational leader with an incredible vision, strategy and drive. He epitomises parental leader, inspiring, motivating, guiding and helping you to be the best you can be. Product is there to move things forward, listen, prioritise, qualify, quantify, educate, support, drive the vision, the message and the product and deliver the end-to-end solution. You create the conditions for your department to be successful. We need product experts, visionaries and those that are passionate about software and being the bridge between teams that drive the product forward. We need brilliant people who can take the reins of very large, very important products as well as sending the lift back down and coaching colleagues to be the best they can be. This is a big, important role with a lot of autonomy. You will have real influence, control and a great career path with big future plans already unfolding. If you are an experienced Senior Software Product Manager who is ready for your next big career move then please apply now or contact Simon at Ithika Recruitment for more information and a confidential chat. Ithika Recruitment, partnering world-class talent with world-class companies.