Head of Technology - 6 Month FTC - Private Equity

A global alternative investment manager is seeking an experienced Head of Technology to lead its IT strategy, infrastructure, and operational delivery across an international platform. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for shaping and delivering the organisation's technology roadmap while ensuring high-performing, scalable, and commercially aligned technology operations.

The Role

The Head of Technology will be responsible for the overall leadership of the firm's IT function, including infrastructure, enterprise systems, vendor management, and technology transformation initiatives.

This role combines strategic oversight with operational accountability - ensuring technology enables business growth, supports international operations, and delivers a high-quality user experience across all offices.

You will act as the senior technology representative across the business and during investor due diligence processes, providing assurance around systems, resilience, and operational capability.

• Strategic oversight of global IT operations across multiple international offices

• Ownership of hybrid infrastructure (Azure and on-premises environments)

• Development and execution of the firm's technology roadmap

• Leadership and management of key outsourced technology partners and vendor ecosystem

• Oversight of enterprise platforms, including fund administration systems

• Delivery of business-critical technology projects across regions

• IT budget ownership, forecasting, and cost optimisation

• Ensuring operational resilience and regulatory readiness (including DORA)

• Acting as a technology business partner to senior stakeholders across all departments

• Leading AI and data enablement initiatives, including adoption of Microsoft Fabric, Copilot, and Power BI

• Supporting investor operational due diligence engagements as the primary technology contact

• Senior technology leadership experience within private equity, asset management, or broader investment management environments highly desirable

• Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure

• Experience managing hybrid infrastructure environments

• Proven track record of leading outsourced IT providers and global vendor relationships

• Experience operating within regulated financial services environments

• Demonstrable ability to deliver structured technology change within fast-paced organisations

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