Head of IT in Belfast

What is a head of IT?

The head of IT is responsible for the IT division and is part of the business leadership team. Professionals in this role will work closely with the C-suite (the COO in particular) to ensure the business has the technical capabilities needed to reach success and drive growth.

Head of IT job description and responsibilities

The head of IT is responsible for business IT and IS services. They typically oversee professionals in IT systems and infrastructure, IT engineering and IT group team leadership.

They routinely carry out GAP analysis on the business’ IT tech and team to ensure that there is adequate capability to reach future business goals.

Some daily duties include:

Optimising business IT processes

Monitoring IT efficiency

Assessing, monitoring and upgrading business systems and processes

Liaising with vendors and 3rd parties

IT security and governance

Managing and developing the business IT division

Stakeholder management

Head of IT job qualifications, skills and experience

To become head of IT, a professional should start with a degree in one of the following subjects (or similar):

Computer Science

Information Technology

Information Systems

Good technical knowledge in the following areas may also be required:

IT management

Infrastructure and applications

Data warehousing, architecture and networking

Knowledge of cloud platforms and technologies

A minimum of 5 years of IT service delivery experience

Experience with business operations platforms

Professionals in a HoIT role should also possess some of the following soft skills:

Good leadership abilities

Negotiation skills

Analytical thinking

Excellent communication skills

Strategic thinking

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Salary for Head of IT in Belfast

69000 - 86250

25th percentile

69000

The candidate has little or no prior experience in the position and is still developing relevant skills.

50th percentile

78250

The candidate has an average level of experience and has most of the necessary skills.

75th percentile

86250

The candidate has above-average experience, has most or all the necessary skills, and may have specialised qualifications.

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