<p>We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking <strong>IT Manager</strong> to lead and develop our technology function across multiple sites. This role will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day IT operations, driving strategic technology improvements, and ensuring our systems, infrastructure, and data remain secure, resilient, and aligned with business goals. The ideal candidate will have strong technical expertise, proven ERP implementation experience, and a track record of managing IT within an SME environment.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p><strong>ERP Implementation & Management</strong></p><ul><li>Lead or support the implementation, optimisation, and ongoing management of ERP system</li><li>Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure the ERP platform meets evolving operational needs.</li><li>Provide user support, training, and process refinement related to ERP functions.</li></ul><p><strong>Strategic Leadership & Technology Roadmap</strong></p><ul><li>Develop and maintain a clear IT and technology roadmap aligned to business objectives.</li><li>Assess business needs and translate them into actionable IT strategies.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement across systems, processes, and security.</li></ul><p><strong>Team Leadership & People Management</strong></p><ul><li>Line manage the IT Support team, providing coaching, training, and performance management.</li><li>Set clear objectives and create a high-performing service-focused culture.</li><li>Oversee prioritisation and resolution of support tickets and escalations.</li></ul><p><strong>Infrastructure & Systems Management</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee and support the core Microsoft desktop and server environment, including AD, O365/M365, networking, and virtualisation.</li><li>Manage hardware, software, networks, backups, and disaster recovery procedures.</li><li>Ensure system performance, reliability, and scalability across all sites.</li></ul><p><strong>Cybersecurity & Compliance</strong></p><ul><li>Lead cybersecurity initiatives, risk assessments, and mitigation plans.</li><li>Ensure compliance with data protection (e.g., GDPR) and industry standards.</li><li>Implement and maintain security policies, monitoring tools, and incident-response processes.</li></ul><p><strong>Supplier & Third-Party Management</strong></p><ul><li>Manage third-party IT vendors, suppliers, and service providers.</li><li>Negotiate contracts, manage performance, and ensure value and quality of service.</li><li>Coordinate external support for ERP, infrastructure, and security services where required.</li></ul><p><strong>Skills & Experience Required</strong></p><p><strong>Essential</strong></p><ul><li>Proven experience as an IT Manager or Senior IT Leader within an SME environment.</li><li>Hands-on experience with ERP systems</li><li>Experience with security frameworks (IS027001, CE, CE+. CAF)</li><li>Strong technical knowledge of Microsoft desktop and server technologies, networking, cloud services (e.g., Microsoft 365/Azure), and virtualisation.</li><li>Demonstrable experience in cybersecurity management, compliance, and risk mitigation.</li><li>Experience managing IT suppliers, third-party providers, and service contracts.</li><li>Track record of managing and developing IT support teams.</li><li>Ability to create and deliver an IT/technology roadmap for business growth.</li><li>Full UK driving licence</li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/RmF6Lk5hbmRvby42MDkxMC4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p>Do you want to work within strategic finance in a dynamic, innovative global technology business? Our client, a fast-moving tech company with over 2,000 employees worldwide, is seeking an accomplished Finance Business Partner to join their Leeds-based finance team.</p><p>Key Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>Act as a trusted adviser, collaborating closely with operational and commercial teams to drive business performance and decision-making.</li><li>Deliver best-in-class financial analysis, forecasting, and financial modelling to support key initiatives.</li><li>Provide high-quality insights and recommendations, influencing stakeholders at all levels-both locally and globally.</li><li>Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement and value creation across the business.</li><li>Support financial planning, budgeting, and reporting cycles.</li></ul><p>Key Requirements:</p><ul><li>Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).</li><li>Proven experience in a finance business partnering role within a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment.</li><li>Advanced financial modelling, analytical and Excel skills.</li><li>Confident communicator with the ability to influence and challenge stakeholders at a variety of levels.</li><li>Experience in the technology sector or a global business is highly advantageous.</li></ul><p>What's on Offer:</p><ul><li>Salary circa £60,000 - £65,000 plus a comprehensive benefits package.</li><li>Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.</li><li>The opportunity to work for a global brand committed to innovation and developing its people.</li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/bHVrZS5jcm93dGhlci44OTU5MC4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p><strong>Director of Performance Marketing (PPC Focus)</strong></p><p>Location: Hybrid - Bolton<br /> Working pattern: Four day working week (Monday to Thursday)<br /> Salary: £80,000 - £120,000</p><p><strong>Overview</strong><br /> We're partnering with a high-growth digital agency to appoint a Director of Performance Marketing with deep, hands-on PPC expertise. This is a senior leadership role for a best-in-class paid media specialist who is equally comfortable setting strategy, managing client relationships, and working directly in ad accounts day to day.</p><p>This is a four day working week role with hybrid working, offering a strong balance between senior responsibility, commercial impact, and quality of life. The position suits someone from a fast-moving digital agency environment who has grown within a business, delivered long-term results for clients, and wants to help shape and elevate an existing performance function rather than having built one from scratch.</p><p><strong>The opportunity</strong><br /> This is a highly commercial, client-facing role with people management responsibility and genuine influence. You'll take ownership of PPC and paid media performance across a varied client portfolio, ensuring activity is directly linked to revenue, growth, and wider business outcomes.</p><p>You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across creative, tech, and commercial teams, acting as a trusted advisor to clients while raising standards internally across performance frameworks, optimisation approaches, and delivery.</p><p><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Lead PPC and paid media strategy across multiple client accounts, with PPC as the core channel</li><li>Remain hands-on in accounts, actively managing, auditing, and improving performance</li><li>Own client relationships and performance conversations, clearly explaining strategy, results, and commercial impact</li><li>Develop and refine paid media frameworks, account structures, and optimisation processes</li><li>Manage, mentor, and develop a team of paid media specialists</li><li>Partner with commercial and leadership teams to ensure media activity drives profitable growth</li><li>Identify opportunities to grow and retain client relationships through performance-led insight</li></ul><p><strong>Core requirements</strong></p><ul><li>Deep PPC expertise with a strong technical foundation</li><li>Background in a digital agency environment, ideally within a fast-paced or scaling business</li><li>Strong paid media strategist with excellent commercial awareness</li><li>Highly commercially minded, with a clear understanding of how media drives revenue and business outcomes</li><li>Comfortable being on the tools and close to performance data day to day</li><li>Strong understanding of account structure, optimisation levers, and performance gaps</li><li>Proven experience managing and developing teams</li><li>Confident, credible, and effective in client-facing environments</li><li>Broad exposure across multiple accounts, sectors, and challenges</li><li>Track record of stability and progression, ideally spending 3-5+ years in roles and seeing initiatives through</li></ul><p><strong>Why consider this role</strong></p><ul><li>Senior leadership role with real influence and autonomy</li><li>Four day working week as standard</li><li>Hybrid working with a collaborative and experienced leadership team</li><li>Opportunity to shape and grow an established performance function</li><li>Competitive salary and bonus aligned to impact and results</li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/eWFoeWUuZGluZWguNjAwOTguMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p>Robert Half (an S&P 500 global staffing firm) is supporting a major consulting partner in sourcing two experienced Interim GRC Analysts to provide governance and risk support while a wider uplift programme is underway. The roles focus on risk assessments, ISO aligned controls, governance embedding, third party risk activity, and supporting ongoing cyber governance across a large, complex public sector environment.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Assignment Details</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Initial</strong> <strong>Duration</strong>: 3 to 6 months</li><li><strong>Location</strong>: Hybrid with one Leeds on-site day every two weeks</li><li><strong>Day Rate</strong>: £350-400 per day via FCSA umbrella</li><li><strong>Start Date</strong>: First week of January</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Skills and Experience</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Insurance experience is highly desirable</strong></li><li>Strong experience working within GRC functions across Risk, Controls and Governance</li><li>Hands on delivery of Risk Assessments across tech solutions and business change</li><li>Knowledge of ISO frameworks and practical Controls Management</li><li>Experience embedding governance and uplift work into business teams rather than short spike delivery</li><li>Understanding of Third Party Risk processes and assessments</li><li>Ability to support BAU governance including policies, exceptions and reporting</li><li>Strong interpersonal style, adaptable, low ego, and able to influence without authority</li><li>Track record of completing contracts without jumping</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Role Overview</strong></p><p>In this assignment, you will join an established Cyber Governance and Risk team to support risk assessments, governance embedding and ongoing ISO aligned control activity. You will work across technology and business stakeholders to ensure governance practices are understood, applied and maintained. This is not a tick box role. You will help uplift governance maturity, support third party risk activities, contribute to BAU processes and ensure the wider cyber team has accurate and timely risk information.v</p><p> </p><p><strong>All candidates must pass standard screening including Right to Work, employment verification and credit criminal checks.</strong></p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned cyber leader to support a fast-growing FinTech at a crucial strategic juncture.</p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS4xNzAzMy4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<h2 class="t-24 "> </h2><br> <br><br><br><p>Robert Half (an S&P 500 global staffing firm) is supporting a major consulting partner in sourcing two experienced Interim GRC Analysts to provide governance and risk support while a wider uplift programme is underway. The roles focus on risk assessments, ISO aligned controls, governance embedding, third party risk activity, and supporting ongoing cyber governance across a large, complex public sector environment.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Assignment Details</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Initial</strong> <strong>Duration</strong>: 3 to 6 months</li><li><strong>Location</strong>: Hybrid with one Leeds on-site day every two weeks</li><li><strong>Day Rate</strong>: IRO of £400 per day via FCSA umbrella</li><li><strong>Start Date</strong>: First week of January</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Skills and Experience</strong></p><ul><li>Strong experience working within GRC functions across Risk, Controls and Governance</li><li>Hands on delivery of Risk Assessments across tech solutions and business change</li><li>Knowledge of ISO frameworks and practical Controls Management</li><li>Experience embedding governance and uplift work into business teams rather than short spike delivery</li><li>Understanding of Third Party Risk processes and assessments</li><li>Ability to support BAU governance including policies, exceptions and reporting</li><li>Strong interpersonal style, adaptable, low ego, and able to influence without authority</li><li>Track record of completing contracts without jumping</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Role Overview</strong></p><p>In this assignment, you will join an established Cyber Governance and Risk team to support risk assessments, governance embedding and ongoing ISO aligned control activity. You will work across technology and business stakeholders to ensure governance practices are understood, applied and maintained. This is not a tick box role. You will help uplift governance maturity, support third party risk activities, contribute to BAU processes and ensure the wider cyber team has accurate and timely risk information.v</p><p> </p><p><strong>All candidates must pass standard screening including Right to Work, employment verification and credit criminal checks.</strong></p><p>This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned cyber leader to support a fast-growing FinTech at a crucial strategic juncture.</p><br><br><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Tmljb2xhcy5HZW9yZ2lvdS4yOTg2MS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p>Robert Half have partnered with a Healthcare Manufacture to recruit for a Disaster Recovery Specialist to lead and enhance our organisation's resilience strategy.</p><p>This role will focus on planning, developing, and executing robust Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity processes within a complex Azure-based environment.</p><br><br>Responsibilities:<br><br><ul><li>Lead the planning and development of DR and BC testing services, ensuring structured and repeatable processes.</li><li>Collaborate with operations teams to align recovery strategies with business requirements.</li><li>Identify and address gaps impacting DR/BC readiness, documenting improvements.</li><li>Coordinate and manage DR and BC test schedules, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.</li><li>Maintain and improve DR/BC documentation, including runbooks, recovery plans, test frameworks, and impact analyses.</li><li>Facilitate DR and BC drills and simulations, capturing lessons learned and implementing improvements.</li><li>Support audits, compliance checks, and risk assessments related to DR and BC.</li></ul><p><strong>Experience:</strong></p><ul><li>Minimum 5 year's experience in IT infrastructure, DR coordination, or business continuity.</li><li>Strong background in planning and service development, not just execution.</li><li>Solid understanding of backup, replication, failover, and recovery technologies.</li><li>Hands-on experience with DR/BC tools such as Zerto, Veeam, Commvault, Azure Site Recovery, ServiceNow.</li><li>Familiarity with frameworks like ITIL and ISO 22301.</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.</li></ul><p><strong>Organisation:</strong></p><ul><li>Initial 12 Month Contract </li><li>Hybrid Working | Surrey based </li><li>Global Healthcare Manufacturer </li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/YW5kcmUuZ2FyZGVuZXJtY2ZhcmxhbmUuOTY2MjcuMTA5MjNAcmhpLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
