Digital Transformation Director in Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Digital Transformation Director

Location: Southend, Essex – Hybrid Working (UK-wide travel required)
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Digital Transformation Director to join an established organisation undergoing a significant period of business development and transformation. This is a newly created senior leadership position, reporting directly to the CEO, with responsibility for shaping and delivering the organisation's digital transformation strategy.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring technology, digital systems and data are used effectively to support these objectives. This is a strategic leadership position rather than a hands-on technical role. We are looking for someone who can understand complex business challenges, identify opportunities for improvement and deliver meaningful change across a large organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the organisation's digital transformation strategy, ensuring alignment with wider business objectives.
• Work closely with the CEO and Executive Team to identify and prioritise digital investment and improvement opportunities.
• Lead major digital transformation and technology-enabled change programmes across multiple business functions.
• Improve operational efficiency through automation, system integration and more effective use of data.
• Ensure digital investment delivers measurable improvements in performance, profitability and service delivery.
• Support the development of new services and operating models through effective digital solutions.
• Reduce duplication across systems and processes, improving consistency and collaboration between departments.
• Establish clear priorities, governance and performance measures for transformation programmes.
• Work with senior stakeholders across the organisation to ensure successful implementation and adoption of change.
• Support longer-term business growth through scalable and sustainable digital solutions.

Skills and Experience

We are looking for an established senior digital or transformation leader who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience leading large-scale digital transformation or technology-enabled change programmes.
• Previous experience working at Director, Executive or equivalent senior leadership level.
• A proven track record of delivering measurable operational improvements, cost efficiencies or commercial benefits.
• Experience working within complex, multi-site or service-led organisations.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to assess investment priorities and demonstrate return on investment.
• Experience improving business processes through automation, digital systems and data.
• The ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management and change management skills.
• Experience working closely with executive teams and influencing strategic business decisions.
• A practical and collaborative approach, with the ability to lead people through significant organisational change.

The Role

• This position offers the opportunity to take ownership of a significant transformation programme within an established national organisation.
• You will have direct access to the CEO and Executive Team, with the influence to shape how digital technology supports operational delivery and future business growth.
• The focus will be on delivering practical improvements that make a measurable difference, rather than implementing technology simply for the sake of change.
• The role is based in Southend, Essex, with hybrid working arrangements and UK-wide travel required.