Head of IT
Head of IT
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Job Description
Job Description
A long-established and trusted global brokerage is seeking a Head of IT to lead our technology strategy infrastructure and security operations. With over 30 years of industry presence this firm has built a solid reputation for transparency innovation and client success offering a broad range of CFD products including forex commodities indices and more.
Location: Hybrid London/Dubai
Responsibilities:
This is a senior leadership role with an important impact on ensuring our clients IT systems remain secure efficient and scalable to support our growing business. As a Head of IT your broad responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
IT Strategy & Leadership
- Define and execute a forward-looking IT strategy aligned with business growth objectives.
- Lead mentor and scale a multi-location IT team promoting a high-performance service-oriented culture.
- Identify and implement emerging technologies to enhance operations security and digital transformation.
- Manage core IT infrastructure including networks cloud environments and trading systems.
- Ensure best-in-class cybersecurity practices: threat detection endpoint protection encryption and compliance.
- Maintain and regularly test business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
- Oversee the IT helpdesk and ensure responsive high-quality technical support across departments.
- Monitor and improve system uptime reliability and performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve technology challenges.
- Ensure IT policies and procedures meet financial industry regulations (e.g. FCA GDPR ISO).
- Assess and mitigate risks related to data security system integrity and vendor reliability.
- Lead projects such as system upgrades infrastructure scaling software implementations and platform optimizations.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to evolve platforms such as trading systems CRM and cloud-based tools.
Requirements:
- 5 years of IT leadership experience ideally within fintech online trading or financial services.
- Strong understanding of IT security infrastructure and trading environments in regulated sectors.
- Hands-on expertise with MetaTrader platforms cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS/Azure) networking and IT architecture.
- Proficient in managing Windows environments Microsoft 365 Active Directory and network protocols.
- Solid background in IT service management and governance (e.g. ITIL COBIT).
- Proven track record managing vendors procurement processes and third-party integrations.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to align technology initiatives with broader business goals.
- Strong leadership skills including experience managing geographically distributed teams.
- Practical problem solver with sound judgment and resilience under pressure.
- Clear communicator with the ability to translate technical issues into business language.
Whats in it for you
Compensation & Benefits:
Compensation bracket: Up to USD 160000/annual.
Depending of which location we will share further benefits depending on different locations.
Employment Type
Full Time
