Interim CTO CIO Advisor Retail & Omnichannel Technology

Intelance is an independent enterprise architecture technology and cybersecurity advisory firm. We have been appointed to lead a board-level independent technology and data review for a large UK omnichannel retailer.

We are building a senior expert team for an intensive eight week diagnostic running from early July. We are looking for a seasoned technology leader who has run technology at scale and can translate deep technical findings into clear decisions a board can act on.

You will be the senior operating voice on the review team working alongside our enterprise architects engineers and specialists. Your job is to turn what we find into clear costed choices the board can decide on.

Typical work may include:

• Review the current technology estate across stores ecommerce app loyalty customer service supply chain data finance systems and core platforms.
• Assess whether the current technology can support the business plan over the next three to five years.
• Review home-built platforms and advise what should be kept fixed bought replaced retired or simplified.
• Test whether the technology team structure is the right size and shape for the business.
• Review technology spend and help identify where cost may be too high or not clearly linked to business value.
• Challenge architecture platform supplier and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Help turn technical findings into plain English messages for senior leaders.
• Support the creation of a Board ready report heatmap roadmap and decision pack.
• Work with specialists across engineering cyber data supply chain technology finance systems and organisation design.

We are looking for someone with strong senior technology leadership experience.

You should have:

• Experience as a CTO CIO Technology Director Chief Architect VP Engineering or senior technology adviser.
• Strong experience in retail ecommerce omnichannel consumer hospitality grocery health retail or another high volume customer facing sector.
• Experience reviewing complex technology estates not just delivering individual projects.
• Good understanding of store systems ecommerce platforms mobile apps loyalty CRM data platforms APIs cloud integration cyber service operations and supplier management.
• Ability to judge what should be built in-house and what should be bought from the market.
• Ability to review technology team size structure capability cost and delivery pace.
• Ability to explain technical issues in clear simple English to non-technical senior leaders.
• Strong commercial judgement. You must be able to link technology choices to sales margin customer experience stock availability cost and risk.
• Availability to support proposal activity immediately with potential delivery work over an eight week audit period.

This is a senior associate opportunity with Intelance.

What is on offer:

• Short-term high impact advisory work.
• Potential involvement in a Board level technology audit for a major UK business.
• Flexible day rate associate model.
• Clear role boundaries and defined workstream input.
• Opportunity to work with a senior team across enterprise architecture engineering cyber data AI supply chain and finance systems.
• Work that is focused on real business decisions not generic consulting slides.

Please apply with:

• Your CV and LinkedIn profile
• Your availability over the next two weeks
• Your day rate
• Whether you are available to attend a short proposal discussion at short notice
• We are moving quickly so suitable candidates may be contacted immediately.