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Senior Director - Technology (Europe)

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Senior Director – Technology (Europe) Location: London, City (3 Days in office) My client, a globally recognised leader within Property Management across both Build To Rent (BTR) and Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) verticals is now seeking a Senior Director to head up their European Technology division, under the firms MD of Technology.

Senior Director – Technology (Europe)

Salary: £110,000 - £130,000 per annum

Benefits: Max 40% Bonus, Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance and a wide range or Corporate Benefits

Location: London, City (3 Days in office)

My client, a globally recognised leader within Property Management across both Build To Rent (BTR) and Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) verticals is now seeking a Senior Director to head up their European Technology division, under the firms MD of Technology. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a multi-disciplinary team; manage, optimise and advance a large-scale technology platform and truly enhance the European businesses Tech capability.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving digital transformation and operational excellence across the company's property management, development and investment functions.

I am looking to hold conversations with those who proven driving Change surrounding Property management systems (Yardie, AppFolio, ResMan, TenantCloud etc.) and wider enterprise technologies (businesses sits on Oracle and Workday based platform) as well as data innovation and AI applications.

This role oversees a team of c10 experienced, geographically aligned reports, and will require regular European travel to build strong relationships, scope opportunities for projects and support the team’s professional development.

Role:

As a Senior Director, your role will be instrumental in shaping the future of my client's European technology operation. You will manage a diverse technology ecosystem (e.g. HotJar, Salesforce, Microsoft, Oracle…) that supports property management, development, investment and corporate solutions.

Your strategic vision will guide the integration of emerging technologies to enhance processes, optimise costs and improve business outcomes. You will be responsible for developing technology business plans and budgets in line with performance targets and managing relationships with vendors/ external suppliers, leading your team to drive milestones and realise planned results/ benefits.

Requirements:

  • Established as a senior management level across Enterprise tech/ applications management
  • Proven knowledge and experience working with, enhancing and supporting Property management software applications, ideally gained within BTR and PBSA sectors
  • A history of successfully defining and delivering digital transformation programmes of varying size and scale, across multiple geographies, with particular focus on Enterprise software and change which supports Data products/ analytics
  • Strong ability to engage and influence senior leadership, build business cases and present data to drive commitment and collaboration
  • A proactive, committed and trusting approach to the management of direct reports
  • Experience in developing technology business plans and budgets, aligned to financial performance targets, managing external vendors and RFP’s
  • Strong personal tech capabilities, with the ability to read between the lines and deep dive as well as engage and demonstrate to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Skilled in the integration of emerging technologies, processes enhancements and optimisation of platform, business process and cost

This is a great opportunity to take on a highly visible and impactful role at the heart of a globally recognised, industry leader. If you have strong SME knowledge of the Property Investment sector, in particular Build To Rent (BTR) and Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), please apply now and call me for a confidential conversation.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Information Technology

Focus: IT Management/Senior Appointments

Industry: Property and Housing

Salary: £110,000 - £130,000 per annum + Max 40% bonus and broad benefits

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Senior Management

Location: City of London

Job Reference: 9ALQR9-D4C9747A

Date posted: 13 January 2025

Consultant: Ben Litvinoff

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