Leicester
Interim Head of IT - Leicester (Hybrid, 3 days/week) | 6 months contract | c£450/day inside IR35 \n Run IT. Lead the team. Keep the lights on and the systems tight, while helping shape what comes next. \n An established UK organisation is looking for a hands-on Interim Head of IT to take charge of its technology function during a period of change. You'll be the senior point of accountability for IT service delivery, leading a small ServiceDesk team while staying close to the tools and systems yourself; this isn't a role where you sit above the detail. \n You'll report directly to the CIO, run day-to-day operations, manage key suppliers, and give clear, practical input into how the IT function should be structured going forward. What you'll be doing:\n\n • Leading a structured handover and building a clear picture of systems, suppliers, contracts and licences\n, • Managing and developing an IT ServiceDesk team of two\n, • Owning day-to-day IT operations: incidents, service requests, changes and problem management\n, • Staying hands-on across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows Server and networking\n, • Overseeing identity and endpoint tools including Entra ID, Intune and Cynet\n, • Driving cyber security, patching and vulnerability remediation, and supporting ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials renewals\n, • Managing supplier relationships and holding partners to account on performance\n, • Delivering monthly reporting and a live operational/cyber dashboard to the CIO\nWhat you'll bring:\n\n, • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, ideally including cloud migration work\n, • Microsoft 365 administration and support experience\n, • Familiarity with Entra ID, Intune, Defender or similar endpoint security tools\n, • Solid Windows Server experience\n, • A track record of leading IT support or ServiceDesk teams in a small or mid-sized organisation\n, • Confidence managing suppliers, budgets and stakeholders without hand-holding\n, • A calm, practical, get-it-done approach; this is a role for someone who thrives in a lean team\n\n You won't need to be strong on every point above. A leader with less recent hands-on depth but a strong operational and team leadership track record is just as welcome as a hands-on technologist stepping up into a leadership-heavy interim role. The details:\n\n • Interim contract, initial handover period within the first month\n, • Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours, hybrid with a minimum of three days a week in the Leicester office\n, • Occasional out-of-hours work during major incidents or upgrades\n, • Scope may flex as the organisation reviews its future IT structure\nSound like you?\n If you're a technically credible IT leader who's happiest close to the systems, comfortable running a small team, and ready to bring order and stability to a function in transition, we want to hear from you. \n Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.