Chief Information Officer (CIO)

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National Physical LaboratoryLocation:

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19.08.2025Expiry Date:

03.10.2025Job Description:

About the RoleThrough our vital research, the National Physical Laboratory is helping support scientific and commercial innovations, international trade, environmental protection, and health and wellbeing. As technology advances, we’re able to use this to take even larger strides in delivering demonstrable scientific impact. As our Chief Information Officer, you’ll lead in this pioneering role, working with other UK and international science, engineering, and technology organizations to maximize the benefits of digital transformation.This is a critical management role delivering the value of the organization’s digital systems, focusing on Data, Customer, ERP, Cloud, AI, and Cybersecurity. You’ll own the digital modernization strategy and drive the technical direction—future-proofing the architecture for digital alignment. You''ll also promote employee contribution and engagement through a people-centric culture aligned with the organization’s values.This strategic leadership role involves developing and executing the digital strategy that drives long-term success: enabling research, science, engineering, and operations. Whether selecting and implementing suitable technology to enhance efficiency, managing the IT portfolio to optimize performance, or analyzing costs, values, and risks of information technology to inform decisions—you’ll spearhead the function and collaborate across the organization as a key enabler.Heading up a team, you’ll motivate and inspire them to realize your vision while developing their potential. As a senior leader, you’ll build strategic relationships with customers and stakeholders, act as a brand ambassador for NPL, and work across the organization to drive change and promote NPL’s values.About YouYou are an exceptional digital leader with a background in transforming business performance through emerging technologies. Highly technical, yet commercial and confident in communication, you possess superb people management skills and can convey complex subjects effectively to diverse audiences.Ideally, you have proven experience working within science and technology organizations. A genuine passion for science and technology, along with a drive to excel, is essential for success.You will be an inspiring and empowering digital leader who:is committed to their organization’s purposeis a skilled communicator and collaboratoris a strategic thinker with a holistic approachsolves complex problems and makes decisions in dynamic environmentsmanages stakeholders effectively and is dedicated to customer successenables business evolution through technologyYou will also be an empowering functional leader who:delivers digital and IT strategies across a diverse organizationmanages operational IT portfolios, budgets, and supplier frameworksdrives standards and governance to meet commitmentsadapts to changing business needsfocuses on employee engagement and development for overall successNote:

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds. Due to the nature of our work, nationality, residency, and security requirements may be more tightly defined. You will be asked about this during the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security ..... full job details .....