Head of Infrastructure

4745941
  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    London
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Banking And Finance Technology
  • Industry

    Banking & Financial Services
  • Pay

    Up to 130k, plus bonus

Infrastructure | Leadership

Head of Infrastructure – Financial Services (Technical Leadership/Culture/Delivery)
Financial Services background mandatory
£120,000–£130,000 + bonus
London
Hybrid (2 days on-site)


Confidential FS organisation – stable, well-funded, and scaling.

I’m supporting a growing financial services organisation with the hire of their new Head of Infrastructure. This is a leadership mandate: reshape an established infrastructure function, raise delivery standards, and bring FS governance discipline into an environment that’s evolving rapidly.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a multidisciplinary Infrastructure team.
  • Drive cultural maturity and delivery ownership.
  • Act as an escalation point during incidents.
  • Own infrastructure roadmap with the CTO.
  • Ensure resilience, governance, and SMCR standards.
  • Manage vendors, budgets, and technical decisions.
  • Influence senior leadership.

Requirements:

  • Financial Services experience (non-negotiable).
  • 5+ years’ people leadership.
  • Proven ability to raise team maturity and handle legacy behaviours.
  • Broad infra exposure (Windows, Networks, Azure, Ops, Security fundamentals).
  • Comfortable being a Material Risk Taker under SMCR.

If you’re an FS Infrastructure Leader who enjoys fixing things, improving people, and running hybrid infra, call Lorenz Pasch at Hays Recruitment on 07863107173.

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