Head of Technology - Delivery

Job Introduction

William Grant & Sons is seeking a forward‑thinking technology leader to elevate our Technology Delivery function and drive transformational change across the organisation.

As Head of Technology – Delivery, you will lead a diverse programme and project portfolio that modernises our technology landscape and enables future growth. You’ll ensure delivery is fast, disciplined and strategically aligned—shaping solutions that move the business forward and unlock long‑term value. In close partnership with the Head of Technology – Service, you’ll create a seamless path from design to deployment, ensuring every change lands smoothly and delivers measurable impact.

With deep experience in large‑scale technology transformation, you bring strong expertise in programme and project leadership, enterprise portfolio management, partner and vendor management, and benefits realisation. You thrive in modern, cloud‑first environments and excel at simplifying complexity, influencing senior stakeholders and leading high‑performing delivery teams.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of technology in a family‑owned business where heritage, innovation and long‑term investment create something truly distinctive.

Main Responsibility

• Lead the technology roadmap, ensuring clear priorities and timely delivery.
• Oversee a multi‑year portfolio across applications, data, infrastructure and digital.
• Embed modern delivery frameworks, governance, risk management and reporting.
• Translate business needs into actionable delivery plans.
• Partner with Technology Service to ensure smooth transition into stable, secure operations.
• Manage vendors and partners to ensure value, quality and effective delivery.
• Retire legacy technologies and enable modern digital ways of working.
• Build and develop a high‑performing delivery team focused on ownership and continuous improvement.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Extensive senior IT leadership experience delivering complex enterprise change.
• Proven track record in transformation, legacy modernisation and long‑term roadmap planning.
• Strong programme, project, portfolio and benefits‑realisation expertise.
• Broad knowledge of enterprise applications, digital platforms, data, integrations and cloud‑first architecture.
• Strategic, commercially aware and effective in fast‑paced, matrixed environments.
• Credible and influential with senior leaders and Boards.
• Decisive, resilient and confident navigating ambiguity.
• A collaborative leader who builds high‑performing, continuously improving teams.

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.