Head of IT Infrastructure

Global Head of IT InfrastructureWorking at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry. Overview Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, the Global Head of IT Infrastructure leads the IT infrastructure team, delivering and ensuring technologies include Hardware, Network, Tech Software and Services are efficiently, productively and securely used by our global community. Leading a global team of 6, you will evaluate and implement the right and new systems and infrastructures in line with the business evolution. This position can be based in London or Milan.

Your Mission: • Develop the technological infrastructure strategy for Stella McCartney, ensuring alignment with the overall business agenda • Elevate the employee experience whilst strengthening our technical and security foundations • Support the business departments in using technology profitably • Build stakeholder partnerships to understand and anticipate business needs and identify solutions to achieve strategic priorities • Lead and develop a high performing team of IT Managers and Tech Support, ensuring global activation and supervision of system infrastructure, acting as escalation where necessary • Build quality assurance and data protection processes, ensuring adaptation as the business evolves • Discover and implement new technologies that bring the competitive advantage • Collaboration with the IS&T Security Manager to address and operatively implement any security actions • Coordination and supervisory of Technology service providers and consultants • Collaboration with the LVMH Technology Community and IT procurement, to align technology guidelines and minimise operational service costs Your Talent: • Confident communication, presentation and influencing skills at a senior level • Demonstratable experience of conducting technology research and analysis• Management experience and • Cultural awareness and ideally experience working as part of an international team • Solid experience in HW fleet management and obsolescence cycles • Good knowledge on network operations and security impacts • Good knowledge of Microsoft Azure and O365 platforms • Fluent in English and Italian At Stella McCartney, we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment in which all of our voices are heard. Where people can work to their maximum potential by offering equal opportunities for growth and fair pay. For us, it is about appreciating what is different in others and also what we have in common. We hire people who want to change things, disrupt the norm, who are naturally confident with a positive attitude. Our decisions respect all people regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, age, social or political belief, or world view.