Chief Technology Officer

The Labour Party is looking to recruit a Chief Technology Officer. The post-holder will be responsible fordeveloping and implementing the technology strategy of the Labour Party, ensuring the Party’s digital infrastructure supports its organisational, political and electoral aims and objectives at a national, regional, and local level.

The post-holder will also be responsible for developing and implementing an information and cyber security strategy, drive innovation in campaign technology, data analytics and voter engagement tools as well as taking responsibility for technology strategy, planning, implementation, integration, operations and supplier management of Labour Party systems and services.

The successful candidate will have

• Evidence of substantial experience in technology leadership at a senior level within a medium-to-large sized organisation in a combination of digital, technology, campaign technology and information security roles.
• Experience successfully delivering large-scale digital transformation projects, including fundamental systems (such as CRMs, payment systems) that form part of a central organisational function.
• Strategic thinker able to align technology initiatives with organisational goals.
• Excellent understanding of campaign technology, systems, user-needs and trends nationally and internationally.