We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

Be the strategic leader of internal technology solutions for publishing. In our Core Technology team the focus is on leading and enhancing the systems supporting the growth and efficient operation of services for editorial, production and data care across the organisation.

Salary: £68,000 - £80,000

Location: Cambridge/ Hybrid

Contract: Permanent

About the role

In this role, you will provide strategic leadership to our technology solutions for publishing activities across our organisation.

Reporting to the CTO as part of the Core Technology senior leadership team, you will provide the thought leadership, technical direction and inspirational people management to deliver the right solutions to our growing business.

You will partner with key stakeholders in our Product Groups to ensure their technology needs for publishing are met. Your collaborative skills will help evolve both business processes and technical solutions.

You will lead technical teams (many of whom are offshore) to ensure that service delivery is optimised and developed in accordance with business needs and with minimal downtime and disruption.

We are seeking to move off legacy publishing platforms onto a new generation of systems. Your leadership will be key to our success and gives plenty of opportunity to express your ideas and develop a team.

About you

You will have a passion for Technology and understand the true value the right solution can bring to every aspect of the organisation, enabling everyone to perform at their best.

This is a role with a broad scope so as well as strong technical delivery experience, you will be adept at people relationships. You will have the ability to influence at a high level but also able to engage with non-technical audiences and see things from their perspective.

A track record of technology management roles is essential. With a combination of business acumen and leadership qualities, you will bring our values to life and provide a clear sense of direction, gaining the confidence of everyone from senior leaders to end users.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

Group personal pension scheme
Discretionary annual bonus
Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
Green travel schemes
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

We also offer flexible and hybrid working options from day one. We will consider any work arrangements if you wish to work flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.

We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 10th May and interviews are scheduled to take place from mid May onwards

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where everyone has a voice, and where we learn continuously to improve together. Ensuring that everyone feels they belong is essential to who we are, and to the contribution we make to society and our planet.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.

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