Interim Technology Lead

Interim Technology & Transformation Lead Outside IR35 | £550–£750 per day | 6 months | Hybrid / Remote

We are supporting a large public sector organisation to appoint an experienced Interim Technology & Transformation Lead to provide senior-level capacity at a critical point in their transformation journey. This role is designed to relieve pressure on a highly driven Director-level leader, providing operational grip across key technology programmes while creating the space for longer-term service design and strategic thinking. This is not a PMO-led or programme-heavy role. The organisation is looking for someone technically credible who has led large technology teams before and understands how to deliver complex change without overengineering governance.

The Opportunity

You will step into a fast-paced, outcomes-focused environment with several major technology initiatives underway, including large-scale enterprise systems work. Your focus will be on stabilising, progressing and landing key pieces of work rather than designing heavyweight frameworks. A particular priority will be refreshing and completing an existing cyber plan —working with an established technical team to take it over the line and hand it back fit for implementation. The assignment sits ahead of a formal business case and delivery phase, providing leadership and momentum during a key transition period.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational grip across multiple technology and transformation programmes
• Act as a senior technical sounding board, reducing leadership bandwidth pressure
• Refresh and complete the cyber plan in collaboration with the existing team
• Support and lead experienced, technically capable staff through ongoing change
• Balance pace and delivery with empathy, trust-building and cultural awareness
• Enable the Director to focus on service redesign and future-state thinking

What This Role Is Not

• Not a Programme Manager role
• Not PMO-heavy or governance-driven
• Not a cyber specialist position (confidence and awareness helpful, depth not essential)
• Not dependent on local government experience

About You

• A senior technology leader with experience running large or complex technology functions
• Comfortable operating across strategy, operations and delivery without hierarchy
• Technically credible, with strong “technical ears” and the ability to challenge constructively
• Emotionally intelligent, people-focused and highly self-aware
• Confident working in environments that have experienced significant change
• Direct, pragmatic and delivery-focused while genuinely caring about people
• Public sector experience is helpful but not essential. Candidates from commercial or private sector backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Working Pattern

Hybrid / remote working

On-site attendance only when required (primarily for workshops)

Workshops expected once or twice per month

Contract Details

Outside IR35

Day rate: £550–£750 (flexibility depending on cyber capability)

Initial term: up to 6 months

Start: End of May / early June

CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis.