Managing Director, Technology

About the UK Debt Management Office

The UK Debt management Office (DMO) is an executive agency of His Majesty’s Treasury. We are responsible for debt and cash management for the UK government, local authority lending operations and managing certain public sector funds. The DMO’s remit is to carry out the government’s debt management policy of minimising financing costs over the long term, taking account of risk, and to minimise the cost of offsetting the governments net cash flows over time, while operating within a risk appetite approved by ministers in both cases.

Since its creation in 1998, the DMO has successfully established itself as an integral part of wholesale financial markets, raising in excess of £3.1 trillion in total gilt issuance, while annual turnover in its cash management operation is currently around £8 trillion.

The DMO employs around 140 people. Approximately one third work within the Financing Strategy area, which is responsible for debt, cash and balance sheet management teams, and related transactions, as well as local government lending operations and the management of certain public sector funds.

The remaining staff work in the Operations directorate which comprises Finance, Settlements, Risk Management, Business Delivery, and Facilities teams. Business Delivery is the term used in the DMO to cover the Technology teams including Infrastructure, Applications, Testing, Business Analysis, Project & Programme management and Service Desk functions. It comprises approximately 60 staff.

Although structured into a number of functional teams, the DMO operates with a flat management structure and a collaborative, flexible approach. This enables teams to respond quickly to operational demands and evolving business needs. All staff have access to and are encouraged to undertake training and development opportunities

Programme & Project Management

Testing

Application Development & Support

Service Desk

Business Analysis

Business Continuity

Infrastructure & Platforms

Business Services, which covers Procurement, Contracts Management & Facilities

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

Technology strategy & architecture

· Develop and deliver a comprehensive and unified technology strategy that aligns with and supports the DMO’s business aims, strategic objectives and evolving operating environment.

· Lead the development of enterprise and solution architectures ensuring technology remains resilient, secure, scalable and fit for future business needs to support the DMO’s core mission and objectives.

· Advise the DMO executive committee and other stakeholders to identify actual and emerging technology risks, opportunities, and industry trends (e.g. digital assets, cloud strategy, Artificial Intelligence (AI)) to ensure the DMO adopts innovation where it delivers demonstrable value.

Technology transformation & innovation

· Lead the DMO technology area to establish direction, best practice and innovation to all aspects of technology delivery. Determine how far and in what way to implement modern engineering practices.

· Establish technology roadmaps that drive innovation and exploration of new technologies and methods that support business priorities and deliver measurable improvements in capability, resilience and efficiency.

· Champion a culture of continuous improvement to ensure technology investment delivers sustainable business value.

Operational Resilience & service delivery

· Provide executive oversight of the management, availability, performance, and resilience of the DMO’s current technology estate, ensuring uninterrupted delivery of mission-critical systems.

· Ensure appropriate governance is in place for operational resilience, development methods, business continuity, contingency and recovery, and incident management.

· Drive modernisation of legacy systems where appropriate, balancing innovation with operational stability and eliminating platform obsolescence.

· Oversee development of an information management framework, data architecture, data governance, data quality, and enterprise information lifecycles to enhance data, record and document, management and analytics capabilities.

Security, Privacy & governance

· Working closely with the Head of Cyber Security, ensure the implementation of an effective and mission-appropriate enterprise cybersecurity architecture, threat management, access controls, and security operations.

· Provide executive oversight of technology compliance, ensuring technology in the DMO continues to meet legal, regulatory and internal governance requirements, and meet market participant expectations.

· Represent DMO technology in internal and external audits, relevant cross-government & industry technology forums, and sector cyber and other resilience planning and exercises.

Financial & Supplier Management

· Lead technology investment planning, budgeting, forecasting and portfolio prioritisation with clear business value measures to ensure resources are aligned with strategic objectives.

· Oversee the management of strategic technology suppliers and partners ensuring value for money, effective risk management and strong beneficial commercial relationships.

Leadership and organisational capability

· Demonstrate and visibly role model the highest standards of personal behaviour, values and integrity, developing a team culture which ensures that each person is supported and achieves their personal best in their respective role.

· Provide strategic leadership for the entire technology function, fostering a high-performing, inclusive and collaborative culture.

· Lead and develop the senior technology leadership team, ensuring the organisation has the capability and skills required to meet current and future business priorities.

· Support staff wellbeing and encourage and support diversity and inclusion.

· Build on the strengths of an experienced team, leading change in an inclusive and supportive way while maintaining engagement and organisational knowledge.

· Be an active and collaborative member of the DMO leadership team, supporting colleagues in the leadership of the DMO.

Person Specification

Experience

· Significant executive leadership experience leading a technology function within a complex, operationally critical or highly regulated environment.

· Proven experience of developing and successfully delivering a technology strategy aligned to organisational objectives.

· Demonstrable experience of maintaining secure, resilient and business-critical technology services whilst delivering complex technology change.

· Experience of modernising technology environments through initiatives such as cloud adoption, automation, AI and platform transformation.

· Experience of working effectively with Executive teams, Boards and external stakeholders to influence strategic decision-making.

· Experience of operating within financial services, capital markets or other critical national infrastructure environments.

Skills and behaviours

· Strategic thinker, able to anticipate future technology needs and translate vision into practical delivery.

· Inclusive and authentic leader, able to build high-performing teams and bring people with them through change.

· Excellent communicator, able to explain complex technical concepts clearly and influence technical and non-technical audiences.

· Sound judgement, balancing innovation with operational resilience, governance and risk.

· Collaborative and values-led, demonstrating integrity, credibility and a strong commitment to public service.

· Able to respond confidently to changing organisational priorities, emerging technology risks and evolving business needs, while maintaining sound judgement, focus and delivery in a complex, operationally critical environment.

Candidates – Please note that you will be asked to give evidence in your application of how you meet these criteria.