Director, Global Technology & Infrastructure Operations, Essential Home

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Information Technology & Digital​

In IT&D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.

Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

Essential Home

With a trusted portfolio of world-class Air Care, Surface, Laundry and Pest Control products, the Essential Home team’s purpose is to Make A House Your Home. Fuelling this newly formed business and leadership team is a diverse and inclusive culture for all. Together, we’re shaping a team with a founder mentality: that listens and learns, and that is entrepreneurial, agile, and action oriented.  

With high-quality brands such as Air Wick, Cillit Bang, Calgon and Mortein, now is an exciting time to join a dynamic company full of purpose, pace and energy, that will create a truly unique learning and career opportunity for all. 

About the role

A unique opportunity for a motivated self-starter to lead and shape the Essential Home IT & Digital function on a global scale. As the Global Director of Technology and Infrastructure Operations, you will have the chance to radically simplify the technology landscape by designing and building a greenfield technology stack from the ground up, creating the foundations for the future of this business.

You will build a lean, senior, and highly capable team, while fostering strong, long-term partnerships with leading technology vendors to ensure sustained success. This role is part of an exceptionally strong and dynamic leadership team and offers tremendous personal and professional growth.

Your responsibilities

• Strategy and Execution: Develop and execute a comprehensive technology strategy that supports Essential Home’s business goals and drives digital transformation across all functions.
• Global IT operations management: Oversee the management of global IT operations ensuring reliability, efficiency and resilience of all technology platforms and infrastructure.
• Technical oversight: Oversee the design and implementation of the technical architecture and infrastructure to ensure scalability, efficiency and resilience of Essential Home applications and systems. Essential Home technology is Microsoft/Azure heavy.
• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a diverse team of IT & Digital professionals, fostering a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Building strong partnerships: Internally working closely with other senior executives to integrate technology initiatives with business strategies, ensuring seamless operational execution. Externally establishing and maintaining strong relationships with technology vendors; stay up-to-date with latest technologies and innovations that could benefit the company.
• Continuity management:  Prepares the organization to withstand and recover from outages, minimizing downtime and safeguarding operational continuity.
• Budget Management: Ensuring cost-effective investments and tracking of spend. Continuously look for opportunities to save and reinvest in new technology.