Some IT leadership roles are largely about maintaining what's already there. This one offers the opportunity to influence what comes next.

Our client is an established retail business seeking an experienced IT Manager to lead its technology function.

You'll lead a small internal IT team, supported by external technology partners, with responsibility spanning infrastructure, cybersecurity, business applications and IT operations.

The Opportunity

Alongside ensuring reliable technology services, you'll be involved in business application projects and technology rollouts, while helping shape longer-term priorities around systems simplification, cybersecurity, data and automation.

You'll work closely with senior leaders to understand business challenges, evaluate options and recommend where technology investment can deliver the greatest value.

This is a role for someone who enjoys setting direction and delivering improvements, while remaining technically involved when required.

What You'll Be Doing

- Develop the technology roadmap, prioritising improvements and investment.
- Lead business application upgrades, systems integration and technology rollouts.
- Oversee IT operations, infrastructure, cybersecurity and service reliability.
- Identify opportunities to simplify systems and improve business processes.




- Develop the internal team and manage external technology partners.
- Advise stakeholders on technology options, supplier performance and expenditure.

What You'll Bring

- Broad technical experience across infrastructure, cloud, networks, cybersecurity and business applications.
- Experience managing IT operations and delivering technology projects.
- Demonstrated people leadership and experience managing external vendors.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to communicate technology in business terms.
- Commercial judgement, initiative and a willingness to remain hands-on when needed.

Retail industry experience would be highly advantageous. Candidates from other rapid-moving, operationally complex environments will also be considered.

We're also open to experienced IT Team Leaders or second-in-command candidates with demonstrated leadership capability who are ready for broader responsibility.

Next Steps

This role is being managed on a retained basis by xceltium.

If you're interested in learning more, please apply through SEEK or contact Steven Fulop directly at @xceltium.com for a confidential discussion.

Further information will be shared with suitably qualified candidates as the recruitment process progresses.

📌 IT Manager (Alexandria)
🏢 Xceltium
📍 Alexandria