Head of Digital and IT - Europe

About the role

This role is responsible for the delivery of the Digital & IT Agenda. Including but not limited to the technology underpinning how we engage with customers and consumers, how we use insights and AI to ensure our brands are best represented online and how we use modern applications to optimise our digital marketing and content creation. Key Highlights: Own and deliver the UK digital and IT agenda across digital shelf, digital marketing, digital content, data & analytics, and selective D2C, ensuring strong cross-functional alignment and measurable business impact Enable Data-Driven Decision Making - Advance the UK in-market data, analytics and AI agenda, in partnership with global analytics teams, to improve decision quality, commercial performance, and operational effectiveness Ensure Fit-for-Purpose Applications & Workplace Technology - Ensure the UK has reliable, secure and modern applications and workplace technology that enable productivity, collaboration and seamless day-to-day operations Lead Change, Prioritisation & Delivery - Support the regional application roadmap by prioritising demand, managing delivery, and championing adoption and change. Ensure strategic change is understood and managed from a UK technology perspective especially across the ERP landscape Own UK Technology Financial & Risk Accountability - Hold accountability for the UK technology budget, vendor value, and local cyber risk posture (including OT), balancing cost, risk and value Act as a Key Contributor to Global IT Transformation - Partner with global IT and regional peers to manage global platforms, share best practice, introduce new ways of working (including AI), and contribute to wider transformation outcomes