Formula 1 covers a huge range of disciplines across a wide array of industry sectors, drawing the very best from our teams of technicians, engineers and media rights specialists and encouraging the creativity of experts in the fields of digital and traditional media, marketing and communications. From timekeeping, to software development, broadcast engineering and content creation, we are truly the 11th Formula 1 team.
We are recruiting for an IT Systems Manager for our IT Systems and Support team who would be based at our Media and Technology Centre in Biggin Hill. Do you have what it takes to be part of the world’s greatest sport and entertainment spectacle?
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the IT Systems teams to underpin the business operational effectiveness across all sites and organisational units.
- Capacity management and expectation setting across projects, technical requests and BAU within the team and wider business.
- Ensure the IT Systems and Services across the IT estate is commissioned, maintained and developed to a level that will support current and future organisational needs.
- Liaise with all areas of the business and assess the technical requirements and requests to assure valid operational needs are met.
- Ensure that IT security is implemented, maintained and tested, in line with IT Security team roadmap.
- To manage IT Projects, ensure progress logged, issues or delays are highlighted, and stakeholders are kept informed.
- Ensure logged jobs are reviewed and maintained, to provide highest level service, follow up on calls and see through to resolution.
- Manage Problems and perform root cause analysis on issues seen within the Infrastructure.
- To manage IT SOX Controls, ensuring governance requirements are met and evidence is provided in a timely manner.
- To ensure teams are always following the documented IT Processes and adhering to relevant compliance guidelines.
- Working with the Enterprise Architect to drive innovation in IT- reviewing current technology offerings and identifying improvements within department responsibilities.
About You:
- Extensive IT experience in a corporate environment
- Proven strategic leadership of a broad IT function
- Significant experience of successfully leading and managing a diverse team with a contrastive leadership style
- Positive approach to people management
- Strategic & forward-thinking; ability to predict future organisational needs
- Ability to cope under pressure, particularly in live race scenarios
- Good verbal & written communication
- Current UK Driving License
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What We Do
Formula 1® delivers the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle with innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability at the heart of its future growth and value. As the global rights holders of this incredible sport our team delivers the 24-race calendar direct to our passionate fans around the globe.
Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our people at F1. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, and communications there is always a driven and talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.
We are focused on delivering the best for our fans and partners while also ensuring we do the right thing as a business and use the power of Formula 1 to make a positive contribution to the places we visit and to our own community. That is why sustainability and accessibility are part of every decision F1 makes. Our commitment to being Net Zero by 2030 is already reducing our emissions both on and off the track, and our focus on diversity and inclusion ensures everyone is welcome.
This is Formula 1!
