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Chief Information Officer (CIO) recruitment is critical for any business. The CIO and their team play a vital role in the creation of the firm’s business strategy by articulating how technology can be a business enabler. Internet; the “cloud”; high speed wireless digital connections; media/data convergence; multi-channel connectivity to customers; vast relational databases and analytics, have all made the recruitment of the effective CIO, CTO and IT Management team a critical aspect of any firm's success.

The CIO, CTO and general IT Leadership team must be integral members of a company's senior management team. Each plays a vital role in the creation of the firm's strategic plan, articulating how technology can add real value at all levels.   Today’s critical issues in CIO and IT management recruitment across the board, are about finding business focused individuals who can add value to the enterprise – be it a government department or an internet retailer.

At Odgers Berndtson, our experienced IT Leadership search consultants (or headhunters) understand these roles and their challenges. For CIO recruitment, we are generally looking for a business leader first, and a technologist second - someone who is able to manage technology in pursuit of an organisation's success.  The CIO’s IT management team also need to adopt the right mindset for their discipline.  The customer obsession of the Service Delivery and IT Operations role; the process, service or product innovation of the IT Development team; and the architectural and technical validity of the IT Strategy and Architecture group. Great CIO’s nurture these complementary perspectives and are focused on the recruitment of great people who together make a varied but richly integrated IT team.

We have wide experience of IT Management recruitment across both the public and private sectors in the UK and internationally. We work closely with our interim management team for interim CIO and CTO recruitment and with our middle management colleagues for IT Manager or Head of IT recruitment.

To discuss your CIO recruitment or IT management recruitment needs, please speak to one of our specialist CIO headhunters.