Director General (Digital and Infrastructure) - Department for Education

As Director General for Digital and Infrastructure, you'll lead a major, multidisciplinary group bringing together digital, technology, data and analysis functions across the Department. This is a high-profile role where you'll shape strategy, influence policy and deliver large-scale transformation across a complex national system. You'll be responsible for ensuring digital, AI and data are at the heart of every major priority, not as a separate function, but as a core driver of outcomes. Alongside this, you'll lead the education estates function, helping transform how infrastructure is planned, funded and delivered using data-driven approaches. This is a role that operates at pace and scale, requiring strong leadership, strategic thinking and the ability to make high-stakes decisions that impact services nationwide. What you'll be doing

• Lead a transformational digital, AI and data strategy across education and care sectors
• Embed digital and data into every major departmental priority and programme
• Oversee a large DDaT function delivering user-centred, agile digital services
• Strengthen cyber resilience and security across systems and the wider sector
• Drive strategic data transformation, including building a powerful, connected data spine
• Enable better insight, services and decision-making through improved data use
• Lead delivery of major education infrastructure and capital programmes
• Transform how education estates are managed using data-driven approaches
• Work with senior stakeholders across government, education and industry
• Make high-impact decisions balancing risk, safety and delivery at scale
  
  Strong experience in:
• Leading large-scale digital, data and AI functions
• Delivering transformation programmes across complex organisations or systems
• Setting strategy that drives measurable improvements in outcomes
Experience of:
• Embedding digital and data into core organisational strategy and policy
• Influencing at the most senior levels across government or large organisations
• Leading high-performing teams through change at scale
You'll also bring:
• Strong leadership and the ability to inspire and motivate large teams
• Excellent judgement in managing risk, complexity and competing priorities
• A strategic mindset with the ability to operate at pace
  
  London, England, United Kingdom
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