Job Title
Director of Digital Transformation
Ref #
54160
Date posted
Friday, September 26, 2025
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
IT
Department
IT
Position level
2
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
37.5 Standard 9:00 - 17:00 (30 min lunch)
Salary
TBC
What to Expect
The Director of Digital Transformation will provide strategic leadership to ensure that 
enterprise and process architectures, technology initiatives, and transformation programmes are fully aligned with the corporate strategy. They will lead and inspire 
teams to deliver measurable business value through innovative, scalable, and cost effective technology solutions that enable sustainable growth and organisational 
excellence.
What You'll Do
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Strategic Leadership 
- Translate corporate goals into actionable digital architecture, processes, and programmes.
Roadmap & Investment Planning 
- Develop and communicate transformation roadmaps and investment strategies in key 
platforms.Enterprise Alignment 
Ensure technology priorities are tightly integrated with enterprise strategy and vehicle programme 
requirements.
Programme Delivery Oversee execution of digital initiatives, ensuring delivery of measurable business value.
Stakeholder Engagement 
Build strong relationships with C-level 
executives, business leaders, IT, and programme management to 
align and deliver transformation goals.
Team Leadership - Lead and mentor the transformation team to 
high performance.

IMPACT
Types of roles managed by jobholder:
– Managing a team comprising of Enterprise Architect, Integration Architect, Business Architect, Process Architect, Technical Architect
and Programme Manager.
Key Financial Measures:
– Direct influence on business competitiveness, cost optimisation, and operational excellence. 
– Shapes long-term IT investment decisions, balancing innovation with financial discipline. 
Key Stakeholders:
– Collaborating with C-level and transformation leaders across the business to shape and agree the strategy and roadmap.
– Align with Vehicle Programmes on enterprise capability requirements.
– Obtain guidance from technology suppliers and internal technology 
teams to inform the strategic priorities.
– Work with operational leaders and other internal stakeholders to 
ensure delivery of capabilities are successful
What You'll Bring
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
Experience
– Proven track record of leading enterprise-scale digital 
transformation initiatives.
– Extensive experience in senior IT/technology leadership roles.
Business Knowledge:
– Deep understanding of Product Development within the Automotive 
industry.
Essential Functional / Technical Skills:
– Experience with a broad range of Enterprise Technologies.
– Strong grasp of enterprise and process architecture.
– Financial and commercial acumen for business case development.
Personal Attributes / Competencies:
– Collaborative and inclusive leadership style
– Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex 
concepts
– Organisational change management expertise and stakeholder 
engagement
Education/Qualifications 
– Degree in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering or equivalent 
What We'll Do for You

We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:

  • Structured career development framework
  • 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
  • Enhanced company pension scheme
  • Discretionary annual bonus award
  • Private medical insurance and health cash plan
  • Life assurance benefit
  • Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
  • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
  • Generous parental leave policies
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
Who Are We?

No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks. 

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey. 

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