Manager, Technology and Infrastructure, Essential Home

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Information Technology & Digital​

In IT&D, you'll be a force for good, whether you're championing cyber security, defining how we harness the power of technology to improve our business, or working with data to guide the innovation of consumer loved products.

Working globally across functions, you'll own your projects and process from start to finish, with the influence and visibility to achieve what needs to be done. And if you're willing to bring your ideas to the table, you'll get the support and investment to make them happen.

Your potential will never be wasted. You'll get the space and support to take your development to the next level. Every day, there will be opportunities to learn from peers and leaders through working on exciting, varied projects with real impact. And because our work spans so many different businesses, from Research and Product Development to Sales, you'll keep learning exciting new approaches.

About the role

ESSENTIAL HOME

With a trusted portfolio of world-class Air Care, Surface, Laundry and Pest Control products, the Essential Home team’s purpose is to Make a House Your Home. Fuelling this newly formed business and leadership team is a diverse and inclusive culture for all. Together, we’re shaping a team with a founder mentality: that listens and learns, and that is entrepreneurial, agile, and action oriented.

With high-quality brands such as Air Wick, Cillit Bang, Calgon and Mortein, now is an exciting time to join a dynamic company full of purpose, pace and energy, that will create a truly unique learning and career opportunity for all.

Role Purpose:

As the IT&D Manager, Technology and Infrastructure, you will lead the end-to-end design, implementation, and management of our technology infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to build a new function from the ground up, driving innovation and scalability to support Essential Home’s business strategy.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, pragmatic and loves a challenge. You thrive in a dynamic environment and are action and result oriented. This position requires a deep understanding of hosting technology, network architecture and cloud services.

You’ll love it because:

You embrace this unique opportunity to create a new technology landscape from scratch. You will be part of a dynamic and innovative team, working on cutting-edge technologies and products that make a significant impact. You will have opportunities for professional learning and growth, as well as career advancement in a collaborative, supportive and inclusive work environment.

Your responsibilities

• Define the long-term strategic needs for Hosting and Infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability for future growth to meet Essential Home’s business objectives.
• Lead the design, deployment, and management of Hosting solutions, particularly Azure.
• Ensure the scalability, reliability, and security of infrastructure solutions.
• Lead network management efforts, including VPN, SDWAN, access points, and connectivity for manufacturing sites.
• Build excellent relationships with strategic partners and service providers to ensure co-investment, high quality service, while staying cost-effective.
• Lead a high-performing team of external talent, fostering a culture of agility, ownership and collaboration.
• Oversee budgeting, procurement, and resource allocation for Technology and Infrastructure initiatives.

The experience we're looking for

• You have an entrepreneurial mindset: self-starter with a high sense of ownership and accountability.
• You are collaborative and build bridges internally and externally.
• You have proven experience in the Technology and Infrastructure space, preferably in the Consumer Goods sector.
• You have a deep understanding of some or all of the Technology and Infrastructure technologies: Azure, server storage, backup solutions, disaster recovery, IP address management, patch management, and provisioning.
• You have strong knowledge of network management, including VPN, SDWAN, access points, and connectivity for manufacturing sites.
• You are familiar with ITIL service management practices and how they apply to Technology and Infrastructure delivery.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, and driving results.
• You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

The skills for success

Product Development, system development, Project Management, Programme Management, Design Thinking, IT Service Management, Innovation Processes, Innovation, User Experience Design, Change Analyst, Change Management, Digital Transformation, Value Analysis, Change Management, Adoption, Technology Adoption Lifecycle, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Digital Strategy, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Data Governance, Product Compliance, Data Driven Practices, Market Value, Market Chain, Data Driven Practices, Advanced Analytics, Data Analytics, Governance.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.