The CIO Practice completes the recruitment ecosystem for Gillamor Stephens, complementing our in-depth knowledge of the Technology industry with the recruitment of outstanding Technology and IT leaders into blue chips and SMBs across Europe. The CIO Practice specialises in the recruitment of executive level leaders of technology functions, from CIO and IT Director to CTO and VP Engineering for online and software businesses.

We see the divide blurring between the above disciplines. In both cases our clients look for exceptional leadership and strategic business thinking alongside the delivery of operational excellence and programmes.

Each client applies a different weighting to each discipline, and our success in hiring at this level extends across clients from multiple industry sectors including consumer technology, healthcare and life sciences, FMCG, media and the Public Sector. The key element that drives our success in this market is our understanding of the business value that strong technology leadership can bring to any organisation, and our ability to reach out and communicate this message to a targeted selection of high calibre IT leaders.

Our recruitment services span the following disciplines:

• CIO and IT Director – commercially aligned and able to influence at board level
• Next level down hiring, i.e. aspiring CIOs to complement the existing CIO leadership team
• CIO direct reports  – functional IT leaders covering Applications, Infrastructure, Solutions and Service Delivery
• CTO & VP Engineering – Specific expertise in building and shaping large multi-site teams
• Software Development Director – high value leadership role likely to include extensive offshore resource management
• IT Transformation – niche skills in people and process change plus programme delivery