Tech Nation’s mission is to help digital tech companies grow through a series of programmes, research, and events, aimed at building a pipeline of high-growth businesses, raising the profile of the sector, and providing a feedback loop from business to government to help shape policy.  Since launch, Tech Nation (formerly Tech City UK and Tech North) has helped the digital tech start-up and scale-up sector become the UK’s fastest growing industry. More than 2.1 million people now work in the UK’s digital tech sector, and jobs are being created at twice the rate of other sectors in the economy.

Tech Nation is a small but fast-growing, high-performance team of 72 passionate people with high standards and big ambitions. We strive for excellence in everything we do. Our aim is to be transformative and collaborative in our work. We focus on speed, scale, smart resourcefulness, and unbounded optimism. We never start with ‘no.’ We’re solution oriented and focus on the outcome and the impact of any project or priority. We’re a curious bunch, creative and a little quirky. We debate things passionately in team meetings and stand-ups. We agree and disagree on how the world should work, but we all agree on making a big difference through our work at Tech Nation. Which is why we love it here and never take it for granted.

We are now looking for a Chief Financial Officer to join our growing team to take a leading strategic role at the executive team level in terms of growth of the business and sound management providing guidance on corporate and financial strategy and resource allocation. Reporting directly to our CEO Gerard Grech and acting as a business partner to him, our CFO will oversee the building of core infrastructure and capabilities to enable the business to meet its strategic objectives and revenue growth ambitions in line with the three-year business plan. Candidates will bring at least 10 years’ finance and business experience in high growth businesses as well as strong IT skills and familiarity with cloud-based systems. A passion for the work Tech Nation and a solutions-oriented mindset will be critical.  

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Tech Nation on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference FAHADC. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Thursday 7 October 2021.