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Non-Executive Technology Director

A Non-Executive Technology Director brings strategic technology leadership into your business at the level you need it, without the full-time overhead. Embedded in your decisions, present in your leadership conversations, and accountable for outcomes alongside you.

The strategic leadership your business needs, at the right stage of growth, without committing to a full-time executive salary.

Strategic direction and technology leadership
Present in board meetings and key decisions
Flexible — scales with what the business needs
Accountable for outcomes, not just advice
Is this right for your business?

Two situations where a Non-Executive
Technology Director makes a real difference.

The role is effective in different contexts. The common thread is a business that needs strategic technology leadership but does not need, or is not yet ready for, a full-time executive in that seat.

You have a great team focused on delivery but nobody thinking at the strategic level

Your people are excellent at what they do. They keep the business running smoothly. But there is a gap between where the business is heading and the systems that are needed to make it happen. Taking your best technical people away from frontline delivery to think strategically costs you in both directions. A Non-Executive Technology Director fills that gap without disrupting what is already working.

You want to build an in-house team with a clear strategic direction behind it

You are hiring people with specific skillsets, people who are laser-focused on what they do best. You do not want to dilute their time and attention with strategic responsibilities they were not hired for. A Non-Executive Technology Director provides the leadership layer so your team can concentrate on what they are great at.

What the role looks like in practice

Strategic. Embedded.
Accountable.

A Non-Executive Technology Director is not a consultant who drops in with recommendations and leaves. They are an embedded member of your leadership team, present in the decisions that matter, available between meetings, and owning the strategic technology agenda on your behalf.

The role operates under our Helm strategic level, the highest level of engagement in our service model. It combines direction-setting, project oversight, risk management, and executive presence in a single, flexible arrangement.

The role is also scalable. Whether you need a consistent advisory presence in the boardroom or a more intensive engagement around a specific period of change or growth, the arrangement adapts to fit what the business actually needs at any given time.

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What a Non-Executive Technology Director does
Defines and drives the technology strategy

Working with you to set the strategic direction for technology across the business, aligned with where the business is going, not just where it has been.

Attends board meetings and advises stakeholders

Present at the leadership table. Advising on current technology, emerging developments, and the implications of key decisions before they are made.

Owns risk, compliance, and security oversight

Providing ongoing oversight of the business technology risk profile, ensuring the business is protected, compliant, and prepared for what might go wrong.

Leads project strategy and delivery oversight

Knowing the overall goals of the business and having the experience to bring significant projects to life. On time, on scope, and aligned to business outcomes.

Manages technology budgeting and ROI

Ensuring technology investment is planned, justified, and measured. Making sure the business gets the return it expects from the decisions it makes.

Helm
Strategic Level
"Executive presence and strategic ownership. A leadership team member, not just an advisor."
Structured guidance and planning
Executive board reports
Technology budgeting and ROI forecasting
Risk and compliance oversight, ongoing
Project strategy ownership
Monthly meetings plus between-session availability
M&A, expansion, and hiring decision input
The Helm Strategic Level

More than an advisor.
A decision-making partner.

The Non-Executive Technology Director role sits at our Helm strategic level, the highest level of engagement in our service model. Where our Navigator level provides structured guidance and planning, Helm means embedded leadership, executive accountability, and genuine decision-making authority alongside you.

This is the role for businesses where technology is a critical driver of performance and the stakes of getting it right, or wrong, are significant. Where you need someone who thinks and acts like a member of the leadership team, not like a service provider.

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Your goals

The areas that matter
most to your business.

Wherever you are in your journey, these are the four areas where the right technology partnership creates the most meaningful and lasting impact.

Security & Compliance

Protecting what you have built as the business grows and the threat landscape evolves.

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Business Continuity & Risk

Building the resilience to keep operating when things go wrong.

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Growth Strategy & Infrastructure

Aligning systems and technology with where the business is heading.

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Productivity & Education

Helping your team work smarter with the right tools and the right support.

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