IT Commercial Director (Senior Commercial Specialist) , HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)

• Details
• Reference number
• 476220
• Salary
• £137,000 - £186,000

GCO Pension and GCO Terms.

In addition, on gaining an A accreditation at the CS Commercial Assessment Centre, Performance-Related-Pay of up to 20% becomes available.

GBP

• Job grade
• SCS Pay Band 2
• Contract type
• Permanent
• Business area
• GCF - HM Revenue and Customs
• Type of role
• Commercial
• Working pattern
• Full-time
• Number of jobs available
• 1
• Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Telford, Stratford (London) or 100 Parliament Street, London. HMRC operates a hybrid working model with a minimum of 60% office attendance.

About the job

Job summary

HMRC sits at the heart of the UK economy, collecting more than £900 billion in tax revenues each year to fund vital public services across the UK. Serving millions of customers and operating one of the most complex environments in government, HMRC is undertaking one of the most significant technology transformation programmes in the public sector.

Job description

As IT Commercial Director and Deputy Chief Commercial Officer, you will lead HMRC’s IT Commercial function, providing commercial leadership across major technology transformation programmes and critical operational services. You will shape strategic sourcing decisions, oversee major technology contracts and supplier relationships, and lead a portfolio with annual expenditure exceeding £1 billion.

Person specification

We are seeking an exceptional commercial leader with experience leading large-scale technology and digital transformation programmes, managing major technology procurement portfolios, influencing executive stakeholders, leading complex negotiations, and developing high-performing commercial teams.

This is a full-time, permanent role.

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Significant experience leading commercial strategy for large-scale technology and digital transformation programmes within complex organisations, delivering transformation, innovation, operational improvement and sustainable business value.
• A proven track record of developing and executing commercial strategies, demonstrating sound commercial judgement and balanced decisionmaking in complex, high-profile and ambiguous environments (full criterion in the attached pack)
• Extensive experience managing large-scale technology procurement portfolios, including infrastructure, cloud services, enterprise applications, data platforms, contact centre technologies and strategic supplier partnerships
• Exceptional ability to build trusted relationships and influence board-level stakeholders, executive technology leaders and senior supplier executives, driving alignment and successful commercial outcomes.
• Strong experience leading strategic negotiations and managing complex supplier relationships across large-scale technology environments, delivering commercial value, performance improvement and long-term partnership benefits.
• Significant experience leading sizeable commercial, procurement or supplier management teams, with a strong commitment to developing talent, building organisational capability (full criterion in the attached pack)

Benefits

Kindly refer to the following link for the GCF Rewards and benefits page.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

Odgers Executive Search are partnering with HMRC on this campaign. To apply for the role please follow this link odgers.com/96617. You will be asked for some basic information (including diversity information and confirming your right to work in the UK) in order to register your interest in the vacancy.

Your CV should set out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements.

The Statement of Suitability should explain how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role. Please pay specific attention to addressing the Essential Criteria as detailed in this candidate pack. We recommend keeping your Statement of Suitability to a maximum of two pages.

If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your application within 2 working days please contact the recruitment hub on commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

For a conversation in confidence, please contact: Lucy Harding: lucy.harding@odgers.com or Anna Dickinson: anna.dickinson@odgers.com

The closing date for this role is 9 September 2026.

Application sift

All applications will be reviewed by the selection panel who will consider the evidence provided by candidates against the essential criteria for the role.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback for candidates rejected at this stage due to volumes, but all candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application.

Candidates successful at the sift stage will progress to the Assessment and Development Centre Stage.

Virtual Assessment and Development Centre (ADC)

Virtual Assessment and Development Centre (ADC): 6 October 2026 – Please ensure availability as alternative dates cannot be guaranteed.

If you are invited to attend a virtual ADC, but for any reason are unable to meet the date outlined then please get in touch with the team at commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible. The ADC is booked and paid for in advance by departments, therefore it is only in certain circumstances we are able to accommodate alternative dates.

Commercial Assessment and Development Centre (ADC)

Applicants must have achieved an ‘A’ at a Government Commercial Function Assessment and Development Centre (ADC) at the level of the role, or be willing and eligible to attend the ADC.

‘A’ grade candidates will be eligible to be invited to attend a final panel interview subject to short listing decisions which will take into account other information from the candidate’s application.

Candidates who have already attended an ADC and not achieved an A, must be eligible to retake.

Any participant scoring a B (Need for Development) or C (Significant Need for Development):

• Will not be invited to attend a final panel interview for this post.
• May re-sit the Assessment Centre at the same level or higher (for another recruitment campaign) after a minimum period of 6 months and a maximum of once in a 24-month period.
• All candidates may sit the Assessment Centre at a lower specialist level without time restriction.

Please note that if you commit to attend an Assessment Centre and subsequently cancel or fail to attend on three occasions in a 12-month period, you will be unable to attend any further Assessment Centre dates within a 12 month rolling period.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Anna Dickinson
• Email : anna.dickinson@odgers.com

Recruitment team

• Email : commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should direct this to the Head of Commercial Resourcing Hub at the following email commercialresourcinghub@cabinetoffice.gov.uk quoting the vacancy reference number (if applicable) and the details of your complaint. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission via the following web page: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/