Interim IT Director
HoneyCombe4 provides an experienced Interim IT Director to lead your technology function on a fixed term engagement, reporting to your board. The role is taken personally by Mick Sheehan, our Founder and Managing Director.
Situations where an interim IT Director is appointed
- The IT Director or Head of IT has left and the business needs senior cover while it recruits.
- The business is preparing for investment, a sale or an acquisition and needs its technology and data security ready for due diligence.
- A newly acquired business needs its IT brought into line with the group.
- The board needs an IT strategy and roadmap it can approve and fund.
- Data security, the DSPT, Cyber Essentials or UK GDPR compliance needs senior ownership.
- The business wants to adopt AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Claude with proper governance.
Scope of the role
- Setting the IT strategy and roadmap with the executive team.
- Building IT governance and risk management into the way the business is run.
- Writing the IT and data security policies the business needs.
- Leading data and cyber security, including the DSPT, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus.
- Introducing AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Claude with the right controls in place.
- Reviewing IT suppliers, contracts and spend.
- Reporting on IT to the board and investors.
How the engagement works
An interim engagement gives you a senior IT director on a fixed term contract of at least six months, without the long notice periods and restrictive covenants of a permanent appointment. Mick works with you for an agreed number of days each week, with a minimum of two, on site and remotely. The first month includes a review of your IT, data security and suppliers, with a written report and priorities for the board. The service is independent of our helpdesk, and you can use it whether or not your business uses our IT support.
Mick Sheehan
Founder and Managing Director, HoneyCombe4
Mick Sheehan’s experience
Mick has more than twenty years in technology, including more than eight years as an IT director and almost twenty years in health and social care. At Avery Healthcare he led the technology behind Avery winning Best for Use of Technology at the Care Home Awards 2021. As Head of IT for Porthaven Care Homes, a group of 23 care homes, he led governance, security, cyber awareness training and policy writing, achieved Standards Met in the DSPT and put the controls in place for using AI safely. He also led one of the first large scale care sector implementations of Imprivata, along with Microsoft 365 migrations, and has reported on IT at board level.
Speak to Mick about an interim engagement
Book a call with Mick, or email hello@honeycombe4.com.