Non Executive Director - Tech/Software - Social Housing/NHS

Our client is an award-winning, £5m turnover technology business based in Surrey, with 35 staff, established across the Housing, Local Government and NHS space. The business is growing significantly and is targeting a sale or IPO within 4–5 years.

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The Chairman — an accomplished leader with a strong track record of taking tech businesses to IPO — is seeking an experienced Non-Executive Director from a software/technology background, ideally with strong commercial exposure to social housing and local authority markets (NHS exposure also welcomed).

The Role

Working closely with the Chairman and board (circa 1 day per month, plus occasional ad hoc strategy sessions), you will:

• Act as a sounding board and advise on operational and growth strategy, with a focus on the company's niche sectors
• Use your sector contacts and relationships to support business development, partnerships and strategic opportunities
• Help shape good governance and compliance practice for a software business operating in regulated public-sector environments
• Support the board in preparing the business for its next phase of growth, including the eventual sale/IPO process
• Identify future opportunities and risks as the business scales

The Person

• A genuine technology background — ideally C-suite/board-level experience within a software or SaaS business that sells specifically (main focus/deep knowledge) into social housing,local government or NHS sectors.
• Deep, current knowledge of how these sectors buy — procurement frameworks, key decision-makers, and the regulatory landscape
• A strong, active xwzovoh network of contacts within these sectors, with a track record of converting relationships into commercial value
• Prior NED or advisory board experience is highly desirable

• Candidates with direct buyer-side experience (e.g. former NHS, housing association or local authority leadership) who also have genuine commercial/board experience in tech will also be considered

Commitment: circa 15 days per annum (board meetings plus ad hoc strategy sessions)

Fee: circa £20,000–£25,000 per annum