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. 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 — board-level experience within a software business that sells specifically (main focus/deep knowledge) into social housing or the NHS sectors OR a background at D/C level within one of their client sectors.
• Holds at least one current advisory/NED position at a Housing or NHS organisation
• Deep, current knowledge of how these sectors buy — procurement frameworks, key decision-makers, and the regulatory landscape
• A strong, active network of contacts within these sectors, with a track record of converting relationships into commercial value Commitment: circa 15 days per annum (board meetings plus ad hoc strategy sessions) Fee: circa £20,000–£25,000 per annum