Games Workshop, the Nottingham-based tabletop company behind Warhammer, is advertising for a head of IT on a fixed-term contract. The role, reporting to the COO, will take responsibility for global IT, information security, and customer-facing technology such as warhammer.com. The job ad closed over the weekend, but it describes a leader who can understand the company's current needs, anticipate future requirements, and make sound technology decisions for long-term success.
The context is a long-running ERP and supply chain overhaul. According to The Register, the Microsoft Dynamics-based project was already delayed by January 2021, after an initial 2020 go-live target. It has since seen budget increases, integration problems, and delays to online shopping features. The latest annual report, for the year ending May 2026, says the main financial system still relies on legacy ERP applications and that control deficiencies identified in previous audits remain.
The company says its Systems Improvement Plan is on track with clear milestones, and responsibility for IT delivery moved to the operational manufacturing and supply chain director under the COO in June. The new IT leader will be expected to keep major programs moving and openly tackle the challenges of major change. Given the project's history, the "epic saga" framing in the job ad may be more literal than metaphorical.