Fergal Keys

Senior Partner
IT & Business Transformation | Executive

Fergal Keys is a Senior Partner with The Panel and heads up our specialist IT & Business Transformation recruitment practice.

Fergal Keys is a Senior Partner with The Panel and heads up our specialist IT & Business Transformation recruitment practice, joining The Panel in 2006 to set up what was then called The IT Panel.

Fergal  personally looks after the Executive level recruitment across the IT and Business Transformation space. He carries out numerous search and selection engagements for clients based in Ireland, UK, Europe and the US as well as FDI companies looking to establish or expand their operations in Ireland.

Prior to joining The Panel, Fergal had a successful career working at a senior level in IT and operations. Roles included working as Head of IT Europe for the leasing company GE Woodchester and subsequently as COO for Off Air Electronics (a privately held telco business).  This mix of hands on practical IT experience allied with his near 15 years recruitment experience have made Fergal the recruitment partner of choice for a wide range of organisations from large international PLCs to privately held SMEs.

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I am currently recruiting for the following positions;

Business Transformation Programme Director

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Payments Programme PMO

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Change & Transformation Lead - Supply Chain & Operations

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PMO Lead

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PMO Analyst - Senior Consultant

About the Role Our client is seeking a PMO Analyst to support large-scale business transformation programmes within the financial services sector.

Head of Information Technology

Background Our client has up to 150 employees with a number of key systems in place including Office365, retail systems, dealer management systems

Product Management Lead

As the Head of Product Management you will oversee cross functional teams specializing in software development, engineering, analytics and product

Solutions Architect - Payments

We are looking for Solutions Architects with experience working on enterprise projects within the Banking / Payments sector. The ideal candidate

Digital Applications Programme Manager

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IT Support Specialist

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Implementation Project Manager - ERP Systems

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