{
  "id": 12159176,
  "title": "Games Workshop seeks IT leader to summon the legions in epic saga battling the forces of ERP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/games-workshop-seeks-it-leader-to-summon-the-legions-in-epic-saga-12159176",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Register",
    "slug": "the-register",
    "url": "https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/05/games-workshop-seeks-it-leader-to-summon-the-legions-in-epic-saga-battling-the-forces-of-erp/5301117"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Games Workshop is seeking an IT leader to navigate the company through a two-year IT-focused journey. The UK-based company, which manufactures popular Warhammer figures, requires someone to oversee its global IT infrastructure and customer technology capabilities. The role involves managing the core technology estate, information security, major system changes, and digital platforms like warhammer.com. The individual will also provide advice on technology, security, risk, and investment to senior management. The company is currently undergoing ERP and supply chain management system overhauls, with ongoing challenges in integrating new systems alongside its existing legacy technology. Despite these hurdles, the company aims to make significant progress in upgrading its systems, though it remains cautious about costs.",
  "summary": "Warhammer set in 40,000? Yes, ERP projects can take seem to take that long",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "The Register Science",
        "title": "Games Workshop seeks IT leader to summon the legions in epic saga battling the forces of ERP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/games-workshop-seeks-it-leader-to-summon-the-legions-in-epic-saga",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}