AI-Driven Enterprise Applications Delivery Lead

AQA; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour week

Flexible hybrid working

25–30 days leave + Christmas closure

Pension up to 11.5%

Bupa health support

Wellbeing programmes

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

AQA is seeking a senior leader to shape Enterprise Applications delivery, bringing internal teams, partners and matrix-managed resources together to deliver high-quality change across Dynamics 365, Power Platform and enterprise AI. You’ll lead the functional technology change delivery teams and own demand, capacity and sourcing to optimise a blended operating model.

The role focuses on building product delivery capability, establishing governance, and ensuring delivery outcomes across a growing

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise SaaS application delivery teams.
• Knowledge of cloud SaaS change delivery, ideally across Dynamics 365, Power Platform or enterprise AI, or closely transferable platforms.
• Strong stakeholder influence and change leadership capabilities.
• Experience with Agile methods and Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary internal teams and supplier partners as one delivery function.
• Agree priorities and allocate capacity across strategic projects, product enhancements and releases.
• Resolve resource pressures, challenge unrealistic demand and escalate material risks with clear options.
• Hold internal teams and delivery partners to account for quality, pace, value and outcomes.
• Strengthen Agile delivery, governance, quality assurance, testing, release management and documentation.
• Build a forward view of demand, skills, capacity and sourcing needs as the portfolio grows.
• Coach your direct reports, develop capability and create clear ownership for transition into live service.

Skills

SaaS delivery

Agile delivery

Leadership

Change management

Stakeholder influence

Resource planning

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

AQA is seeking a senior leader to shape Enterprise Applications delivery, bringing internal teams, partners and matrix-managed resources together to deliver high-quality change across Dynamics 365, Power Platform and enterprise AI. You’ll lead the functional technology change delivery teams and own demand, capacity and sourcing to optimise a blended operating model.

The role focuses on building product delivery capability, establishing governance, and ensuring delivery outcomes across a growing