Applications Lead – M&A Integration & Day-1 Readiness

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking an experienced Applications Lead to guide a major M&A IT programme from Discovery through Design and into Implementation, aiming for Day 1 readiness. The role requires leading architecture assessments, roadmapping, and coordinating cross-functional teams across diverse business functions.

The ideal candidate will manage vendor relationships, ensure security and operational standards, and deliver knowledge transfer to client teams, with a strong

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of applications across core business functions.
• Experience guiding large-scale IT/M&A projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a client-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead Discovery activities and progress to design and implementation phases.
• Assess applications architecture, strategy, and build a roadmap.
• Develop an application landscape view and transitional roadmap.
• Identify critical applications and set implementation priorities.
• Support system implementation, configuration and integration workstreams.
• Provide technical guidance to ensure security and operational standards.
• Deliver training and knowledge transfer to client teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and best-practice initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Discovery & Design

Architecture Assessment

Roadmap Development

Vendor Management

IT Infrastructure

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Problem Solving

Job description

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking an experienced Applications Lead to guide a major M&A IT programme from Discovery through Design and into Implementation, aiming for Day 1 readiness. The role requires leading architecture assessments, roadmapping, and coordinating cross-functional teams across diverse business functions.

The ideal candidate will manage vendor relationships, ensure security and operational standards, and deliver knowledge transfer to client teams, with a strong