Applications Manager

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency is seeking an Applications Manager in Cardiff to oversee the management and improvement of housing management systems. The ideal candidate will have experience in leading teams, implementing business process improvements, and ensuring data governance compliance. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential. This role provides an opportunity to work in a collaborative environment while contributing to impactful technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience developing and improving housing management systems.
• Experience with dynamic resource scheduling systems.
• Strong background in business process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage applications to ensure they are secure, stable, and continuously improved.
• Support business change by translating needs into effective technical solutions.

Skills

Developing housing management systems

Dynamic resource scheduling systems

Business process improvement

Data governance

GDPR compliance

Leading high-performing teams

Job description

Role: Applications Manager

Location: Cardiff

Salary: £52,000

We are proud to be working with a multi-award winning housing association who prides themselves on the relationship they have and maintain with their tenants.

The Role

You will work closely with Infrastructure and IT Support teams to ensure applications are secure, stable, and continuously improved, managing incidents, upgrades, fixes, and enhancements. The role also supports business change by partnering with senior stakeholders to translate organisational needs into effective technical solutions.

Who we are looking for:

You will be a confident and collaborative leader with strong communication and organisational skills. You'll be highly analytical, detail-oriented, and customer-focused, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive improvement. You'll demonstrate integrity, adaptability, and a proactive, solutions-focused mindset, with flexibility to meet business needs. Welsh language skills are desirable.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Significant experience developing and improving housing management systems
• Experience with dynamic resource scheduling systems
• Strong background in business process improvement
• Experience with data governance, data warehousing, and GDPR compliance
• Proven experience leading high-performing teams

Think this one's for you?

If you think thisrole Applications Manager is for you then apply online.

Yolk Public Sector & Not-for-Profit team works with organisations across the UK to fulfil their recruitment needs and to achieve their D&I objectives. We recruit temporary, contract and permanent hires for 1 off specialist needs or for volume campaigns. We support our applicants to navigate the public sector recruitment processes and secure their dream jobs.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.