Business Systems, Delivery & Change Manager

Solus Accident Repair Centres Company; Bentfield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Solus Accident Repair Centres Company seeks a senior Business Systems, Delivery & Change Manager to lead our business systems, digital platforms and technology change portfolio. You will drive delivery governance, ensure value delivery, and align initiatives with organisational strategy.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage suppliers, and shape the change program from intake through benefits tracking, with a focus on security, risk, and regulatory compliance across the business.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, technology, business management, or related field.
• Proven leadership in technology delivery, business systems or change management.
• Certifications in IT governance or project management are a plus.
• Experience managing budgets, suppliers and enterprise-scale change.

Responsibilities

• Define and own strategic direction for business systems aligned to roadmap.
• Prioritise change portfolio balancing strategic needs and capacity.
• Approve and govern system changes with security and stability.
• Lead delivery and change capability with cross-functional teams.
• Manage relationships with CIO and technology partners.
• Oversee lifecycle of technology change from intake to benefits tracking.
• Govern standards for delivery, change governance, and system lifecycle management.

Skills

Leadership

Delivery management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in IT/Technology or related field

ITIL certification

Agile/Scrum/SAFe

PM/Programme management (PMP/MSP/Prince2)

Change management (APMG/PROSCI)

Job description

Overview

We are searching for a Business Systems, Delivery & Change Manager to lead our business systems, digital platforms, and technology change portfolio. This senior technology leader will ensure our portfolio delivers measurable value, supports operational excellence, and aligns with organisational strategy.

You will provide leadership across business systems management, project delivery, and strategic change — ensuring solutions are well‑designed, well‑governed, and successfully adopted.

The role combines people leadership, technology governance, and delivery oversight, guiding cross‑functional teams and suppliers to ensure that technology change is delivered safely, consistently, and effectively across the business.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the strategic direction for business systems, ensuring alignment to Solus’ technology roadmap and business goals.
• Prioritise the change portfolio, balancing strategic needs, operational risks, dependencies, and capacity.
• Make decisions on technology investments, supplier contracts, and commercial evaluations.
• Approve and govern system changes, ensuring security, architecturalintegrityand operational stability.
• Own the standards and frameworks for delivery, change governance, business analysis, release management, and system lifecycle management.
• Make people‑leadership decisions including performance management, capability development, and team structure.
• Evaluate and manage risk across systems, projects and change activity, ensuring regulatory, audit and security requirements are fully met.

Strategic Leadership

• Build and deliver a long‑term strategic roadmap for business systems, integrations, data flows, and platform evolution.
• Provide leadership across the delivery and change capability, setting expectations for quality, pace, and governance.
• Work closely with theCIOto ensure alignment between infrastructure, cloud, platforms, businessapplicationsand change.

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead a multi‑discipline function (Business Analysts, Change Leads, Delivery Leads, Systems SMEs) ensuring capability, performance, and progression.
• Develop team members through coaching, mentoring,trainingand succession planning.
• Create a high‑trust, high‑performance culture that empowers colleagues and encourages continuous improvement.
• Ensure the team manages documentation,processesand business knowledge to reduce key‑person dependencies.

Delivery & Change Ownership

• Own the full lifecycle of technology change: intake, analysis, prioritisation, design assurance, delivery oversight, adoption, and benefits tracking.
• Ensure delivery teams follow agreed standards (Agile, hybrid, or waterfall whereappropriate)with consistent governance.
• Oversee delivery risks, RAIDmanagementand cross‑functional dependencies.
• Ensure systems changes are safe, secure, tested, and supported at go‑live.

Business Systems Management

• Oversee the lifecycle of key business systems — including upgrades, vendor management, integrations, and enhancement roadmaps.
• Ensure systems are secure, resilient, and compliant, supported by well‑maintaineddocumentation and change records.
• Act as escalation point for system incidents, recurring issues, platformconcernsand supplier escalations.
• Drive simplification,standardisationand rationalisation of systems to reduce complexity and improve user experience.

Stakeholder Leadership

• Build strong relationships with business leaders, operational managers, suppliers, and technology partners.
• Communicate complex technical and delivery topics clearly at senior level.
• Represent Technology at governance boards, steering groups, and executive forums.

Financial Leadership

• Manage budgets for systems, suppliers, licences, and delivery resources.
• Ensure cost‑effective delivery and maximise value for money from suppliers and change activity.

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, Technology, BusinessManagementor related field.
• Strong evidenceof leadershipin technology delivery, business systems or changemanagement.
• Certifications beneficial:
  • ITIL (governance & service management)
  • Agile/Scrum/Scaled Agile
  • Project/Programme Management (PMP, MSP, Prince2)
  • Change Management (APMG/PROSCI)
• Experience managing budgets, suppliers and enterprise‑scale change functions.