Head of Applications & Automation — Strategy & Growth

LPPA Pensions; Preston; Hybride; GBP 80 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual bonus scheme

30 days annual leave + holidays/bank

LGPS employer contributions

Health or Dental Plan

Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme

Free car parking in Preston

Résumé du poste

LPPA Pensions is seeking a Head of Applications & Automation to lead our enterprise applications portfolio, automation and integrations, delivering value to colleagues, employers and members.

You will set the strategic direction, own the roadmap, governance and teams, and partner with the CTO to drive secure, resilient and modern technology solutions across the organisation.

This role offers hybrid or remote options with travel to Preston and a competitive package, including bonus opportunities.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in enterprise applications, automation or digital services.
• A track record of delivering application strategies, roadmaps and technology-enabled transformation.
• Experience delivering measurable business value and service improvements through technology.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong experience managing enterprise applications, including performance, risk, resilience and security.
• Experience of automation, workflow orchestration, systems integration and process optimisation.
• Strong knowledge of automation and integration technologies, including UiPath, Microsoft Power Platform, APIs or comparable platforms.
• Experience establishing governance and assurance for enterprise technology and automation.
• Strong commercial and supplier-management experience.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate complex technology issues into clear decisions.
• Strong strategic thinking, judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of technology risk, information security, service management and regulatory considerations.

Responsabilités

• Develop the roadmap for enterprise applications and automation services.
• Review LPPA's application landscape to maximise value, user experience and efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and modernise business processes through technology.
• Ensure technology investments deliver measurable business benefits and service improvements.
• Own LPPA's automation roadmap, assessing and prioritising opportunities across the organisation.
• Chair the Automation Forum, ensuring effective governance and prioritisation.
• Oversee integration between core systems, third-party applications and external data sources.
• Ensure automation and integration solutions are scalable, secure and resilient.
• Lead the support and continual improvement of LPPA's enterprise applications.
• Oversee application upgrades, enhancements and new functionality that support service levels.

Connaissances

Senior leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Automation

Systems integration

Governance

Security

Supplier management

Influence stakeholders

Outils

UiPath

Power Platform

APIs

Systems integration

Description du poste

LPPA Pensions is seeking a Head of Applications & Automation to lead our enterprise applications portfolio, automation and integrations, delivering value to colleagues, employers and members.

You will set the strategic direction, own the roadmap, governance and teams, and partner with the CTO to drive secure, resilient and modern technology solutions across the organisation.

This role offers hybrid or remote options with travel to Preston and a competitive package, including bonus opportunities.