Head of Applications & Data — Platform Lead

Big Red Recruitment; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday + bank holidays

5% employer pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance

24/7 GP support

Retail discounts

Healthcare cash plan (optional)

Eyecare

Flu-jab support

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Big Red Recruitment is helping a respected UK client in Coventry to hire a Head of Applications & Data. The role owns customer-facing platforms, core business applications and the data that connects them, while building a small, brand-new team around you.

You will shape the technology function, manage SaaS platforms, and drive roadmaps with strong vendor partnerships. This is a permanent, hybrid role with significant leadership impact.

Qualifications

• Leadership of applications, digital products or data
• Building and growing a brand-new team around you
• Treat systems as products with clear roadmaps and strong vendor partnerships

Responsibilities

• Own customer-facing platforms, core business applications and the data that connects them.
• Build and lead a small, brand-new team around you to deliver priority projects.
• Influence technology strategy, architecture and roadmaps across the function
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure systems deliver real business value

Skills

Leadership

Digital product leadership

Data leadership

Team building

Job description

Big Red Recruitment is helping a respected UK client in Coventry to hire a Head of Applications & Data. The role owns customer-facing platforms, core business applications and the data that connects them, while building a small, brand-new team around you.

You will shape the technology function, manage SaaS platforms, and drive roadmaps with strong vendor partnerships. This is a permanent, hybrid role with significant leadership impact.