Head of Digital Apps, Dev & Data Transformation

Rochdale Council; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

LGPS pension

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing support

Learning & development

Job summary

Rochdale Borough Council is seeking an experienced Applications, Development & Data Team Leader to drive its digital transformation and lead multidisciplinary teams across applications, development, data and social care systems.

You will inspire high-performing teams, align delivery with the council’s digital strategy and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement across the service.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large, multidisciplinary ICT or Digital teams within a complex organisation.
• Proven track record of managing managers, technical specialists and diverse disciplines during organisational change.
• Experience bringing together teams and creating a shared vision and operating model.
• Strong leadership with ability to motivate and develop high-performing teams.
• Balance of operational delivery with strategic transformation programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across Applications, Development, Adult Care Systems and Children's Services Systems.
• Lead and develop managers, specialists and technical professionals to create a high-performing culture.
• Converge Applications and Development functions with shared standards and delivery approaches.
• Drive organisational change and align teams to business priorities.
• Identify opportunities to use AI, automation and data-driven technologies to improve efficiency.
• Oversee development, support, optimisation and integration of critical business systems.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and translate needs into practical digital solutions.
• Ensure systems meet resilience, security, accessibility and data protection standards.
• Champion modern technology practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

Large multidisciplinary teams

People management

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

AI & automation awareness

Job description

Rochdale Borough Council is seeking an experienced Applications, Development & Data Team Leader to drive its digital transformation and lead multidisciplinary teams across applications, development, data and social care systems.

You will inspire high-performing teams, align delivery with the council’s digital strategy and foster a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement across the service.