Head of Digital Transformation

Preligens; Burnley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Head of Digital Transformation in Burnley. This role involves building digital strategies, overseeing project implementations, and ensuring a culture of data-driven decision making, contributing to the company's technological advancement. The position promises competitive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Long Service awards

Relaxed dress code on Fridays

Support for flexible working

Hybrid working option

Electric car charging points on site

Corporate membership at Crow Wood Hotel & Spa

Confidential employee assistance programme for wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Project delivery expertise required.
• Ability to work across departments in a multi-national setting.
• Adapt at leading and motivating a team.

Responsibilities

• Building the site's digital roadmap and identifying priority areas for digital transformation.
• Deploying projects and ensuring effective change management.
• Acting as a digital referent for the site.

Skills

Project management skills

Technical knowledge of digital transformation

Effective communication

Strong influencing skills

People management

Job description

Head of Digital Transformation

Published 05.27.2025

Company : Safran Nacelles Job field : Data Location : Burnley , England , United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full-time Professional status : Professional, Engineer & Manager

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Published 05.27.2025

Job Description

About Safran Nacelles Ltd
Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles. Our products and services equip all aircraft types; regional, business, short, medium and long range commercial aircraft. Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services. We were voted the 28rd best worldwide employer in 2022 by Forbes. Our site in Burnley provides employment to almost 700 people and we are proud to be one of the largest private sector employer in Burnley.

Our Four People Fundamentals underpin life at Safran, and our culture is built on the following principles;

• Promoting diversity and inclusion
• Developing skills and building opportunities
• Creating a trustworthy work place
• Promoting collaboration and mutual support

Why not visit our website for more information on careers at Safran
Careers At a glance | Safran (safran-group.com)

What will I be doing?
• Building the site's digital roadmap. The roadmap includes applications, systems, data and technology projects that are consistent with the Safran Nacelles roadmap and with the needs of the Burnley site.

• Working closely with the site's operational teams and Continuous Improvement function to identify the priority areas for digital transformation, and build this into the site's improvement plan.

• Deploy these projects by ensuring their technical configuration is aligned to the site's needs, and the appropriate change management takes place to ensure a genuine digital transformation.

• Ensure that accurate and timely data is easily available to all internal stakeholders and help to create a culture of data-driven decision making.

• Where appropriate, identify where the Safran Nacelles roadmap fails to meet the needs of the site, and identify potential pilot projects which can be tested locally and then deployed elsewhere within Safran

• Be a Digital referent for the site, acting as a focal point for ensuring the site understands and embraces digital transformation, and leading the engagement with the Safran Nacelles digital transformation team.

• To ensure the delivery of projects by using project management tools and methodology. This includes:

• The specification, planning, implementation of all necessary software and hardware requirements.

• Ensuring the training of operators and support staff, including the creation of supporting training documents.

• Support the operational teams in any improvements during deployment.

• Identify & escalate any risks or concerns in relation to product or people safety using the company tools & processes.

Job Requirements

Benefits (Continued)
• Long Service awards providing you with a monetary award and additional annual leave
• Relaxed dress code on Fridays
• Support for flexible working
• Safran referral scheme – refer someone for a job and you may qualify for a £1,000 reward
• Hybrid working option
• Electric car charging points on site
• Enter a draw to win a Burnley Football Club hospitality match day experience
• Line manager leadership conference every 6 months
• Fully funded quarterly site team-building events

What do you need from me?
• Project management skills (including financial management and risk management).

• Project delivery expertise.

• Technical knowledge of digital transformation

• Ability to work across departmental boundaries, in a multi-national setting

• Effective communicator

• Adapt at leading and motivating a team (actual and virtual)

• Strong influencing skills

• People management skills and experience

• Ability to effectively manage and engage multiple stakeholders whilst building strong working relationships in a matrix organisational structure

• Change management skills

What's my next step?
Please apply by uploading a CV, and if your experience matches what we're looking for, one of
our recruitment team will give you a call

Diversity & Inclusion
We want Safran Nacelles to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential.

We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Nacelles an inclusive place to work.

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)

Exceptional Company Benefits
• Competitive salary
• 37 hour working week over 4.5 days with a 1pm finish on Friday
• Flexi-time scheme that allows you to take two half days or one full day off per month
• 33 days annual leave [inclusive of bank holidays]
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days of annual leave
• 10% employer pension contribution
• 5% employee contribution with the option to increase this voluntarily through tax efficient salary exchange
• 4 x life insurance benefit as a member of the pension scheme
• Non-contributory BUPA private medical insurance plan
• Group income protection scheme paying 50% of your salary in the event that you are too ill to work
• Support for your continuous professional development and career development
• Enhanced sickness, maternity, adoption and paternity leave
• Excellent on-site catering facilities offering subsidised hot and cold breakfast and lunch
• Option to purchase Safran shares with additional free shares from the Company
• Corporate membership at Crow Wood Hotel & Spa to use the fitness suite, classes, pool and sauna, offering 54% discount as a gold member
• Wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme offering mental health support through a confidential 24/7 helpline, access to remote GP appointments, medical second opinions and physiotherapy
• Cycles to work scheme
• Discounts on your high street purchases through our benefits platform

Company Information

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Nacelles designs, integrates and provides support and after-sales service for aircraft nacelles. The company is a global leader in the market for commercial aircraft with more than 100 seats, business aircraft and regional aircraft. At the cutting edge of technology, Safran Nacelles offers nacelles that are ever more integrated with the engine, aerodynamic, lightweight with advanced acoustic treatments in order to contribute to the reduction of CO2 and noise emissions from aircraft.

Locate your future workplace

Bancroft Road, BB10 2RZ

Burnley

England United Kingdom

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Leaflet | OpenStreetMap contributors

100,000

employees worldwide

27

Number of countries where Safran is located

35

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