Information Systems Team Manager Automation and AI

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working options

Salary at bottom of grade

Job summary

Sheffield City Council seeks an Information Systems leader to head the Automation and AI Team. The role drives automation strategy, prioritises projects and coordinates developers, specialists and suppliers for governance-aligned Power Platform and AI initiatives.

You will oversee governance, security and responsible AI, ensuring scalable, accessible solutions that meet design and security requirements. Experience delivering complex digital projects is essential.

Qualifications

• Establishing governance, standards, security controls and best practice across Power Platform and AI solutions.
• Delivering complex digital, automation and AI projects on time, within budget and to business outcomes.
• Managing operational support, service performance, risk, supplier relationships and continuous improvement for business-critical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning, prioritisation and delivery of automation and AI initiatives across projects, support and improvement work.
• Design, develop, support and improve Power Platform solutions, automated workflows, digital services and AI-enabled services.
• Give expert advice on automation technologies, governance and service improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Power Platform

AI Solutions

Stakeholder Management

Security Controls

Delivery Management

Tools

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

Copilot Studio

Job description

This Information Systems post leads the Automation and AI Team at Sheffield City Council, which develops and maintains automation, digital services and AI-enabled tools. The postholder sets the direction for automation and AI work, prioritises projects, and coordinates developers, technical specialists and suppliers through delivery. It is a full-time management role built on Microsoft Power Platform, with responsibility for governance, security and responsible AI. Applicants need experience of delivering complex digital projects and of running governance across low-code and AI solutions.

What the job involves

• Lead strategic planning, prioritisation and delivery of automation and agentic initiatives, allocating resources across projects, support and improvement work


• Design, develop, support and improve Power Platform solutions, automated workflows, digital services and AI-enabled services


• Give expert advice on automation technologies, systems integration, governance and service improvement


• Ensure solutions are reliable, scalable and accessible, and meet security, infrastructure, information governance and technical design requirements


• Build productive relationships with service areas, suppliers and stakeholders to identify automation opportunities


• Drive digital transformation and maximise the benefits realised from automation investment


• Coordinate solution delivery through developers, technical specialists and suppliers, managing work pipelines, priorities, risks, dependencies and benefits


• Ensure projects are delivered to agreed standards, governance requirements and organisational priorities


• Ensure initiatives comply with governance frameworks, information governance, security, accessibility and Responsible AI principles, preparing documentation and supporting approval and assurance processes

What's required

Experience

• Establishing and enforcing governance, standards, security controls and best practice across Power Platform and AI solutions


• Delivering complex digital, automation and AI projects on time, within budget and to business outcomes


• Managing operational support, service performance, risk, supplier relationships and continuous improvement for business-critical solutions

Skills & knowledge

• Strong leadership and people management, including coaching, mentoring, performance development and building a high-performing technical team


• Ability to develop and communicate a clear vision for automation, low-code and AI services aligned to organisational priorities


• Strong understanding of Power Platform, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse and Copilot Studio


• Ability to manage demand, prioritisation and resource planning, balancing business need, risk, capacity and strategic value


• Strong stakeholder management with senior leaders, service areas, suppliers and technical teams


• Strong understanding of information governance, GDPR, accessibility, cyber security and responsible AI principles

Checks & eligibility

• Relevant safeguarding checks, where appropriate to the role

Other

• Identifying service transformation opportunities through automation, AI and low-code technologies, and translating business challenges into digital solutions

What's offered

• Generous holiday entitlement


• Flexible working options, including reduced hours, part-time working or job share


• Starting salary at the bottom of the grade, with a possible higher start point if payslip evidence shows higher basic pay