IT Applications & Data Team Leader

INEOS Chemicals Grangemouth Limited; Grangemouth; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday

Bonus opportunity (up to 20%)

Pension contributions

On-site gym

Employee assistance programme

Career development

Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

INEOS Chemicals Grangemouth Limited is seeking an IT Applications & Data Team Leader to guide a skilled team responsible for critical business systems. You will shape the applications roadmap, drive cloud adoption, data initiatives and responsible AI, while delivering reliable, secure and cost-effective services.

You will lead a high-performing team, manage priorities across operations and lifecycle management, and build strong partnerships with stakeholders and suppliers across INEOS.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in IT or a related field.
• Extensive experience in IT applications, data or digital technology environments.
• Proven leadership of teams and delivery of organisational goals.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, design, integration, deployment and lifecycle management.
• Experience developing application strategies and roadmaps.
• Experience leading design, implementation and improvement of business tech solutions.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex system issues.
• Strong stakeholder management and clear technical communication to non-technical audiences.
• Commercial awareness with budgeting, prioritisation and supplier management.
• Solid understanding of technology risk, cyber security and service resilience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the applications and data team, creating a collaborative, accountable and high-performing culture.
• Set clear priorities across operational support, lifecycle management and improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership for the design, implementation and continuous improvement of business applications and digital solutions.
• Ensure application services meet business requirements for availability, reliability, security, functionality and cost.
• Develop and deliver a sustainable applications strategy and roadmap aligned with business plans, budgets, security standards and INEOS Group IT policies.
• Maintain clear lifecycle plans so that applications remain supported, secure and current.
• Build trusted relationships with business stakeholders, IT colleagues, suppliers and strategic partners.
• Translate business needs into clear technology priorities, investment proposals and delivery plans.
• Champion effective use of cloud, data, automation and responsible AI.
• Manage relevant budgets, suppliers and technology investments effectively.
• Expected site attendance, participation in an On-call rota

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud technology

Data

Security & cyber

Budgeting & supplier management

Technical communication

Architecture & lifecycle

Risk & resilience

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Title: IT Applications & Data Team Leader

Hours: Full time

Location: Grangemouth

ABOUT US

A truly global company, INEOS comprises of 30 businesses with 173 sites in 32 countries throughout the world. We also encompass a wide range of consumer brands and sports interests.

Grangemouth remains one of INEOS’ key sites in the UK and is home to world scale manufacturing plants – offering a unique environment in which to grow your skills, knowledge and competencies within the petrochemical sector.

We are engineering a strong future for our site, based on a highly skilled, experienced workforce and a portfolio of essential products that underpin a sustainable, low carbon future for all. We are entrepreneurial. We love to find new ways of doing things. Whether that’s through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises. And we’re proud to be doing this in Scotland.

We believe in offering our employees true autonomy and empowerment with a working environment that creates the opportunities for all of us to achieve our potential and to have a fulfilling professional career. We’re looking for committed and talented people to join our teams, to realise our ambitions and shape the future.

We have long term plans for the future. Will you be a part of it?

Shape the future of applications, data and digital technology

This is an opportunity to lead a skilled applications and data team supporting multiple INEOS businesses in a complex, business-critical operating environment.

You will provide technical and people leadership across our application landscape, ensuring that business systems remain secure, reliable, supported and aligned with changing operational needs. You will also shape and deliver the future applications roadmap, helping the organisation make effective use of cloud technology, data, automation and responsible AI.

The position offers broad influence, genuine leadership responsibility and the opportunity to turn business priorities into practical technology improvements

As IT Applications & Data Team Leader, you will:

• Lead, coach and develop the applications and data team, creating a collaborative, accountable and high-performing culture.
• Set clear priorities across operational support, lifecycle management and improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership for the design, implementation and continuous improvement of business applications and digital solutions.
• Ensure application services meet business requirements for availability, reliability, security, functionality and cost.
• Develop and deliver a sustainable applications strategy and roadmap aligned with business plans, budgets, security standards and INEOS Group IT policies.
• Maintain clear lifecycle plans so that applications remain supported, secure and current.
• Build trusted relationships with business stakeholders, IT colleagues, suppliers and strategic partners.
• Translate business needs into clear technology priorities, investment proposals and delivery plans.
• Champion effective use of cloud, data, automation and responsible AI.
• Manage relevant budgets, suppliers and technology investments effectively.Expected site attendance, participation in an On-call rota

ABOUT YOU

Essential Experience:

• A relevant degree, professional qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• Substantial experience in an IT applications, data or digital technology environment.
• Significant team-leadership experience, with a record of developing people, creating effective teams and delivering organisational goals.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, design, integration, deployment and lifecycle management.
• Experience developing application strategies and roadmaps.
• Experience leading the design, implementation and improvement of business technology solutions.
• Ability to oversee the diagnosis and resolution of complex system issues.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, including the ability to explain technical subjects clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Commercial awareness, with experience of budgeting, prioritisation and supplier management.
• A strong understanding of technology risk, cyber security and service resilience.

Experience that would be adventageous:

• Microsoft Azure and Snowflake.
• SharePoint Online and Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps and Power Automate.
• Power BI or comparable business-intelligence and data-visualisation platforms.
• Application support within a manufacturing, oil and gas, petrochemical or other regulated industrial environment.
• Responsible AI enablement, including use-case identification, governance and lifecycle oversight for AI solutions or agents.

You do not need to meet every advantageous criteria. If you bring strong applications leadership experience and believe you can make a positive contribution, we encourage you to apply.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 34 days holiday (optional salary sacrifice to purchase up to 5 extra days)
• Benefits Platform – access to discounts on high street stores etc., Discounted Private Medical Insurance, Travel Insurance etc.
• Up to 20% Discretionary Bonus Opportunity
• Scottish Widows Contributory Pension including employer contributions
• Free On-site Gym
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity Leave
• Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Ongoing professional and career Development

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on-boarding stages. If you would like to discuss any adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact [e-mail].

If you were referred by a permanent member of staff that currently works at INEOS O&P UK Grangemouth please email [e-mail] confirming the position you applied for and the name of the employee that referred you. Please note the employee referral scheme is only applicable for permanent vacancies.