Lead, Modernise Enterprise Applications (Hybrid)

Yolk Recruitment; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

LTIP

Private healthcare

Wellbeing support

Pension contribution

Professional development

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment in Newport is seeking a Business Applications Manager to take ownership of a business-critical applications function. The role is hybrid with three days onsite.

You will lead teams responsible for application support, development and testing, drive governance and service delivery, and collaborate with senior IT leadership on modernisation initiatives to support growth.

Qualifications

• Experience leading application, business systems or software development teams.
• Strong people management and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience introducing governance, structure and best practice into technology functions.
• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle.
• Good SQL knowledge and the ability to support technical teams when required.
• Experience delivering application and business systems projects.
• Experience working with ERP or enterprise application environments.
• Knowledge of ITIL or service management environments.
• Exposure to Microsoft technologies including C#, VB.NET and SQL would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams responsible for application support, business systems development and testing.
• Drive improvements in governance, processes and service delivery.
• Act as the senior escalation point for business-critical applications.
• Manage and prioritise application change requests and enhancements.
• Oversee the delivery of developments from requirements gathering through to testing and release.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate these into technical solutions.
• Support the introduction of new applications and technologies into the wider business.
• Manage suppliers and third-party technology partners.
• Develop team capability, improve performance and establish best practice across the function.
• Support application strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Stakeholder management

Governance

SQL knowledge

SDLC understanding

ERP environments

ITIL familiarity

C# skills

VB.NET skills

Job description

Yolk Recruitment in Newport is seeking a Business Applications Manager to take ownership of a business-critical applications function. The role is hybrid with three days onsite.

You will lead teams responsible for application support, development and testing, drive governance and service delivery, and collaborate with senior IT leadership on modernisation initiatives to support growth.