Senior Enterprise Applications Leader: Strategy & Delivery

Electus Recruitment Solutions; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Compressed fortnight

Career development programmes

Performance-based bonus

Job summary

Electus Recruitment Solutions in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior leader to own the enterprise applications landscape within a Defence and Aerospace setting, shaping technology direction rather than just maintaining systems. You will have scope to build capability, influence strategy and develop your career within a complex environment.

The role is based in Gloucestershire with hybrid working (3 days onsite) and some travel across the EMEA region, offering strategic oversight of ERP, PLM,

Qualifications

• Experience managing enterprise applications and integration.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance.
• Experience leading teams across matrixed organisations.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering or secure environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the strategic roadmap for enterprise applications, aligning technology investment with business priorities.
• Take ownership of the complete application lifecycle from selection and implementation through to optimisation and retirement.
• Improve the reliability, availability and performance of critical business systems.
• Build and develop a high-performing team of application specialists.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams and external technology partners to deliver effective solutions.
• Establish strong governance, security and compliance across the applications portfolio.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Enterprise applications

Security clearance

Vendor management

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

ServiceNow

Atlassian tools

Job description

Electus Recruitment Solutions in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior leader to own the enterprise applications landscape within a Defence and Aerospace setting, shaping technology direction rather than just maintaining systems. You will have scope to build capability, influence strategy and develop your career within a complex environment.

The role is based in Gloucestershire with hybrid working (3 days onsite) and some travel across the EMEA region, offering strategic oversight of ERP, PLM,