Strategic Operations & Business Coordination Lead

BAE Systems; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational defense and security company in the UK is seeking a Strategic Operations & Business Coordination Lead. This role involves overseeing daily operations, leading strategic execution, and facilitating effective cross-functional collaboration. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership and project management skills, alongside a commitment to operational excellence. The position offers a competitive salary of circa £60,000, alongside additional benefits such as a pension scheme and flexible health plans. Closing date for applications is December 9th, 2025.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Ability to set clear business goals and drive organizational change.
• Proven experience managing complex projects across departments.
• Expertise in developing long-term business strategies.
• Strong ability to liaise with senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Skilled in leading organizational change and fostering improvement.
• Expertise in improving operational processes and optimizing workflows.
• Strong analytical skills for informed decision-making.
• Experience in identifying and mitigating business risks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track the performance of ongoing projects.
• Facilitate communication across departments to align priorities.
• Drive the execution of strategic initiatives.
• Identify areas for operational improvement.
• Gather and analyse performance data for insights.
• Manage and motivate cross-functional teams.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Cross-Functional Coordination

Business Planning & Execution

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Operational Excellence

Data-Driven Decision Making

Risk Management

Job description

Job Description - Strategic Operations & Business Coordination Lead (00131770)

Strategic Operations & Business Coordination Lead - 00131770

Job Title: Strategic Operations & Business Coordination Lead

Location: Based mostly onsite at Glascoed, with the ability to travel and support Munitions Director where needed

Salary: Circa £60,000 dependent on skills and experiences with bonus scheme

What you’ll be doing:

• Oversee Daily Operations: Monitor and track the performance of ongoing projects and business processes, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and addressing operational challenges as they arise
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Facilitate communication and collaboration across departments, ensuring teams are aligned on priorities, timelines, and deliverables
• Lead Strategic Execution: Drive the execution of strategic initiatives , ensuring they are on track, within budget, and aligned with company objectives
• Process Improvement & Optimization: Continuously identify areas for operational improvement and implement process enhancements to increase efficiency and productivity
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Gather and analyse performance data, preparing insights and reports for senior leadership to inform decision-making
• Team Leadership & Support: Manage and motivate cross-functional teams, providing guidance and resolving issues to ensure high performance and smooth execution of business initiatives

Your skills and experiences:

• Strategic Leadership: Ability to set clear business goals, align teams around strategic initiatives , and drive organizational change
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Proven experience managing complex projects across departments, ensuring smooth communication and collaboration
• Business Planning & Execution: Expertise in developing long-term business strategies and executing them with precision
• Stakeholder Management: Strong ability to liaise with senior leadership and key stakeholders to drive decision-making
• Change Management: Skilled in leading organizational change, overcoming resistance, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
• Operational Excellence: Expertise in improving operational processes, optimising workflows, and ensuring high levels of efficiency
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Strong analytical skills to make informed decisions based on data, performance metrics, and KPIs
• Risk Management: Experience in identifying and mitigating business risks, particularly in high-growth or complex environments

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Munitions team;

As the Strategic Operations & Business Coordination Lead you will reporting to the Munitions Director, this is a new role created to support the director to ensure business cohesion and aligned priorities in support of organisational performance across the Munitions business.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc .) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role , to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 9th December 2025, Interviews for this position will take place on Monday 15th December at 9AM.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role . Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.