Digital Excellence Governance Manager

MBDA S.A.S.; United States; Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Bonus up to 35%

Hybrid working

Pension plan

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

MBDA S.A.S. seeks a Digital Excellence Governance Manager to bridge the Digital Excellence Office with MBDA's governance frameworks, translating regulatory data into actionable executive insights.

You will lead end-to-end audits, drive operational excellence and benchmark best practices across the international DEX footprint, coordinating with senior stakeholders to inform decisions. This role requires a seasoned regulator and internal consultant with ITIL/COBIT/ISO 38500 certs and a track

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Digital Services, Delivery and Governance.
• Experience across Europe, including UK.
• Certifications: ITIL, COBIT, ISO/IEC 38500, IPMA/IAPM.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between the Digital Excellence Office (DEX) and MBDA governance frameworks.
• Ensure full alignment with MBDA's Business Management System (BMS) and mitigate operational risk.
• Manage end-to-end audit and quality processes within MBDA's international footprint.
• Translate governance data into actionable executive insights and drive benchmarking of best practices.

Skills

Digital governance

Governance/Strategy

Programme management

Service management

Europe/UK experience

ITIL COBIT ISO 38500 IPMA/IPAPM

Job description

As a governance lead and internal consultant, you pride yourself on turning 'checks and balances' into 'insights and improvements. You are excited by the opportunity to serve as the primary liaison for MBDA's Digital Excellence Office, fostering the transparency and cross‑functional synergy required to institutionalize global best practices. At the intersection of quality, risk management and operational excellence lies the ability to translate corporate requirements into actionable team success. The Digital Excellence Governance Manager serves as the strategic anchor between the DEX organization and MBDA's corporate governance frameworks. The role is responsible for ensuring full alignment with the Business Management System (BMS), mitigating operational risk, and managing the end‑to‑end audit and quality process. Acting as both a regulatory liaison and an internal consultant, the manager transforms complex compliance data into actionable executive insights and drives operational excellence by benchmarking performance and institutionalizing best practices across the international DEX footprint. This role demands a seasoned expert in regulatory compliance and audit management who can seamlessly align complex operational processes with international business management systems. Success requires a blend of stakeholder management excellence to act as a corporate liaison and a strategic mindset to drive benchmarking and best‑practice institutionalization across a global footprint. And finally, the expertise in crafting structured decision papers and executive‑level presentations is essential to translate governance findings into clear, actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders. The Digital Excellence Governance Manager is part of the Digital Excellence Office team. The Digital Excellence Office is responsible to delivery transparency and prepare decisions for the Digital Excellence boards and the senior management. It drives the operational excellence of the Digital organisation with performance management measures.

• Experience in Digital Services, Delivery and Governance for over 10 years
• Strong management experience in Digital Organisations and Governance/Strategy
• Expertise in Programme and Service Management and in Process Management Framework
• Your Experience covers multiple regions Europe (including UK)
• Certificates in frameworks like ITIL, COBIT, ISO/IEC 38500 and IPMA/IAPM

We are proud of our employee‑led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Healthworks Gym Membership – The Healthworks on‑site gym at our Stevenage site offers a range of facilities and equipment, alongside a variety of classes available during the week. Annual Gym Membership – Take advantage of discounted membership at over 3,600 of the UK’s leading gym chains, leisure centres, hotel health clubs, independent gyms, boot camps and yoga studios. The Club –The Club provides a fantastic opportunity to enjoy great social activities – from theatre trips, days out, to sporting activities.

We’re proud to be a nationally recognised employer at MBDA. We have received a range of employer awards including Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2022; Gold awards from Investors in People, the 5% Club, and Armed Forces Covenant. We are also currently ranked #1 in the UK’s Best Big Companies to Work For 2022 league table, as well as #1 for Manufacturing.

Salary: Circa £80,000 depending on experience. Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on‑site due to workload classification. Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 35% of base salary
• Car Allowance
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave –enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Private Medical Insurance: Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefit.
• We recognise that having or adopting a child is a significant life event for our employees and as a family friendly employer we offer a range of enhanced family leave provisions to support employees before, during and after a period of leave.
• Our enhanced parental leave offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments. We also offer 2 weeks enhanced pay for paternity leave, and neonatal care leave for up to 12 weeks where a period of extended hospital care is required after birth. Employees also have access to support whilst undergoing fertility testing and treatments.
• Lifestyle – Discounts & Vouchers
• Lifestyle – Discounts & Vouchers Discounts – The Discounts platform includes a great range of features such as: discounts, instant vouchers, reloadable cards, easy saver cards, cashback, mobile app and Wellbeing Centre.
• Costco – Permanent employees of MBDA qualify for Costco’s individual membership.
• Technology Vouchers – Purchase the latest gadgets and white goods up to the value of £2,500 and spread the cost over 12 months.
• Charity Donations – Donate up to five charities each month, with full tax relief on all donations.
• MyCar Scheme – The MBDA MyCar Scheme offers employees the opportunity to access up to two new vehicles via a salary sacrifice arrangement including an all‑inclusive package.
• Holiday Purchase – Purchase up to 5 days’ extra holiday whilst making tax and National Insurance savings, spreading the cost over 12 months.

Development of our people is of vital importance to us at MBDA, which is why we ensure everyone has access to the teams, tools and resources needed to achieve their goals. This includes our dedicated in‑house Learning & Development team, our Apprenticeship programmes, a variety of online learning platforms and much more. We encourage new learning and will provide up to £150 in financial support per year if you wish to participate in further study in your own time. If you lead a team, or hope to do so in the future, we offer a range of management training opportunities, with paths designed for people of all experience levels.

Dynamic Working We want our people to work when and where they feel they can be most effective. For most of our employees, we have a flexi‑time scheme that allows you to choose, within certain parameters, when you start and finish each day and how you can use time you have accrued. For roles that do not have to be based on one of our sites full‑time, you will have opportunities to work from home as part of your agreed Dynamic Working arrangement. If you have worked the time, you are also able to accrue and take up to 15 days of Flexi‑leave per annum, in addition to the 25 days of annual leave provided and bank holidays.

Security Clearance All employees at MBDA are required to hold UK Security or BPSS Clearance.