Yolk Recruitment Ltd
Head of Applications
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Head of Applications
South Wales
Hybrid
£115k (circa)
Role overview
Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, the Head of Applications & Delivery provides strategic and operational leadership across the organisation’s application estate and digital delivery portfolio.
The role is responsible for ensuring applications are secure, resilient, reliable, and fit for purpose, while overseeing the successful delivery of technology change that supports business and operational priorities.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the application and digital delivery strategy in line with business priorities and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the management of the application portfolio, including lifecycle, performance, resilience, and technology obsolescence.
- Oversee major technology and digital programmes, ensuring effective governance, delivery quality, risk management, and benefits realisation.
- Ensure effective application support, change, and release management to maintain service stability and continuity.
- Work with architecture, data, security, and operational teams to ensure effective integration and joined-up technology delivery.
- Lead strategic supplier and partner relationships, ensuring performance, assurance, and value for money.
- Build and develop high-performing application and delivery teams, promoting strong delivery and service cultures.
- Provide senior leadership with clear insight into application performance, delivery progress, investment, and risk.
- Drive continuous improvement in application management, delivery practices, tools, and ways of working.
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- Degree or equivalent professional qualification in IT, computer science, engineering, digital delivery, or a related discipline.
- Significant senior-level experience leading enterprise applications and digital delivery within a complex, asset-intensive, or regulated environment.
- Proven experience managing large and diverse application portfolios, including enterprise, operational, and customer-facing systems.
- Experience delivering complex technology programmes and projects using appropriate delivery methodologies.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary technology or digital teams and managing strategic suppliers.
- Strong understanding of enterprise applications, system integration, and application lifecycle management.
- Strong knowledge of digital delivery, change, and release management in business-critical environments.
- Commercial and financial experience, including budget management and supplier performance.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
- The ability to combine strategic thinking with strong operational delivery and a focus on business outcomes.
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