Head of IT Product Management

Job Title: Head of IT Product Management

Location: Barrow-in-Furness

Salary: £90k+ with executive level benefits including bonus and car allowance.

What you'll be doing:

• Drive the delivery of the Product Fulfilment Capability by shaping the strategy, overseeing project execution, and ensuring seamless service alignment with BAE Submarines and Group objectives
• Inspire, mentor, and lead a diverse IT team, fostering a culture of high performance, continuous improvement, and professional growth
• Ensure the successful execution of IT projects, guaranteeing they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards
• Manage the financial budget for the product group, overseeing service delivery, change initiatives, and governance across both revenue and capex budgets
• Engage with strategic vendors to establish optimal delivery and maintenance frameworks, ensuring the continuity and quality of IT services
• Work closely with the Senior Management Team and Management Committee to identify and address IT needs, driving alignment with organisational priorities
• Lead large-scale change initiatives within the IT function and across the organisation, facilitating smooth transitions and securing stakeholder commitment
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators, providing insightful reporting to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of IT services and projects

Your skills and experiences:

• Degree in IT, Business, or equivalent experience (e.g., Computer Science, Prince 2 Foundation, HNC)
• Proven track record in managing IT functions and leading large teams within complex organisations
• Skilled in building and managing investment portfolios aligned with organisational strategy and handling large budgets
• Experience in delivering key IT projects and managing various aspects of IT management, including change and service delivery
• Strong ability to manage and develop teams, ensuring skills align with business needs and resource planning
• Familiar with IT trends, technologies, and implementing business process improvements

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Product Fulfilment Product Group:

The Head of IT Product Management manages a portfolio of 300 applications, including essential systems like SAP, to optimize and align IT solutions with business processes and infrastructure. This role collaborates with business units to assess programme performance, leads changes or new implementations from a business architecture standpoint, and establishes the strategic direction for application development to support the organization's objectives. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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 working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

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.