Application Services Manager (Enterprise Systems)
23 hours ago
Greenwich
Application Services Manager (Enterprise Systems) Business Applications Manager (Enterprise Systems) London (Woolwich) – 4 days onsite / 1 day WFH Up to £55,000 Overview Our client, a large and purpose-driven organisation, is undergoing a major digital transformation and is looking for a Business Applications Manager to take ownership of a diverse, business-critical application estate. This is a hands-on ownership role, sitting between technology and the wider business. You’ll be responsible for ensuring core systems are stable, well-managed, and continuously improved to support operational performance. This is not a support role. This is about ownership, direction, and driving change. The Role You’ll take full responsibility for a portfolio of enterprise applications, acting as the central point of coordination across internal teams, stakeholders, and third-party vendors. You’ll play a key role in shaping how systems are used across the organisation, identifying improvements, reducing inefficiencies, and ensuring platforms deliver real business value. Key Responsibilities • Own and manage a portfolio of business-critical enterprise applications, • Act as the bridge between business users, technical teams, and external suppliers, • Drive system improvements, upgrades, and change initiatives, • Manage third-party vendors, SLAs, and overall service performance, • Identify opportunities to streamline systems and reduce duplication across the estate, • Ensure applications meet security, compliance, and operational standards, • Support incident resolution and continuous service improvement, • Work closely with senior stakeholders to align systems with business objectives What We’re Looking For • Proven experience managing enterprise applications within a complex environment, • Strong stakeholder engagement across both technical and non-technical audiences, • Experience managing third-party suppliers and service delivery (SLAs, performance), • Good understanding of IT service management principles (ITIL or similar), • A proactive, ownership-led mindset — someone who improves rather than maintains, • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment Why This Role? • High-visibility role with real ownership across a critical systems estate, • Opportunity to shape how applications are used across a large organisation, • Join a collaborative, transformation-focused technology function, • A role where your input directly impacts operational effectiveness Final Note This role suits someone who enjoys taking control of systems, improving how things work, and making a tangible impact — not just keeping the lights on.