Business Application Manager

📌 Business Applications Manager 📍 Newport (Hybrid - 3 days onsite) 💰 £70,000 - £80,000 + Benefits We're supporting a growing South Wales business looking for a Business Applications Manager to take ownership of a business-critical applications function. This is a leadership role with genuine responsibility from day one. You'll lead teams responsible for application support, development and testing, helping mature processes, improve governance and ensure the organisation's systems continue to support ambitious growth plans. The successful candidate will work closely with senior IT leadership, taking ownership of day-to-day operations whilst supporting the rollout of new technologies, modernisation initiatives and future business systems improvements. What You'll Do:

• Lead teams responsible for application support, business systems development and testing
• Drive improvements in governance, processes and service delivery
• Act as the senior escalation point for business-critical applications
• Manage and prioritise application change requests and enhancements
• Oversee the delivery of developments from requirements gathering through to testing and release
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate these into technical solutions
• Support the introduction of new applications and technologies into the wider business
• Manage suppliers and third-party technology partners
• Develop team capability, improve performance and establish best practice across the function
• Support application strategy and continuous improvement initiatives What You'll Bring:
• Experience leading application, business systems or software development teams
• Strong people management and stakeholder management skills
• Experience introducing governance, structure and best practice into technology functions
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Good SQL knowledge and the ability to support technical teams when required
• Experience delivering application and business systems projects
• Experience working with ERP or enterprise application environments
• Knowledge of ITIL or service management environments
• Exposure to Microsoft technologies including C#, VB.NET and SQL would be beneficial Why You Should Apply:
• Opportunity to take ownership of an established function and shape its future direction
• Lead both support and change-focused teams
• Play a key role in application modernisation and future technology initiatives
• Work closely with senior leadership and influence technology decisions
• Hybrid working model
• Annual bonus scheme
• Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
• Private healthcare and wellbeing support
• Competitive pension contribution
• Ongoing professional development opportunities Ready to Apply? Contact Lewis Allen to find out more. Please apply with a CV outlining your relevant experience. Know someone great for the job? We offer a referral scheme, so just get in touch! Note: We do our best to respond to every application, but due to volume, we can't always guarantee it. If you haven't heard back within 7 days, unfortunately, you haven't been successful this time. Keep an eye on our site for new opportunities!