Senior Director Corporate Applications Development

About IRIS

IRIS Software Group is one of the UK's largest privately held software companies, trusted by 100,000+ businesses, schools and accountancy firms to keep their operations running. Our software pays 1 in 6 UK employees, supports over 12,000 schools, and is relied on by 91 of the top 100 UK accountancy firms.

We're a Great Place to Work® certified employer, recognised for our commitment to well-being, inclusion and development - and we're growing fast.

Job Title:
Senior Director of Corporate Applications

Location: UK

Department: Corporate Applications / Information Technology

Reports To: VP, Global IT

Employment Type: Full-time

About IRIS Software:

IRIS Software Group is one of the largest privately held software companies in the UK. We've supplied innovative administrative solutions to businesses, charities, and the public sector for over 40 years. We are close to 3000 employees in the IRIS family today with operations in the UK, Ireland, Romania, North America and India.

We have very significant growth plans over the next 12-18 months to build upon our already impressive footprint. We have a clear M&A strategy and will acquire high performing, innovative cloud first tech businesses.

We exist to simplify the lives of businesses, schools and organizations, by providing software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance, efficiency and accuracy, empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.

We are in the midst of a significant investment to consolidate and transform our corporate application landscape, and we're looking for a strategic, hands-on Senior Director of Corporate Applications to lead that transformation - modernizing the systems that run our business and enabling IRIS to scale efficiently through continued growth and acquisition.

As Senior Director of Corporate Applications and a key member of the wider IT leadership team, you will:

• Own the strategy, roadmap, and operational health of our corporate/internal application estate, including CRM, ERP, billing, finance, and other business-critical SaaS platforms.
• Lead the consolidation and transformation of our corporate applications as part of a major, active investment program, reducing redundancy and simplifying how the business works.
• Partner with business stakeholders across Finance, Billing, Sales, Customer Success, and Operations to translate business needs into prioritized, well-governed system and process changes.
• Contribute directly to IRIS's M&A strategy by leading application and platform integration, consolidation, and (where relevant) divestment work for acquired and divested businesses.

You're passionate about the needs of the business and the people who rely on our internal systems every day. You'll inspire your team to put stakeholders at the center of what they do, working closely with business leaders to ensure aligned priorities and shared goals.

You'll make sure our corporate applications strategy is deliverable, and play a pivotal role in ensuring the function has a reputation for reliability, responsiveness, and disciplined execution.

In short, we're looking for a technology and business systems leader with proven experience driving business system transformation. You'll manage cross-functional teams, build strong partnerships with business stakeholders, own platforms through into steady-state operation, and drive standardization that keeps us within the configuration boundaries of our hosted SaaS platforms rather than costly customization. One who is equally comfortable in Commercial, Operational, and Technology settings, can communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders, set priorities amid competing demands, and drive constant process improvement.

Stakeholder Management & Business Transformation

• Build trusted relationships with business leaders and stakeholders across the organization - using structured discovery and probing questions to fully understand their priorities - and translate those needs into a clear, prioritized applications roadmap and well-designed solutions.
• Lead business process transformation…