Senior Manager - Enterprise Tooling & Automation

About the Role

This role leads the Enterprise Tooling & Automation function working for the head of Enterprise Digital Operations, shaping and delivering the strategic tooling ecosystem that underpins NESO’s ongoing operation & wider transformation. The role is critical in establishing an integrated, enterprise-wide tooling capability spanning all enterprise systems, the tools NESO needs to deliver and supporting subsequent automation across the end-to-end lifecycle in all areas.

The Senior Manager – Enterprise Tooling & Automation will be responsible for defining, delivering and scaling the enterprise tooling ecosystem that supports end-to-end delivery/product workflows. The role will be a key decision maker in all-things tooling & subsequent automation, covering areas from IT4IT through to the complete SDLC (including integration of AI), security and in some instances CNI tooling. As a Senior Manager, we’re looking for a strategic and impactful leader with broad technology exposure, enterprise scale and strong management skills.

This role will need to influence at a senior level, engaging with key stakeholders to make informed, robust and respected decisions. This role can be based from our Wokingham or Warwick office, with hybrid working across office & home. You are expected to attend your base location as required by business needs, whilst some travel to other NESO office locations should also be expected.

• Own & lead the Enterprise Tooling Function, defining and evolving the future-state tooling ecosystem
• Develop and execute a comprehensive tooling strategy that brings together tools (e.g. software) used across the business and aligns to our Agile Dev Sec Ops  outcomes. This will include full SDLC across different technologies, all associated tools and the provision of further AI tooling to supplement our existing portfolio
• Consolidation of current tooling ecosystem, refining our approach to avoid multiple tools operating across similar purposes in different areas
• Support the organisations AI Ops ambitions bringing platforms and subsequent tooling together, providing a unified view and enabling the efficient management of complex, high-volume operations
• Manage vendor interactions including licensing, commercial approvals, implementation timelines and support model, partnering with our Vendor Management Team as required
• Implement the tooling strategy across the organisation, influencing peers and customers across NESO to adopt change and embrace digitalisation.
• Own certificate and license management, ensuring timely response to expiry dates by the wider organisation
• Manage and lead an existing team, understanding what is currently in-flight and building upon their existing knowledge and successes
• Performance manage, lead, coach and develop the managers in your team, supporting effective delivery, career growth and capability development.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK by the start of employment. Visa sponsorship may not be available for this role and will be considered in line with business requirements.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Extensive experience in enterprise tooling, ideally with some focus surrounding transformation
• Knowledge of tooling integration and activation points within E2E Dev Ops/Dev Sec Ops  pipelines
• Ability to make strategic decisions around tooling cross-functionally based on fit for purpose, strategy and adherence to requirements
• Proven experience delivering large-scale tooling implementations across complex organisations.
• Experience managing managers and leading teams across onshore and offshore locations
• Stakeholder management skills, including with senior leadership
• Experience collaborating across engineering, finance, architecture, procurement and transformation teams.
• Deep understanding and prior demonstrable ownership of vendor-based tooling processes such as licensing and procurement
• Demonstratable knowledge of both Waterfall and Dev Sec Ops  agile delivery models
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or similar field, or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated experience of working with technology leadership…