1 to 25 of 40 Strategic Thinking Jobs in Manchester

Principal AI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
able to engage effectively at engineer, architect, and executive levels. AI Reliability & Governance : Demonstrable leadership in AI Ops, including monitoring, governance and operational resilience. Strategic Thinking with Hands‐On Delivery: Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to remain hands‐on when required. What’s involved … balance innovation with pragmatism, risk, and operational constraints. Outstanding communication and influencing skills, able to engage effectively at engineer, architect, and executive levels. Strong strategic thinking combined with the ability to remain hands‐on when required. Behaviors: Embrace, embed and incorporate the company values. Self‐motivated and enthusiastic. ...

Remote Regional Sales Director, Strategic (EMEA)

Hiring Organisation
Docker
Location
Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK
Fortune 100s alike. We’re growing fast and just getting started. Come join us for a whale of a ride! A Regional Sales Director, Strategic, plays a critical role in leading sales efforts across Docker’s largest, most strategic accounts. This position involves a blend of strategic planning, sales leadership, market analysis, enablement, coaching, and customer relationship management. Responsibilities: Strategic Planning and Execution: Develop and execute strategic plans to achieve sales targets and expand the company’s customer base Design and execute a strategy that aligns Docker to your customer’s Executive teams Leadership ...

Industry Director - Central & Devolved Government

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
seeking an innovative Industry Director to own, run, and grow our Central & Devolved Government industry. You will manage the entire P&L, set the strategic vision, and galvanise a high-performing team to grow our industry revenue within three years. Made Tech is on a mission to use technology … sector organisations transform, deliver and manage world‐class digital products and cloud services. Main Responsibilities As Industry Director, you will be responsible for: 1. Strategic Leadership: Developing and executing a comprehensive strategy to enhance Made Tech’s presence and impact within central government, providing thought leadership on digital transformation ...

Head of AI

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
appoint a Head of AI to lead the development, implementation, and long-term adoption of AI capabilities across the organisation. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role focused on shaping the companys AI direction while overseeing the successful delivery of AI solutions from concept through to live … exploring a broad range of initiatives. They are now looking for an experienced AI leader who can combine technical expertise with strategic thinking, helping define the AI roadmap while building internal capability and leading implementation across the business. This role would suit someone who enjoys building and scaling ...

Head of Integration, Data & GenAI Engineering

Hiring Organisation
AJ BELL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Location
Salford, Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
shape the platforms, capabilities and engineering practices that support AJ Bells long-term strategy. This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong technical credibility and a clear delivery focus. You will be responsible for building high-performing teams, setting clear direction … developing AJ Bells engineering capability across enterprise integration, data engineering and GenAI, with overall responsibility for three direct reports and their teams. Setting the strategic direction for integration, data and GenAI engineering in line with AJ Bells technology strategy, business priorities and regulatory obligations. Providing strong leadership to senior ...

Lead Enterprise Architect

Hiring Organisation
Inspire People
Location
Oldham, Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£80,000
UK. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is working with Inspire People to recruit a Lead Enterprise Architect with strong enterprise architecture expertise, strategic roadmap development, governance and large-scale digital transformation capability. 60% office-based in your designated office in either Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Oldham, Newcastle … change Define and communicate high-level architecture designs aligned to current and future organisational needs Assess industry and societal trends and translate them into strategic architectural direction Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholder groups, mediating complex discussions Build support for architectural initiatives with high impact, risk ...

UX Design Principal (Mat Cover)

Hiring Organisation
We Are Fr Group
Location
Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contract, Work From Home
Contract Rate
£75,000
team. Reporting into the UX Design Manager, you will operate as one of the most senior individual contributors within the design function, providing strategic design leadership while remaining hands-on in delivery. You will work across multiple product squads, champion accessibility and design system adoption, mentor designers, and help … platforms. Partner with senior stakeholders to influence product direction and customer experience strategy. Champion UX best practice across the organisation. Advocate for user-centred thinking and evidence-based decision making. Support the ongoing evolution and maturity of the UX function. Design Delivery Drive end-to-end UX design activities ...

D365 Solution Architect

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators … believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world. Join our Digital & Data team working alongside ...

Data Architect

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
future.We challenge where it matters and own the outcome.As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary expertscombine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world.Our clients adapt and transform, and together … frameworks Infrastructure & DevOpsconcepts andtooling, Semantic models and metrics layers Datagovernance tooling As a Principal Consultant, you will be expected to: Operate at a strategic and leadership-focused level Handle complex client challenges, lead teams, and take ownership of end-to-end assignment delivery Play arole in business growth through ...

Remote Cloud Platform Product Manager

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions
Location
Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK
Cloud Platform Product Manager My client is looking for an experienced and strategic Cloud Platform Product Manager to lead the evolution of their next-generation cloud-based product suite. This role is key to shaping the future of their platform, supporting its transition from a fully on-premise solution … cloud-native technologies (e.g., containers, Kubernetes, serverless) Skilled in agile software development; experience with Azure DevOps and sprint planning Excellent communication, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills Ability to work across departments and manage multiple priorities effectively Benefits Flexible working Car Allowance Healthcare Interested? Please Click Apply ...

(INV) Senior Consultant, AI & Data, Data Strategist, Infrastructure, TC UKI

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Data Strategy Senior Consultant to help shape and deliver enterprise‐wide AI transformation initiatives for clients across the infrastructure industry. This role requires a strategic business technologist who can operate as part of a team to translate AI, data and automation capabilities into tangible business value while designing … articulate complex AI/agentic concepts and recommendations to senior leadership audiences. Conduct analysis that inputs to the prioritisation of AI initiatives based on strategic value, feasibility and organisational readiness. Contribute to solution development of high‐impact bid responses and proposals for AI‐led transformation. Essential Qualifications STEM degree ...

AI & Data Strategy Leader — Enterprise Transformation

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Data Strategy Senior Consultant to help shape and deliver enterprise-wide AI transformation initiatives for clients across the infrastructure industry. This role requires a strategic business technologist who can operate as part of a team to translate AI, data and automation capabilities into tangible business value while designing … articulate complex AI/agentic concepts and recommendations to senior leadership audiences Conduct analysis that inputs to the prioritisation of AI initiatives based on strategic value, feasibility, and organisational readiness Contribute to solution development of high impact bid responses and proposal for AI led transformation Essential Qualifications STEM degree ...

Systems Integration Specialist/Lead

Hiring Organisation
Hays
Location
Greater Manchester, North West, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent, Work From Home
Salary
£70,000
Prestigious opportunity with a forward thinking organisation in Greater Manchester to recruit an experienced Systems Integration Specialist to play a key role in shaping their technology landscape.This is a fantastic opportunity to sit at the heart of IT strategy, designing and delivering integration architecture that enables business transformation. … Knowledge of integration and architecture patterns across: ERP, CRM, ESB Azure & cloud platforms Emerging technologies (AI, IoT, RPA) Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing abilities Strategic thinking with hands on architecture capability Ability to balance business needs, budget, and technical direction Knowledge of the following is advantageous ...

Remote Senior Product Manager

Hiring Organisation
&open
Location
Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK
race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. As a Senior Product Manager, you will drive strategic product direction across our global gifting platform while maintaining a holistic view of our product ecosystem. You'll work closely with the design … leadership teams to shape and execute the product strategy, ensuring alignment between customer needs, market opportunities, and business objectives. Strategic Leadership Develop and maintain a quarterly product roadmap with key stakeholders Lead impact vs. effort prioritisation across multiple product initiatives Identify strategic opportunities to align product development with ...

Systems Integration Specialist

Hiring Organisation
Hays Technology
Location
Greater Manchester, Oldham, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£60000 - £72000/annum £60,000-£72,000
Prestigious opportunity with a forward thinking organisation in Greater Manchester to recruit an experienced Systems Integration Specialist to play a key role in shaping their technology landscape.This is a fantastic opportunity to sit at the heart of IT strategy, designing and delivering integration architecture that enables business transformation. … Knowledge of integration and architecture patterns across: ERP, CRM, ESB Azure & cloud platforms Emerging technologies (AI, IoT, RPA) Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing abilities Strategic thinking with hands on architecture capability Ability to balance business needs, budget, and technical direction Knowledge of the following is advantageous ...

Senior AI Engineer

Hiring Organisation
Adria Solutions Ltd
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
£75000 - £110000/annum
long-term AI capability. The business is investing heavily in AI and is looking for someone who can combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, taking solutions from concept through to production deployment and adoption. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in AI Engineering combined with … someone who combines deep technical expertise with commercial awareness and a pragmatic approach to AI delivery. You'll be comfortable operating at both strategic and hands-on levels, engaging with senior stakeholders while also designing, developing, and deploying solutions yourself. You should be passionate about emerging AI technologies ...

Remote Senior Product Manager | Remote (UK)

Hiring Organisation
The Spotted Zebra Company
Location
Wigan, Greater Manchester, UK
understand talent and make their most important decisions. Key responsibilities: Own a key product area, working closely with the Head of Product to balance strategic direction with effective day-to-day execution Develop a strong understanding of user needs through a combination of qualitative research, stakeholder collaboration, and data … constraints Strong execution and delivery skills, with experience shipping impactful products at pace Comfortable operating hands-on within delivery-focused product roles, not solely strategic product leadership positions Strong technical fluency and confidence working closely with engineering teams; an engineering background or product-engineering mindset is highly valued Ability ...

UX Design Principal (Mat Cover 10 Months Contract)

Hiring Organisation
Jobleads-UK
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
come from anyone and design excellence is achieved together. Working across multiple squads and initiatives, you will provide leadership through expertise, coaching, and strategic influence. You’ll collaborate closely with UX Research, UX Writing, Product, Engineering, Analytics, and the Design System team to deliver intuitive, accessible, and effective digital … Principal, Lead, Staff, or equivalent senior UX design role. Proven track record designing complex digital products, platforms, and customer journeys. Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, design leadership, and measurable impact. Expertise in UX design, interaction design, information architecture, and complex problem solving. Experience leading large‐scale or strategically ...

Director of Technology and Business Change

Hiring Organisation
Michael Page
Location
Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Salary
GBP 100,000 Annual
reduce complexity, and create a clear and sustainable path forward. Profile We are looking for a proven technology and transformation leader who can balance strategic thinking with delivery focus. You will bring: Experience leading enterprise IT and business transformation within a complex organisation Senior leadership experience … regulated industries, public sector, or customer focused operational environments would be advantageous Most importantly, you will be a pragmatic and empathetic leader who combines strategic capability with a strong focus on service, people, and outcomes. Job Offer Salary up to 100,000 Generous annual leave - starting at 30 days ...

Remote AI Product Specialist

Hiring Organisation
Nexford University
Location
Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK
Product Officer Start Date: April 2026 Role We're looking for someone who lives at the edge of AI possibilities—someone who wakes up thinking about what they can build with the latest models, tools, and techniques. You're the kind of person who has strong opinions about Claude … social media, and you wan t to build the future. As our AI Product Specialist, you'll be our internal R&D lab and strategic advisor rolled into one. You'll prototype agentic experiences, pressure-test new AI capabilities, and help me make smart bets on what we should ...

Remote Business Development Representative - Kent (Remote)

Hiring Organisation
Teamfeepay
Location
Manchester, UK
lead our outreach efforts across key regions in Kent, This role is ideal for someone with a proven track record in sales, a strategic mindset, and a genuine interest in grassroots football. As a Business Development Representative, you will play a pivotal role in introducing clubs to our innovative … product Complete the pre-qualification process for all leads, aligning with company strategy Participate actively in pre- and post-sales activities. Pipeline Management Strategic thinking in terms of management of the sales funnel and planning around attracting new clubs to the platform. Travel to clubs and face ...

Remote Business Development Representative - North & East Riding (Remote)

Hiring Organisation
Teamfeepay
Location
Rochdale, Greater Manchester, UK
outreach efforts across key regions in England, Ireland and Scotland. This role is ideal for someone with a proven track record in sales, a strategic mindset, and a genuine interest in grassroots football. As a Business Development Representative, you will play a pivotal role in introducing clubs … product Complete the pre-qualification process for all leads, aligning with company strategy Participate actively in pre- and post-sales activities. Pipeline Management Strategic thinking in terms of management of the sales funnel and planning around attracting new clubs to the platform. Travel to clubs and face ...

Remote Senior Product Manager - Casino

Hiring Organisation
Midnite
Location
Bury, Greater Manchester, UK
Midnite? Midnite is a next-generation sports betting and gaming platform built for a new wave of players. We combine sharp product thinking, bold brand, and fast execution to create experiences that feel modern, intuitive, and built for how people actually play today. Over 400,000 players have already … generation of players - more immersive, entertaining, social, and intuitive. Working closely with Engineering, Design, CRM, Data, Operations, and Commercial teams, you’ll combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution to deliver experiences that drive meaningful player value and commercial growth. You will: Own and drive the long-term ...

Remote Credit Risk Director, Flex Originations (Credit Cards)

Hiring Organisation
Monzo
Location
Oldham, Greater Manchester, UK
years of experience in unsecured lending, especially credit cards You’re as comfortable getting hands-on as well as taking a step back and thinking strategically and proactively identifying opportunities You have a working understanding of the regulations that apply to lending in the UK You have experience working ...

Enterprise Architect – Financial Services Cloud Transformation

Hiring Organisation
Standard 8
Location
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Contract Rate
£450 per day
senior and executive level Architecture governance and operating models Composable architecture and Architecture as Code concepts The strongest candidates will be comfortable moving between strategic thinking and hands-on architecture definition without disappearing into theory. Engagement details Initial 12-month contract Hybrid working model Multiple UK locations available ...