Head of Business Management

Job Title: Head of Business Management

Location: Frimley, Preston, Barrow or London - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £114,300 + depending on experience with executive benefits

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the creation and integration of efficient business management processes, standardised operating procedures and best practice to enhance overall operational performance

• Lead, facilitate, plan and organise the business processes within CTIO such as the integrated business planning (IBP) process, Sales & Ops Planning Process, Quarterly Business Review (QBR) etc, operating as the primary point of contact for business related deliverables

• Lead the identification of skills and capabilities needed to meet the demand of OneDDC (Digital Data Cyber), understanding the macro shifts in skills and resourcing requirements, and contributing strongly to the digital strategic workforce plan.

• Working with HR lead the talent management and resourcing to meet the capacity demands from the Digital Delivery Office. Lead the creation of the career framework and workforce training plans to ensure OneDDC staff have a compelling career and skills to meet current and future demands.

• Review, integrate and manage the reporting of performance of business processes status such as delivery performance, cost base and financial information etc. The role will be responsible for supporting the integration of key information into reports for DDC Leadership decision making in particular

• Lead the collaboration across OneDDC to drive a culture of continual improvement and integration of business outcomes.

• Lead the collaboration with cross-functional teams across CTIO to streamline work.

• Working within the leadership team across OneDDC to drive business performance, management of KPIs, providing business analysis for predictive out turn, identification of areas for improvement, cost reduction and process optimisation

• Lead the development and delivery of the business management strategy and play a significant leadership role in long term planning. Ensure all business objectives are managed effectively, and that reporting is maintained

• Ensure the appropriate flow down, and correct integration of legislative requirements into the business ie Export Control, product safety, including health & safety, environmental regulations, quality standards (ie ISO9001), and data protection (ie GDPR)

• Oversee the programme of the key performance meetings throughout the year ensuring effective management of terms of reference, agenda, material, dashboards, actions and decision log

  Your skills and experiences:

  • Experience of working as a senior leader in a large organisation, ideally in a similar technical environment

  • Significant experience of influencing stakeholders both inside and outside the company. Has strong ability to influence internal stakeholders to achieve business success

  • Experience building a capability from the ground up and working with ambiguity and large amounts of change.

  • Expertise in analytical and critical thinking skills for effective risk assessment and problem solving

  • Experienced in leading data analysis activities to support making informed decisions, identify trends and measure process effectiveness

  • Understanding of the use of business management software and tools, with an understanding of the enterprise resource planning systems and business process management tools. Ability to communicate the output

  • Has lead process improvement methodologies and approaches ie LEAN, Six-Sigma, Agile, Business Process Reengineering etc

  • Knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements in defence / engineering and manufacturing sector, including health & safety, environmental regulations, quality standards (ie ISO9001), and data protection (ie GDPR)

    Benefits:

    As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

    The OneDDC team:

    Our company is on a journey to transform our ways of working to become more efficient, effective and agile. We must digitalise to remain competitive, and this brings with it the need for new digital, data and cyber capabilities, delivered faster with more resilience and at lower cost all whilst improving user experience. The only way to handle increasing complexity is to simplify. The Head of Business Management CTIO is responsible for contributing to business performance through processes such as the integrated business planning (IBP) process, resource planning, Quarterly Business Review (QBR), Lifecycle Management are optimised and implemented correctly within the business.

    The role will also be accountable for providing performance metrics insights and for the planning of resource into the DDC programmes, ensuring appropriate skills are resourced to fulfil demand. They will be accountable for the provision of resource based on the demand machine requirements from sector and functions.

    This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is ready to embrace that challenge.

    Why BAE Systems?

    This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

    Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

    Closing Date: 18^{th August 2025 - We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.}

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