1 to 25 of 71 Permanent Thought Leadership Jobs in the North of England

in developing internal practices and the accessibility services provided, as well as GAIN's wider services and capabilities in support of identifying and developing commercial growth opportunities. Responsibilities Project Leadership & Direction Lead high-profile client accounts, ensuring exceptional delivery across complex accessibility projects. Oversee project quality, team performance, and efficient delivery processes, mentoring junior colleagues and shaping strategic direction. … Drive commercial growth by expanding client relationships, developing new accessibility services, and ensuring our methods remain competitive. Contribute to organisational decisions on structure, resourcing, recruitment, and budgeting. Practice Leadership & Team Development Champion excellence in accessibility practice-refining processes, establishing consistent standards, and fostering innovation. Mentor and develop team members through regular feedback, training, and professional development planning. Encourage a … for growth. Provide strategic input to proposals and pitches, supporting new business wins and long-term account development. Act as a senior client contact, representing GAIN with professionalism and thought leadership in accessibility. Innovation & Thought Leadership Stay at the forefront of accessibility and interface design, sharing insights on emerging trends and technologies. Represent GAIN externally through More ❯

on time with clear alignment to business goals and quarterly OKRs Drive predictability, velocity, and quality through effective agile practices and continuous improvement Communicate proactively with stakeholders (product, design, leadership, customers) on delivery progress, risks, and dependencies Facilitate alignment between technical capabilities and business objectives through clear, strategic communication Own team’s Agile maturity establish team delivery standards, and … staffing, and hiring needs to maintain sustainable delivery while planning for growth Manage up and across the organisation to secure resources, remove impediments, and represent the team strategically Technical Leadership & Contribution (40%) Provide strategic technical leadership through architectural guidance and critical technical decisions, with selective hands-on contributions Define technical decisions and maintain system health through architectural oversight … succession planning Handle performance management including improvement plans, conflict resolution, and team dynamics Technical Skills Frontend Strategy: Strategic understanding of modern UI frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Vue.js, Blazor) Backend Leadership: Strong understanding of .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET Core Web APIs, REST, application architectures, and distributed systems Data Architecture: Strategic knowledge of SQL, NoSQL and data architecture decisions CI/ More ❯

on time with clear alignment to business goals and quarterly OKRs Drive predictability, velocity, and quality through effective agile practices and continuous improvement Communicate proactively with stakeholders (product, design, leadership, customers) on delivery progress, risks, and dependencies Facilitate alignment between technical capabilities and business objectives through clear, strategic communication Own team’s Agile maturity establish team delivery standards, and … staffing, and hiring needs to maintain sustainable delivery while planning for growth Manage up and across the organisation to secure resources, remove impediments, and represent the team strategically Technical Leadership & Contribution (40%) Provide strategic technical leadership through architectural guidance and critical technical decisions, with selective hands-on contributions Define technical decisions and maintain system health through architectural oversight … succession planning Handle performance management including improvement plans, conflict resolution, and team dynamics Technical Skills Frontend Strategy: Strategic understanding of modern UI frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Vue.js, Blazor) Backend Leadership: Strong understanding of .NET Core, C#, ASP.NET Core Web APIs, REST, application architectures, and distributed systems Data Architecture: Strategic knowledge of SQL, NoSQL and data architecture decisions CI/ More ❯

end Dynamics implementations with a focus on quality. Guide technical teams, ensuring alignment with client expectations. Drive continuous improvement and solution optimisation. Support testing, training, and go-live activities. Thought Leadership & Collaboration Contribute to thought leadership and solution innovation. Support proposal development and pre-sales activities. Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across teams. Promote an inclusive More ❯

end Dynamics implementations with a focus on quality. Guide technical teams, ensuring alignment with client expectations. Drive continuous improvement and solution optimisation. Support testing, training, and go-live activities. Thought Leadership & Collaboration Contribute to thought leadership and solution innovation. Support proposal development and pre-sales activities. Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across teams. Promote an inclusive More ❯

building their enterprise CRM roadmap using your subject matter expertise. Delivery Lead and oversee D365 CE implementations. Ensure high-quality, value-driven solutions are delivered that meet client expectations. Thought Leadership Contribute to internal thought leadership and help keep the team at the cutting edge of Dynamics innovation. Provide expert input into proposals and pre-sales More ❯

development of propositions within key and emerging accounts within the sector, with a focus on large deal shaping. Proficiently understand understanding and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Thought Leadership: Serve as an account expert and cultivate thought leadership within your sector to ensure client success. Pipeline Visibility: Generate clear demand signals within your accounts More ❯

People strategy and services to enhance our colleague and customer experiences, you will be a trusted and credible advisor to our Executive Committee members and their teams. Providing strategic thought leadership and challenge, you will proactively identify and deliver strategic people solutions that drive organisational effectiveness, in key areas such as simplifying our organisation, through effective end to … organisational effectiveness, aligned to organisational goals. Developing strong, credible proactive and valued relationships at all levels, championing inclusion and creating an engaged performance culture enhancing TalkTalk’s reputation. Elevating leadership impact by shaping & delivering key development initiatives that build capability, drive accountability, and support a high-performance, agile, can-do culture. Embedding an organisational rhythm where people initiatives are … consistently prioritised. Strategic people leadership, managing legal and reputational risk in a dynamic environment. Identifying, mitigating and escalating people, financial and operational risks, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory requirements and company policies. Transformation leader Leading transformation initiatives, guiding leaders through key shifts to ensure smooth transitions, mitigate disruption and embed the right cultural behaviours. Organisational design expertise, utilising OD More ❯

required to record key decisions, design deviations, and technical risks and issues where appropriate. Security Solution Architects should be comfortable presenting and sharing solutions at design authorities and senior leadership & stakeholders. The Lead Security Solution Architect will provide technical thought leadership and direction to their project team and may represent the project/programme as subject matter … feedback, and approval Risk and Dependency Management: Effectively manages and escalates both technical and project risks or issues Articulates solutions and remediation steps to technical risks & issues Provides technical thought leadership to the Design Team and the Project Ability to manage a project team of technical architects, engineers, and/or analysts Mandatory Skills: Privilege Password Management CyberArk More ❯

enhance delivery performance through Cash and Customer Satisfaction metrics. Account Development: Use account plans to identify key NCC propositions to target, based on client specific research and intelligence gathering Thought Leadership: Serve as an account expert and cultivate thought leadership within the Public Sector, and emerging sector specific trends to ensure client success. Pipeline Visibility: Generate More ❯

PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site About this opportunity We're looking for passionate and forward-thinking Enterprise Security Architects who can combine deep technical thought leadership with strong security knowledge & skills to help drive the Group's Security Architecture forward. We have a role open to be responsible for the Application Security domain. … Group a great place for everyone. Including you. What you'll need We're looking for a passionate and forward-thinking Enterprise Security Architect who can combine deep technical thought leadership with strong security knowledge & skills to help drive the Group's Security Architecture forward.This is an agile environment working on challenging problems requiring dedication and leadership … Group can transform at pace whilst remaining secure against a range of Cyber threats. You'll be working collaboratively and encouraging trust amongst the Group's security community and leadership to get results. A diverse collection of knowledge across security domains but with a particular interest or focus on Application Security and using Threat Modelling to drive security requirements. More ❯

required to record key decisions, design deviations, and technical risks and issues where appropriate. Security Solution Architects should be comfortable presenting and sharing solutions at design authorities and senior leadership & stakeholders. The Lead Security Solution Architect will provide technical thought leadership and direction to their project team and may represent the project/programme as subject matter … feedback, and approval Risk and Dependency Management: Effectively manages and escalates both technical and project risks or issues Articulates solutions and remediation steps to technical risks & issues Provides technical thought leadership to the Design Team and the Project Ability to manage a project team of technical architects, engineers, and/or analysts Mandatory Skills: Privilege Password Management CyberArk More ❯

Management to identify new opportunities, shape innovative client solutions, and position the organisation to win new business. Showcase project successes internally and externally through case studies, award submissions, and thought leadership. Take accountability for contracts and commercial terms, safeguarding the organisation from risk. Leadership & Professional Growth Lead continuous improvement initiatives in management and leadership practices. Align delivery … teams on large-scale digital projects. Knowledge of user research, analytics, and design disciplines within digital delivery. Evidence of securing significant follow-on business with existing clients. Recognition for thought leadership or improvement of leadership practices. Current, recognised Project or Programme Management certification. Skills & Attributes Exceptional leadership with the ability to inspire, motivate, and empower teams. More ❯

partner. Be a leader within the the Data Practice Area community at AND, driving quality, and consistency into the way we deliver, growing talent and capability Develop and promote thought leadership that positions our brand prominently in the market and actively engages the broader data community. Develop training pathways and collateral to grow internal capability, supporting ANDis with … of an opportunity to work. (Revenue attribution target tbc but expect around £2m+) Note: this is a leveraged target of financial contribution to AND as a whole 5. Team leadership and development Be senior steering, a point of escalation on delivery and point of challenge to ensure high quality and consistency Guide, and develop ANDis on engagements, in their … design innovative, effective solutions Communication & Presentation Skills: Able to articulate complex technical ideas clearly and concisely to diverse audiences-including non-technical executives, business users and deep technical specialists Leadership & Influence: Possess leadership capability, exercised through influence rather than direct authority. Influence and lead technical teams and negotiate technical decisions, persuade stakeholders, and drive change. Commercial Acumen Good More ❯

advanced model development. Leading investigations into patterns, trends, and anomalies within complex datasets, guiding the team to uncover key insights. Designing, building, and enhancing machine learning algorithms, providing technical leadership and guidance to junior data scientists. Communicating complex findings to both technical and non-technical audiences, presenting actionable recommendations with clarity and authority. Writing and optimising complex SQL queries … for advanced data manipulation and retrieval, ensuring data integrity and efficiency. Collaborating with colleagues across the business to meet objectives, providing thought leadership and innovative approaches to problem-solving. Driving the research and development of innovative solutions, pushing the boundaries of what's possible with data science. Establishing and enforcing best practices for data science methodologies and documentation … ability to communicate complex insights effectively to stakeholders at all levels. A strong portfolio of Data Science projects demonstrating the ability to solve complex problems with innovative solutions. Demonstrated leadership experience within a data science team, mentoring junior colleagues and driving technical direction. Experience working with Agile methodologies in a collaborative team setting. Extensive experience with big data tools More ❯

years Location United Kingdom - Edinburgh, London, Manchester Skills AI, Machine Learning, Solution Architecture You'll be part of a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment that values innovation, excellence, and thought leadership. This is more than a sales-adjacent role - it's your opportunity to shape the future of data & AI consulting and lead from the front as businesses navigate the next … selling partner solutions with hyperscalers or platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks). Outstanding communication skills - able to translate complex ideas for both technical and business audiences. Demonstrated thought leadership in AI/ML such as speaking at industry events, contributing to whitepapers, mentoring, and publishing technical insights. A global mindset, with experience working across geographies including More ❯

Join? Highly competitive salary and benefits package designed to attract top-tier talent. Work on complex, globally relevant projects with tangible business impact. Collaborate with exceptionally talented engineers and thought leaders. Direct exposure to financial markets, trading systems, and real-time analytics. Be part of a founding team, shaping the culture, standards, and success of a new venture. Build More ❯

leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge. We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting … Accessibility, Security, Performance and Caching coding. Set yourself apart: Experience with building datastore solutions on at least one No-SQL(Elasticsearch). Proven ability to apply analytical and creative thought and translate into technical solutions. Proven ability to debug and resolve complex technical issues. Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills. Experience shaping and delivering small More ❯

them into technical specifications, and ensure successful project delivery. Lead the creation of strategic roadmaps for Data & AI capabilities required to generate insights from Insurance claims data assets. Provide thought leadership and contribute to the development of innovative claims solutions, sharing your expertise and best practices with clients and colleagues. Lead effective, enthused and diverse teams within an … Proven ability to build and maintain strong client relationships, and experience in developing and delivering presentations to senior stakeholders. Experience managing and mentoring teams, providing dynamic day-to-day leadership that nurtures and develops junior talent, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment. Good understanding of functional data architecture designs, including elements such as data modelling, data management More ❯

by major strategic partners: AWS, Google GCP, Azure, MuleSoft . Robust systems engineering background with the ability to evaluate, compare, and contrast multiple solution options. Ability to provide technical thought leadership and influence key stakeholders regarding new technologies and design choices. Other Key Requirements Proven vendor management experience. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. How to Apply If More ❯

some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership. The Role: We're seeking an experienced Technical Architect who is responsible for planning, designing , and implementation of python based application/projects ensuring they are completed on More ❯

secure, scalable, and cost-efficient AWS-based solutions. You’ll work closely with client stakeholders to understand business needs, shape cloud strategy, and oversee delivery, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to colleagues. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of AWS cloud architectures, ensuring alignment with client requirements and best practices. Translate business challenges into scalable, secure … and high-performing technical solutions. Collaborate with client stakeholders to shape cloud strategies and roadmaps. Oversee the build and migration of applications and infrastructure to AWS. Provide thought leadership, technical governance, and mentoring within delivery teams. Stay up to date with the latest AWS technologies and help clients maximise value from cloud adoption. Skills & Experience Proven background in More ❯

secure, scalable, and cost-efficient AWS-based solutions. You’ll work closely with client stakeholders to understand business needs, shape cloud strategy, and oversee delivery, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to colleagues. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of AWS cloud architectures, ensuring alignment with client requirements and best practices. Translate business challenges into scalable, secure … and high-performing technical solutions. Collaborate with client stakeholders to shape cloud strategies and roadmaps. Oversee the build and migration of applications and infrastructure to AWS. Provide thought leadership, technical governance, and mentoring within delivery teams. Stay up to date with the latest AWS technologies and help clients maximise value from cloud adoption. Skills & Experience Proven background in More ❯

supply chain solutions. This includes building robust ROI models that quantify customer improvements across key dimensions such as cost efficiency, lead-time reduction, emissions impact, and supply chain resilience. Leadership & Influence Lead cross-functional teams indirectly by fostering alignment, clarity, and accountability across product, Digital/Data/IT, commercial, and operational stakeholders. Ensure timely delivery of initiatives through … resolving conflicts constructively. Navigate complex organizational dynamics to gain buy-in and maintain momentum. Represent the product externally, engaging with customers, partners, and industry forums to gather feedback, share thought leadership, and reinforce the company's innovation agenda. Exemption Type Job Requirements Experience Proven experience as a Senior Product Manager in the logistics, or supply chain technology sector. … Experience in setting objectives, measuring performance, and providing structured feedback and guidance across functional and regional boundaries. Skilled in stakeholder communication at all levels, from operational teams to senior leadership, including executive-level reporting and presentations. Comfortable leading change in a complex, fast-paced global environment with multiple priorities and stakeholders. Personal Attributes Strategic thinker with a hands-on More ❯

AI, intelligent automation) within Shared Services and ERP workflows. Process Assessment & Optimisation - Conduct process diagnostics and redesign initiatives to improve efficiency, compliance, and user experience alongside AI enablement activity. Thought Leadership & Innovation - Contribute to internal knowledge development, white papers, and client presentations on emerging trends in ERP and AI. As part of your role, you will contribute to More ❯