1 to 25 of 38 Strategic Thinking Jobs in Leeds

AI Architect

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
agentic systems; choose platforms and patterns teams can reuse; and hold the line on quality, governance, and operational readiness. The role requires strategic thinking and strong business acumen. We are a fast moving, constantly developing business with an evolving technology platform within a very fast-moving requirement environment. … considered, flexible, well-versed in technological trends and pathways, familiar with a variety of business concepts and a strong communicator of strategic and operational IT planning and activity to a non-technical audience. Key Responsibilities Be an active part of the company’s technology and AI vision and support ...

Sr. Manager, Tech., Insights & Analytics

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
across global real estate, facilities management, and capital project delivery. This role ensures that leadership has accurate, timely, and decision‐ready insights to guide strategic investments, portfolio optimization, and execution performance. Operating as the enterprise data and insights owner, this role drives end‐to‐end data strategy—from systems … architecture to analytics, dashboards, and external insights—supporting RE/FM/Government Services governance, site construction, renovations, expansions, and strategic capital projects. Scope of Role Enterprise scope: Global Real Estate, Facilities Management, and Capital Project Delivery Functional scope: Digital systems, data strategy, analytics, reporting, external insights Geographic reach ...

Seinor Technical Architect

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
design solutions that improve productivity, strengthen security and support DWP's ongoing digital transformation. This is a role where you'll influence strategic decisions, shape future technology direction and help deliver modern digital services at an extraordinary scale. Whether your focus is collaboration platforms and document management solutions … services, AI-powered productivity tools, information governance and future ways of working. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to combine strategic thinking with technical expertise while delivering meaningful outcomes that improve services for both colleagues and citizens. Location You'll join ...

Senior Solutions Architect (Data & AI)

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
recognised technical specialisation that makes you a force multiplier across your team and region. You operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise, strategic account planning, and executive influence. The Impact You Will Have Drive the technical and consumption strategy for the organisation's most complex customer engagements, directly … influence Directors, VPs, and C-level stakeholders on long-term data and AI strategy Experience leading competitive displacements and complex enterprise evaluations Strong strategic thinking — connecting technical architecture decisions to business outcomes and revenue impact Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative ...

IT Solution Architect

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
applications, POS and data teams to ensure solutions are fit for the future. Evaluate vendor and third-party solutions for technical suitability, integration and strategic fit. Support major transformation initiatives, including POS, data, network and business mobilisation programmes. Champion best-practice architecture and build strong relationships across ...

ERP Analyst Team Lead

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
have:* Extensive knowledge of Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials, with the ability to translate business requirements into practical system solutions* Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, combined with a delivery-focused approach* Proven stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills, working effectively across Finance, IT, and business teams ...

Product Manager

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
leading cross-functional teams, mentoring less experienced colleagues, and working closely with stakeholders to align on priorities and commercial goals. You’ll balance strategic thinking with hands‐on delivery—from shaping product vision and guiding design, to managing backlogs and overseeing launches. Success in this role means creating ...

Senior Account Manager - Health

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
support meaningful conversations and account planning. Contribute to bid responses and commercial shaping for a defined value range of opportunities (and support larger strategic pursuits led by the Client Partner). Staffing & Onboarding Forecast capability demand across call-off contracts and ensure the pipeline aligns with the roles ...

People Business Partner-3 month FTC

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
experienced HR professional who thrives on partnering with leaders, influencing change, and creating people solutions that drive business performance. You'll combine strategic thinking with hands‐on delivery, supporting everything from workforce planning and organisational development to employee engagement, talent development, inclusion, and people analytics. … passionate about helping people and businesses thrive together, we'd love to hear from you. What you’ll be doing to make a difference: Strategic People Partnership Act as a trusted advisor to leaders, ensuring people strategies support business growth, innovation, and transformation. Partner with managers on workforce planning ...

Data Market Architecture & Decision Framework Consultant

Hiring Organisation
Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Full-Time
Salary
£400.00 - £800.00 per day
informed brand and marketing decisions. The Company They are a specialist consultancy that helps organisations launch, grow, and strengthen brands through a combination of strategic thinking, market insight, and creative expertise. Their approach blends quantitative and qualitative research to support evidence-based decision making. As part … models, market frameworks, or decision-making methodologies. Proven capability in building scalable blueprints, frameworks, or operating models for business use. Experience challenging and validating strategic approaches through research, testing, and structured analysis. Strong understanding of marketing, brand performance, and commercial decision-making processes. Ability to translate complex analytical concepts ...

Product Director: Social Care & Education

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
lead the successful delivery of customer value across multiple products and markets. This is a highly visible leadership role for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong execution. You will influence senior stakeholders, balance commercial opportunities with customer needs, and ensure product investment decisions deliver measurable outcomes. What … provide clear performance reporting Influence senior leaders on trade-offs, priorities and investment decisions Ensure products meet regulatory, compliance and governance requirements Lead strategic partnerships and cross-functional collaboration Build product capability, leadership succession and high-performing teams Promote responsible adoption of AI, supported by appropriate governance and oversight ...

Head of PMO

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
project delivery. You will create consistency across our portfolio, increase confidence in the information used for decision-making and evolve the PMO into a strategic capability that improves outcomes for customers and the business. What you'll be doing Establish the Foundations Define common portfolio reporting, governance and control … senior stakeholders and influencing decisions Excellent people leadership and capability development skills Experience with portfolio financials, capacity planning, risks and dependencies Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution Experience with Power BI, advanced Excel, PSA/PPM tools, Jira, Confluence, Precursive, OpenAir or MS Project would ...

Lead Software Engineer

Hiring Organisation
StepChange Debt Charity
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
cloud-native architectures will enable you to drive quality and consistency across the engineering function. You'll thrive in an Agile environment, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on technical delivery. Whether you're mentoring engineers, leading architectural decisions, improving development processes, or modernising legacy applications built on Angular ...

Business Development Director - Commercial Fleet

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
spectrum. This candidate will oversee the strategy as it pertains to managing business in the commercial fleet sector for both enterprise and strategic customers, in specified territories\*. The company is at a key inflection point in Solera’s long-term Fleet strategy. The role incumbent will also have ...

Lead Enterprise Architect

Hiring Organisation
Softcat
Location
Leeds, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
future technology landscape. Working closely with senior technology and business leaders, you will ensure technology investments, transformation initiatives and architectural decisions remain aligned to strategic priorities whilst enabling teams to deliver at pace. You will provide leadership to a team of Senior Solutions Architects aligned to key transformation portfolios … standards. Experience shaping technology strategy and roadmaps. Strong stakeholder management skills, including senior executive engagement. Experience leading architects or architecture communities. Ability to balance strategic thinking with pragmatic delivery support. We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing ...

Head of PMO

Hiring Organisation
System C
Location
Leeds, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
project delivery. You will create consistency across our portfolio, increase confidence in the information used for decision-making and evolve the PMO into a strategic capability that improves outcomes for customers and the business. What you'll be doingEstablish the FoundationsDefine common portfolio reporting, governance and control standardsImprove project … expertiseConfidence working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisionsExcellent people leadership and capability development skillsExperience with portfolio financials, capacity planning, risks and dependenciesAbility to balance strategic thinking with operational executionExperience with Power BI, advanced Excel, PSA/PPM tools, Jira, Confluence, Precursive, OpenAir or MS Project would be beneficial ...

Digital Java Developer Lead

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
including out of hours support as and when required Collaborate with large teams of Software Engineers and key technical decision makers to define the strategic vision for our products Lead the Software Engineering community to deliver the strategic vision Develop our Software Engineering capability by rewarding high performers … bring insight and expertise to how user needs have changed over time and ensure these are met across a variety of channels. Applies strategic thinking in how to provide the best service for the end user. Considers the political strategy and implications of any analyses and insights. Able ...

IT Director

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
team and Board to ensure technology decisions support wider business priorities. The Person We are looking for an experienced technology leader who can combine strategic thinking with strong operational understanding .. You are likely to bring experience across several of the following areas: Technology strategy and architecture. Legacy ...

Principal AI Engineer - Microsoft Azure AI Foundry (Contract)

Hiring Organisation
Hackajob Ltd
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Permanent
Strong understanding of enterprise security and cloud governance. Ability to translate emerging AI capabilities into production-ready enterprise architectures. Hands-on engineering capability alongside strategic architectural thinking. Strong understanding of AI platform scalability, reliability and cost optimisation. Ability to establish technical standards, patterns and governance frameworks. Excellent communication skills ...

Director of Finance & Corporate Services

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
experienced and values-led Director of Finance & Corporate Services to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a pivotal executive role, providing strategic leadership across finance, corporate services and organisational infrastructure. You'll help ensure we have the financial strength, systems, resources and resilience needed to achieve our ambitions … development and ensuring we remain financially strong, well-governed and ready for the future. About you: We're looking for someone who can combine strategic thinking with strong operational leadership. You will be: A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) An experienced senior finance leader ...

Accounting and Business Insights Graduate Scheme (West Yorkshire)

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
insight for senior leaders. Across the programme, you’ll get a 360° view of how finance powers the bank, work on projects with real strategic impact, and be part of tech‐driven transformation that’s redefining what a modern finance function can do. What it really takes to succeed … Confidence to speak up – you’ll need to share views, challenge thinking and contribute ideas, even when you’re early in your career Curiosity to dig deeper – asking “why?” and not settling for surface‐level answers Proactivity – taking ownership, spotting opportunities and driving things forward without being asked Resilience ...

Lead AI Architect: End-to-End AI Systems & Strategy

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
will collaborate with data science and product teams to ship reliable, secure AI solutions that scale across business units. The role focuses on strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and implementing governance, security, and cost-aware patterns in a fast-moving environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Senior Data Architecture Lead — Hybrid (Leeds/London)

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
leadership, and collaborate with engineering teams to deliver scalable analytics. Based in Leeds or London with hybrid working and flexible hours, the role emphasizes strategic thinking, team development, and delivering high-quality architectural artefacts across the data lifecycle. #J-18808-Ljbffr ...

Solicitor - Commercial Contracts

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
future-focused environment. The successful candidate will work closely with the head of the department and other senior leaders to help shape the strategic direction of the commercial team, leveraging innovative approaches to stay ahead of competitors. You will play an integral role in business development initiatives, identifying ...

Lead Solution Data Architect in ARCHITECTURE

Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
collaborate with colleagues across Technology and the wider organisation, offering thought leadership and driving innovation. You and your team will also engage in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and the development of architectural blueprints, high level design and technical options. The role allows flexibility in how and where you work … continuous learning. Role Requirements: Do you have a passion for enterprise data analytics solution design, team leadership and a track record of driving strategic change? Maybe you already have experience in shaping technology landscapes or are eager to enhance your leadership in architecture? We’re looking for someone ...