Head of Digital Networks Product Group

Job Description

Job Title: Head of Digital Networks Product Group

Location: Preston. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £110,00 dependent on skills and experiences plus executive package

What you’ll be doing:

• Building a new digital networks product group that will align to a new supplier contract
• Executing a comprehensive digital networks and cloud strategy aligned with business goals and future ways of working
• Prioritises demand as it enters the product group and decides where resources should be prioritised
• Managing a Networks supplier via major outsourcing contract
• Driving digital transformation initiatives that improve employee experience, productivity, and engagement.
• Benchmarking the organisation’s digital networks and cloud maturity and create a roadmap for continuous improvement
• Fostering a culture of innovation, agility, and digital-first collaboration
• Driving the modernisation of network platforms
• Managing relationships with key technology vendors and partners to ensure alignment with business needs
• Working closely with IT, security, and compliance teams to maintain digital networks and cloud security
• Ensuring adherence to data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) and corporate IT policies
• Managing budgets, roadmaps and business plans
• Managing all demand, capacity and change related to Digital Networks and Cloud services
• Monitoring and improving performance through metrics and continuous improvement

Your skills and experiences:

• Extensive experience in product management in a network and cloud environment
• Proven background with Agile practices with knowledge of IT Service Management tools (e.g. ServiceNow, Jira)
• Knowledge of cloud computing, identity & access management (IAM), and cybersecurity best practices
• Proven track record of launching successful products from inception to market
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• ITIL Practitioner certification desirable

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 team:

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head for BAE Systems new Digital Networks team where you’ll play a key role in our digital transformation, shaping the organisation.

As the Head of Digital Networks will be accountable for all aspects of the service product lifecycle from initiation to decommissioning, including budget, change, obsolescence management, leading of third-party suppliers, including a primary service provider and meeting all applicable regulations and standards, including rigorous security standards.

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: 20th June 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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