Senior Leader – Strategy & Transformation

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Leader – Strategy and Transformation

Location: Preston – Hybrid

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

Salary: Circa £82,000 per annum depending on skills and experience

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow, shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Job Description:

This role leads and contributes to teams delivering IT service transformation, shaping how digital, data and cyber functions evolve. It provides thought leadership in IT service and organisational design, ensuring strategies are forward‑looking and aligned to business needs.

The position is hands‑on, driving transformation through mentoring, business change activities and stakeholder engagement. It involves developing robust business cases and ensuring successful delivery of their outcomes. A key focus is championing and implementing change that strengthens organisational capability across digital, data and cyber services.

Core duties:

• You will be developing and implementing comprehensive IT transformation strategies aligned with the organisation’s overall business objectives
• You will be identifying and evaluating emerging technologies and trends to determine their potential impact on the organisation
• You will be leading and managing IT transformation projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards
• You will be facilitating organisational change, this will include development and implementation of change management plans, alongside effective communication
• You will be selecting and implementing new technologies and solutions that support the organisation’s business goals, this will include evaluating areas for improvement of current IT systems & infrastructure
• You will be utilising data analytics to measure the impact of IT transformation initiatives and identify areas for optimisation

Essential Skills:

• You will have extensive IT service design/service architecture background
• You will be experience of major global IT transformation programmes across multiple security tiers
• You will have experience of major IT outsourcing contracts
• You will be trained and experienced in ITIL, SIAM, Agile and Product Management approaches

The Enterprise IT Strategy & Transformation Team

The team is at the centre of the most significant transformation of IT in BAE Systems for many years. This includes major supplier changes as well as a restructuring of our Digital, Data and Cyber functions. The team are very hands on in designing and delivering IT transformations across multiple security tiers.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

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: 4th May 2026

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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