IT Platforms Manager - M365/SharePoint/Enterprise

Informed Recruitment
Wa130La, WA13 0LA, United Kingdom
3 weeks ago
£50,000 – £60,000 pa

Salary

£50,000 – £60,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
8 May 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Benefits

Strong contributory pension Healthcare Flexible working Generous leave entitlement Professional development

Do you have experience of managing applications and interfaces? Do you have experience of managing Microsoft 365 applications with strong SharePoint skills? Let Informed Recruitment help you to achieve your potential with an exciting opportunity for a Systems to manage the ongoing operation, efficiencies, implementations, and upgrades of a digital estate of applications for a respected, modern, & established social enterprise in the midst of a digital transformation and service improvement programme.

The main purpose of the role is to take responsibility for the end-to-end ownership and improvement of the organisation's application estate and any associated integration. You will act as product owner and manage the application roadmap, continuous improvement and upgrades, whilst promoting usability, adoption and value. Further day-to-day activities will include project managing implementations and upgrades; stakeholder management and reporting; third-party supplier management; product roadmap creation and maintenance; project management; support service provision; maintenance of super user network; data integrity and security; and the production of systems documentation and training.

Essential

  • Experience working in a Business Systems Manager, Applications Manager, Applications Team Lead, Senior Applications Analyst capacity.
  • Strong experience of application lifecycle management across an estate of SaaS and hybrid applications.
  • Strong Microsoft 365 applications and services experience in an organisational setting.
  • Hands on experience managing SharePoint Online.
  • Experience of working with core business enterprise systems with Finance, CRM, HR & Payroll, etc
  • Project Management/Lead experience.
  • Experience working on projects to install or upgrade commercial SaaS software applications (implementation/upgrade, build, configuration, UAT/testing, UX, training, support) and on service improvements.
  • Mentoring or Leading teams, line management, and/or performance management and motivation.
  • Strong supplier management capabilities.

Desirable

  • Relevant certification, such as Microsoft, vendor-specific, PRINCE2, ITIL, etc
  • Experience implementing or operating Microsoft Purview capabilities.
  • Azure
  • Power Apps

As an individual you will be analytical with excellent problem-solving skills. You will be a strong communicator both verbally and in presentation with a strong focus on customer service. Alongside a competitive salary you will receive an impressive benefits package that includes a strong contributory pension, healthcare flexible working, generous leave entitlement and professional development. The role is offered on a hybrid basis with two days per week in the office in the Northwest, with the rest of the time working from home. If this role describes you, then please apply without delay for the opportunity to continue your career with a driven yet friendly organisation embarking on a period of system enhancements designed to provide a better service to customers.

Informed Recruitment Limited acts as an Employment Agency in respect to this vacancy as defined by the Employment Agencies Act. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, or any other basis protected by appropriate law. All hiring decisions are made based on merit, competence, and business need. As defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Informed Recruitment is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is 'Legitimate Interests'. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website.

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