IT Product and Applications Manager

Are you passionate about building modern, secure, user-centred digital services? Do you enjoy leading talented people, shaping product strategy and delivering applications that truly meet the needs of users? If so, we'd love to hear from you., The Methodist Church's Connexional Team is looking for an IT Product & Applications Manager to lead the full lifecycle of our key applications and products - including Dynamics 365, Power Platform solutions and a significant PHP/SQL application.

This is a hands-on role and a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a values-driven organisation committed to service, integrity, learning and inclusion.

As our IT Product & Applications Manager, you'll:

• Lead product strategy and roadmaps across a portfolio of enterprise applications
• Deliver high-quality support personally and through your team, and act as a point of escalation
• Champion service quality, reliability, and security\azQS
• Set high-level architecture, integrations and best-practice design
• Prioritise backlogs based on user needs, business value and data insights
• Oversee change management, releases, and continuous improvement activity
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and partners
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of application specialists and developers
• Drive operational excellence - reducing incidents, improving automation, and enabling self-service

We're looking for someone who

• Has significant experience managing enterprise IT products or applications
• Understands cloud ecosystems (especially Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics 365)
• Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues
• Brings a collaborative, inclusive management style
• Enjoys solving problems and helping teams succeed
• Values equity, diversity and belonging - and actively works to remove barriers
• Appreciates our organisational purpose and wants to make a positive societal impact

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing, a work-life balance augmented by:

• Generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year)
• Flexi-leave and or TOIL (where applicable)
• Access to an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service.
• A generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.