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# Software Application Manager

- **Company:** Daniel James Resourcing Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £60,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Lifecycle Management, Software Applications, Software as a Service, Microsoft Software, SQL Databases, Software Licensing, Enterprise Software Applications
- **Published:** June 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/application-manager/daniel-james-resourcing-ltd-job107608950

## About the Role

We're interested in individuals who combine strong technical understanding with excellent stakeholder management skills.
You'll ideally bring experience across several of the following:

 * Application Management or Software/Application Support leadership
 * Enterprise application ownership
 * Supplier and vendor management
 * Service Improvement
 * ITIL principles
 * Change & Release Management
 * Incident & Problem Management
 * Business Analysis
 * Stakeholder engagement at all levels
 * Software lifecycle management
 * SaaS and cloud-based applications
 * Microsoft technologies
 * SQL understanding (desirable)
 * Power Platform exposure (desirable)

## Description

As Software Application Manager, you'll take ownership of a diverse portfolio of business-critical applications, ensuring they remain secure, reliable, fit for purpose and continually evolving to meet the needs of the organisation.
This role is perfect for someone who enjoys sitting at the intersection of technology and the business-building strong stakeholder relationships, driving continuous improvement and ensuring applications deliver genuine commercial value.
The OpportunityYou'll become the technical and operational owner for a broad suite of enterprise applications, working closely with internal stakeholders, third-party suppliers and the wider technology team to ensure services are delivered to an exceptional standard.

Rather than simply maintaining existing systems, you'll play a key role in shaping application strategy, identifying opportunities for improvement, managing upgrades, overseeing suppliers and helping deliver new technology initiatives.
This is a highly visible role where you'll have genuine influence across the organisation.
Responsibilities

 * Own the lifecycle of multiple business-critical software applications.
 * Act as the primary technical and business contact for supported systems.
 * Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across multiple departments.
 * Manage third-party suppliers, software vendors and support partners.
 * Ensure applications remain secure, available and fully supported.
 * Lead application upgrades, enhancements and release planning.
 * Drive continual service improvement initiatives.
 * Manage incidents, problems and root cause analysis.
 * Support change management and application governance.
 * Produce documentation, service reporting and application roadmaps.
 * Work closely with infrastructure, security and project teams.
 * Ensure software licensing and supplier contracts remain compliant.
 * Contribute towards wider digital transformation initiatives.


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