17 management jobs found in Manchester

Security Operations Consultant – SC Cleared 📍 Remote | 💷 £600–£650 per day (Outside IR35) | ⏳ 3–6 months initial contract, likely extension | 🏛️ Central Government The Role We're seeking an experienced Security Operations Consultant to support a central government department's security operations function. This is a client-side role, working directly within the department to strengthen and mature their security operations capability. Key Responsibilities Support and advise on day-to-day Security Operations Centre (SOC) activity, including alert triage and escalation processes Assist with incident detection, investigation, and response Advise on SIEM tooling, use case development, and logging/alerting strategy Support vulnerability management processes: prioritisation, remediation tracking, and reporting Review and enhance security policies, playbooks, and incident response runbooks Act as a bridge between technical security teams and departmental stakeholders,...

SQL Server Warehouse Consultant (Contract) 3-Month Initial Contract Pay up to £595/day Hybrid -Manchester Area Outside IR35 The Role We're looking for a SQL Server Performance & Data Warehouse Consultant to lead a critical optimisation programme across a large-scale Microsoft SQL Server estate. This is a hands-on consultancy engagement focused on identifying and resolving performance, storage, and scalability challenges within an enterprise data platform. The headline environment is an 80TB SQL Server 2022 Data Warehouse, and we're looking for someone who can quickly assess the landscape, identify root causes, implement improvements, and leave the team with a clear roadmap for the future. This isn't a role for someone who only looks at SQL Server in isolation. You'll be expected to investigate performance across the entire stack, including infrastructure, storage, virtualisation, networking, and operating systems, ensuring bottlenecks are identified...

Senior Risk Manager (Contract) Location: Manchester City Centre Day Rate: £550 per day (All-In) Contract: 12 Months IR35: Outside IR35 Start Date: ASAP We're recruiting for an experienced Senior Risk Manager to join a high-profile public sector programme delivering major infrastructure projects across Greater Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced contractor to take ownership of project and programme risk management, working with senior stakeholders to identify, assess and mitigate risks across a complex portfolio. The Role You'll be responsible for: Leading risk management across multiple projects and programmes Developing and maintaining project risk registers Facilitating risk workshops with key stakeholders Carrying out qualitative and quantitative risk analysis (QRA/QSRA) Producing risk reports and recommendations for senior leadership Supporting Project Managers with risk mitigation strategies Reviewing project...

SQL Server Warehouse Consultant (Contract) 3-Month Initial Contract Pay up to £595/day Hybrid - Manchester Area Outside IR35 The Role We're looking for a SQL Server Performance & Data Warehouse Consultant to lead a critical optimisation programme across a large-scale Microsoft SQL Server estate. This is a hands-on consultancy engagement focused on identifying and resolving performance, storage, and scalability challenges within an enterprise data platform. The headline environment is an 80TB SQL Server 2022 Data Warehouse, and we're looking for someone who can quickly assess the landscape, identify root causes, implement improvements, and leave the team with a clear roadmap for the future. This isn't a role for someone who only looks at SQL Server in isolation. You'll be expected to investigate performance across the entire stack, including infrastructure, storage, virtualisation, networking, and operating systems, ensuring bottlenecks are identified...

Salary: £400 - 525 per day Reference: 121149 Marketing Project / Delivery Manager Location: Hybrid (average 2 days per week on-site across Manchester, Bolton and London, with flexibility to work from home) Contract: 6-month contract | Outside IR35 An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Delivery Manager to join a growing professional services organisation, supporting a portfolio of strategic marketing and sales transformation initiatives. The Role You will be responsible for delivering a portfolio of projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope and in line with agreed governance standards. Projects will include areas such as: Marketing transformation programmes Marketing technology (MarTech) implementation and enhancement Digital channel initiatives Sales and CRM-related projects, including operational improvements across telesales and business development functions Key...

Salary: £400 - 525 per day Reference: 121149 Marketing Project / Delivery Manager Location: Hybrid (average 2 days per week on-site across Manchester, Bolton and London, with flexibility to work from home) Contract: 6-month contract | Outside IR35 An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Delivery Manager to join a growing professional services organisation, supporting a portfolio of strategic marketing and sales transformation initiatives. The Role You will be responsible for delivering a portfolio of projects from initiation through to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope and in line with agreed governance standards. Projects will include areas such as: Marketing transformation programmes Marketing technology (MarTech) implementation and enhancement Digital channel initiatives Sales and CRM-related projects, including operational improvements across telesales and business...

Join a global retail organisation undergoing a major data and AI transformation, where you'll lead the delivery of multiple high-impact initiatives, working closely with business and technical stakeholders to drive real, measurable outcomes. Client Details A global consumer-focused organisation undergoing a significant data and AI transformation, focused on improving how it uses data to drive smarter business decisions and operational efficiency. They are investing heavily in modernising their technology landscape, with a strong emphasis on delivering practical, high-impact data and analytics initiatives across the business. Description Lead and deliver data and AI projects within the analytics department to meet business objectives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment with organisational goals. Develop and manage project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation effectively. Ensure high-quality data analysis and reporting to support...

Business Central Consultant (Commercial Workstream) | 6-month Contract | Runcorn / Hybrid Working | Circa £500 - £520 per day Outside IR35 (rate flexible) I am recruiting on behalf of a UK industrial services group currently delivering a large-scale transformation programme centred around the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and 4PS. Having grown significantly through acquisition, the organisation is standardising commercial processes, reporting and operational controls across multiple business units. As part of this transformation, they are seeking an experienced Business Central Consultant to support the Commercial Workstream, helping to design and deploy best-practice CRM, opportunity management and pipeline management processes within the new ERP environment. Working closely with business stakeholders, transformation leaders and specialist 4PS implementation partners, you will play a key role in shaping the future-state commercial operating model....

Business Central Consultant (Commercial Workstream) | 6-month Contract | Runcorn / Hybrid | Circa £500 - £520 per day Outside IR35 (rate flexible) I am recruiting on behalf of a UK industrial services group currently delivering a large-scale transformation programme centred around the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and 4PS. Having grown significantly through acquisition, the organisation is standardising commercial processes, reporting and operational controls across multiple business units. As part of this transformation, they are seeking an experienced Business Central Consultant to support the Commercial Workstream, helping to design and deploy best-practice CRM, opportunity management and pipeline management processes within the new ERP environment. Working closely with business stakeholders, transformation leaders and specialist 4PS implementation partners, you will play a key role in shaping the future-state commercial operating...

Implementation Manager (Customer Rollout) Liverpool / Hybrid £500 - £600 p/d - Outside IR35 9 Month Contract We're partnering with an purpose-driven organisation undertaking a significant system transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Implementation/Rollout Manager to lead the migration of a new payroll platform to approximately 1,500 clients. With the platform nearing completion, the focus now shifts to delivering a structured, phased rollout that ensures customers are successfully migrated with minimal disruption. This is a client-facing delivery role, coordinating the overall implementation rather than leading the technical build. Working alongside the programme team, and the wider Operations and Marketing function, you'll own the customer rollout plan, ensuring each phase is delivered smoothly from initial communications through to post go-live support. What you'll be doing Develop and own the end-to-end rollout strategy across...

Implementation Manager (Customer Rollout) Liverpool / Hybrid £500 - £600 p/d - Outside IR35 9 Month Contract We're partnering with an purpose-driven organisation undertaking a significant system transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Implementation/Rollout Manager to lead the migration of a new payroll platform to approximately 1,500 clients. With the platform nearing completion, the focus now shifts to delivering a structured, phased rollout that ensures customers are successfully migrated with minimal disruption. This is a client-facing delivery role, coordinating the overall implementation rather than leading the technical build. Working alongside the programme team, and the wider Operations and Marketing function, you'll own the customer rollout plan, ensuring each phase is delivered smoothly from initial communications through to post go-live support. What you'll be doing Develop and own the end-to-end rollout strategy across a 12-phase customer...

Senior z/Linux Engineer (RHEL/IBM Z) DURATION: Initial 6 months (likely extension) LOCATION: Leeds OR Edinburgh OR Manchester OR Halifax ONSITE REQUIREMENTS: Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week (local office) ENGAGEMENT TYPE: Outside IR35 DAY RATE: Market rates (Competitive) LEGAL RIGHT TO WORK: Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this role. ATRIUM GLOBAL SUMMARY Atrium Global is supporting a client in the financial services sector in hiring a Senior z/Linux Engineer to join their Core Infrastructure Platform team within Mainframe Services. JOB OVERVIEW This role is focused on the support, stability and continuous improvement of enterprise Linux environments running on IBM Z. You will work across a highly regulated, mission-critical platform, primarily supporting RHEL-based z/Linux systems under z/VM. This is a Linux-first role, requiring strong hands-on system administration experience within enterprise...

Scrum Master - Outside IR35 Contract: 6 Months Location: Remote with some nationwide site visits Rate: £500/day Outside IR35 Roc Search is recruiting for an experienced Scrum Master to join a large-scale data and analytics transformation programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a highly technical team delivering modern cloud-based data solutions in a fast-paced Agile environment. This is a technically-focused Scrum Master role. You'll be working closely with Data Engineers, BI Developers and technical stakeholders to drive delivery, remove blockers and ensure Agile best practices are embedded across the programme. Key Responsibilities Lead Scrum ceremonies and manage sprint delivery using Azure DevOps. Coordinate delivery across Data Engineering and Analytics teams. Remove blockers, manage dependencies and ensure successful project delivery. Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement within the team. Skills & Experience Proven...

NHS Project Manager - Benefits Realisation Lancashire 3-6 Months £450-£500 per day OUTSIDE IR35 1-2 Days per week on site We are supporting an NHS organisation in Lancashire, to recruit an experienced Interim Benefits Manager to join a high-profile transformation programme. This role will play a key part in ensuring that programme benefits are clearly identified, measured and communicated, helping the organisation demonstrate the value and impact of its transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with programme teams, senior stakeholders and clinical leads to establish robust benefits management processes and ensure benefits are tracked throughout the programme lifecycle. While the ideal candidate will have dedicated Benefits Management experience, we would also welcome applications from experienced Programme or Project Managers with a strong understanding of benefits realisation. Candidates with a strong analytical background and...

Lead ServiceNow Technical Consultant - HRSD 6-month contract - Outside IR35 £550 per day + travel expenses UK based - occasional travel to London We're working with a large public sector organisation who are kicking off a new ServiceNow HRSD project at the beginning of July and need a strong Lead ServiceNow Technical Consultant to support the delivery. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who knows HRSD properly, enjoys being client-facing, and can sit between technical delivery, architecture and project leadership without needing loads of hand-holding. You'll be reporting into the Architect and Project Manager, helping shape and deliver HRSD work within a complex public sector environment. The role will be mostly remote, but there will be a few visits to the London-based client site throughout the project. Travel expenses will be covered. We're looking for someone who can bring confidence, clarity and proper ServiceNow HRSD experience to the table. You'll be...

Microsoft Purview / Data Labelling Solution Architect x 2 Roles Contract | Initial 6 Months - Outside IR35 | Remote (UK) | £500 per day We are supporting a global technology consultancy on behalf of a major international consumer products organisation undergoing a significant enterprise-wide Microsoft 365 security and data governance transformation. As part of a wider information protection programme, we are looking for an experienced Microsoft Purview / Data Labelling Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) and Microsoft Purview capabilities across the organisation. This is an excellent opportunity to shape enterprise data governance, security and compliance strategy within a complex, highly regulated global environment. The Role Working closely with Security, Compliance, Legal and business stakeholders, you will take ownership of the architecture and implementation of Microsoft Purview, helping define how...

F abric Data Engineer Contract Length: 6 months Rate: £500 per day - Outside IR35 Location: Fully Remote (UK-based) Interviews calls late this/early next week. Start Date: Late July 2026 We are seeking an experienced Fabric Data Engineer for a 6-month contract split into two core delivery phases. You will own the data schema design, migration strategy, and pipeline transformations to shift our data infrastructure into Microsoft Fabric. Key Deliverables Phase 1: Data Modeling * Objective: Turn Purchase Order data into a consumable model in the Gold layer for business consumption. * Collaboration: Partner with the internal Product Owner and liaise directly with the vendor. * Tasks: Analyze the existing staged and cleansed Silver layer data, design a new schema, and transform pipelines to align with business requirements. Phase 2: Legacy Azure SQL Migration & Ingestion * Objective: Enable our offshore BI team to migrate completely away from a Legacy Azure...