15 management jobs found in Manchester

Contract Programme Lead – Digital Commerce Transformation   Manchester hub (Specific working requirements and hybrid/remote split are still being finalised, so a flexible approach is required) Outside IR35 / Day Rate to be confirmed This is a 6-month dual-track contract blending enterprise tech deployment with real commercial e-commerce strategy   Role Overview We are partnered with a leading global consumer brands business undergoing a major digital commerce evolution. They need an experienced Contract Programme Lead to step in immediately and take full ownership of two critical, interconnected strategic initiatives.   The Brief Programme 1 (PIM Deployment): Take total ownership of delivering the Salsify PIM platform. You will be the central point of coordination between Marketing, E-commerce, Sales, and Global IT, whilst managing the relationship with Salsify and their Strategic Implementation Partner....

Contract | Outside IR35 | Mid-September to mid-January | Flexible, within 50 miles of an office The opportunity A fast-growing healthcare software company is building the platform that thousands of clinicians use every day to run their practices and care for patients. A complex, multi-team programme is heading towards launch, and it needs a delivery leader to bring it together and land it. This is a contract role for someone who's at their best when the picture is complicated and the stakes are real. You'll take full ownership of delivery across the client, our engineers, QA and a third-party supplier: several teams building across OutSystems and Workato, with a live launch date and heavy cross-team dependencies. Your job is to turn that into one delivery team, one plan and one path to launch. What You'll Own The integrated delivery plan and critical path to launch Daily cross-team stand-ups across client, engineering, QA and supplier Blockers and...

Contract Project Manager - Hybrid working in Manchester 2/3 days a week on site - outside IR35 paying £400 per day   Exalto consulting are currently recruiting for a contract project manager, this is outside IR35 paying £400 per day, initially 3 months looking for someone willing to go to site 2/3 days a week in Manchester.   Must have below experience: Platform deployment is planned, governed, and delivered through to go-live, with clear milestone visibility and a managed handover to business-as-usual. Improvement programme is delivered to agreed outcomes, formally closed, and transitioned into business-as-usual with lessons learned captured and embedded. Data roadmaps are actively maintained, regularly reviewed, and aligned to business priorities, with clear governance and stakeholder visibility sustained on an ongoing basis. Proposition development is managed through a structured, governed process with clear pipeline...

Java Tech Lead – Contract (Gaming or Finance) - Remote Location: UK-based, fully remote Contract: Initial contract Rate: Up to £600 per day IR35: Outside IR35 We’re looking for an experienced Java Tech Lead to join a high-performing engineering team on an exciting contract programme. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, combining strong software engineering expertise with the ability to guide engineers, shape technical direction and drive projects through to successful delivery. The Role You’ll take technical ownership across key projects, providing leadership to development teams while remaining close to the code and architecture. You’ll work closely with engineering, product and other technical stakeholders to make sound technical decisions and deliver robust, scalable solutions. Key Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience with Core Java Extensive experience with Spring Boot Strong AWS cloud experience Proven experience as a...

contract Project Manager - Manchester - £400 a day outside IR35 Exalto consulting are currently recruiting for a contract project manager, this is hybrid working in Manchester ideally 2/3 days a week and the rest remote, initial contract will be 3 months. This is outside IR35. Must have below experience: Platform deployment is planned, governed, and delivered through to go-live, with clear milestone visibility and a managed handover to business-as-usual. Improvement programme is delivered to agreed outcomes, formally closed, and transitioned into business-as-usual with lessons learned captured and Embedded. Data roadmaps are actively maintained, regularly reviewed, and aligned to business priorities, with clear governance and stakeholder visibility sustained on an ongoing basis. Proposition development is managed through a structured, governed process with clear pipeline visibility, decision points, and timely progression of new propositions. Projects are...

We are currently looking for an experienced Microsoft Fabric Data Architect / Lead for an Outside IR35 contract opportunity. Location: Manchester.   Working arrangement: Hybrid – two days per week in the Manchester office Contract : Outside IR35   The client requires a senior Microsoft Fabric specialist who can assess the current environment, strengthen its architecture and governance, implement practical improvements, and build a well-controlled and sustainable internal capability.   The successful individual will evaluate what is currently in place, define the target environment, implement the necessary improvements and support the development of the internal team. The anticipated scope includes: • Reviewing the existing Microsoft Fabric environment, data lake and associated datasets • Assessing the current architecture and identifying technical, governance and control gaps • Reviewing how data is acquired,...

Change Manager Contract | Outside IR35 | Insurance | IT Transformation | Business Change | Change Function We are looking for an experienced Change Manager to provide specialist change management services to a major insurance organisation delivering a significant Group Simplification and transformation programme. While the programme includes substantial IT and technology-led change, its success will ultimately be measured by how effectively that change is adopted and Embedded across the business. The Change Manager will therefore focus on ensuring that new systems, processes, ways of working and organisational changes translate into sustainable business outcomes. A key element of the engagement will also be helping to establish and mature the organisation's change management capability, creating a consistent and repeatable approach to managing change across future programmes. Key Deliverables The Change Manager will be responsible for delivering agreed change outcomes,...

Our client is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect that can manage diverse stakeholders in different business areas with their own business applications that run their part of Estate and Facilities Management. In this case, the areas cover Sports bookings, Real Estate Management, Student Accommodation, Parking and so on. All business applications have been under review and part of this has been driven by Digital Strategy 2030 which is a full review of their IT estate, but also some applications are Cloud only now and are holding clients hostage to migrate to Cloud because will no support "on-prem " versions. So needing to look at whole estate in this area and determine what to do with all of these systems. Discovery has been done and decisions pretty much made on the future state systems and they will be trying to move as much to Cloud as possible. This role, therefore, is to engage with all stakeholder and design a solution architecture of the future state. This need...

Senior Network Architect - £700 per day - Outside IR35- Remote with occasional on site requirement - 6 months initial contract. We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Network Architect to support the review and development of the architecture for a critical rail technology environment. This is a senior-level architecture role focused primarily on network, infrastructure, hosting and communications architecture. You will be responsible for understanding the current end-to-end architecture, assessing key dependencies and identifying opportunities to improve resilience, availability and overall system performance. Experience within rail or other complex, safety-critical environments is highly desirable. Familiarity with SCADA, OT and rail-related systems would be advantageous, but the core requirement is strong network and infrastructure architecture expertise. Key Responsibilities - Review the existing architecture, including server infrastructure. Assess...

Senior Network Architect - £700 per day - Outside IR35- Remote with occasional on site requirement - 6 months initial contract. We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Network Architect to support the review and development of the architecture for a critical rail technology environment. This is a senior-level architecture role focused primarily on network, infrastructure, hosting and communications architecture. You will be responsible for understanding the current end-to-end architecture, assessing key dependencies and identifying opportunities to improve resilience, availability and overall system performance. Experience within rail or other complex, safety-critical environments is highly desirable. Familiarity with SCADA, OT and rail-related systems would be advantageous, but the core requirement is strong network and infrastructure architecture expertise. Key Responsibilities - Review the existing architecture, including server infrastructure. Assess...

Interim Finance Process Transformation Lead - SAP S/4HANA £1,250 per day - Outside IR35 Interim - Approx 12 Months Manchester We are partnering with a major FTSE-listed organisation on a significant Finance Transformation programme as it prepares for the next stage of its journey towards SAP S/4HANA. We are looking for a highly experienced Finance Process Transformation Lead to lead a critical discovery, assessment and roadmap phase across Record-to-Report (R2R/RTR), Order-to-Cash (O2C/OTC) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P/PTP). This is not a general Transformation, Change, PMO or SAP implementation role. We specifically need someone who has previously led a comparable Finance Process Transformation within a major SAP S/4HANA programme and can demonstrate this clearly. The role - Working closely with senior Finance and Transformation leadership, you will: - Lead discovery and diagnostic activity across Finance processes, systems and data. - Assess current-state processes and help...

Interim Finance Process Transformation Lead - SAP S/4HANA £1,250 per day - Outside IR35 Interim - Approx 12 Months Manchester We are partnering with a major FTSE-listed organisation on a significant Finance Transformation programme as it prepares for the next stage of its journey towards SAP S/4HANA. We are looking for a highly experienced Finance Process Transformation Lead to lead a critical discovery, assessment and roadmap phase across Record-to-Report (R2R/RTR), Order-to-Cash (O2C/OTC) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P/PTP). This is not a general Transformation, Change, PMO or SAP implementation role. We specifically need someone who has previously led a comparable Finance Process Transformation within a major SAP S/4HANA programme and can demonstrate this clearly. The role - Working closely with senior Finance and Transformation leadership, you will: Lead discovery and diagnostic activity across Finance processes, systems and data. Assess current-state processes...

IT Applications Service Manager £450-£550 per day (Outside IR35) 3-Month Contract Rochdale (2-3 days per week on-site) An experienced IT Applications Service Manager is required to join a housing organisation during a period of transformation and operational change. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on applications leader to take ownership of a diverse applications estate, ensuring services click apply for full job details

Java Tech Lead - Contract (Gaming or Finance) - Remote Location: UK-based, fully remote Contract: Initial contract Rate: Up to £600 per day IR35: Outside IR35 We're looking for an experienced Java Tech Lead to join a high-performing engineering team on an exciting contract programme. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, combining strong software engineering expertise with the ability to guide engineers, shape technical direction and drive projects through to successful delivery. The Role You'll take technical ownership across key projects, providing leadership to development teams while remaining close to the code and architecture. You'll work closely with engineering, product and other technical stakeholders to make sound technical decisions and deliver robust, scalable solutions. Key Skills & Experience Strong commercial experience with Core Java Extensive experience with Spring Boot Strong AWS cloud experience Proven experience as a...

Contract Project Manager - Manchester - £400 a day outside IR35 Exalto consulting are currently recruiting for a contract project manager, this is hybrid working in Manchester ideally 2/3 days a week and the rest remote, initial contract will be 3 months. This is outside IR35. Must have below experience: Platform deployment is planned, governed, and delivered through to go-live, with clear milestone visibility and a managed handover to business-as-usual. Improvement programme is delivered to agreed outcomes, formally closed, and transitioned into business-as-usual with lessons learned captured and embedded. Data roadmaps are actively maintained, regularly reviewed, and aligned to business priorities, with clear governance and stakeholder visibility sustained on an ongoing basis. Proposition development is managed through a structured, governed process with clear pipeline visibility, decision points, and timely progression of new propositions. Projects are delivered...