Head of Training Systems and Digital Transformation

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Head of Training Systems and Digital Transformation

Location:

Bristol, GB, BS11 0YA

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Head of Training Systems and Digital Transformation
Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63568

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Head of Training Systems and Digital Transformation at our Bristol site (location can be discussed).

The role
As a Head of Training Systems and Digital Transformation, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. This role is essential to enhance our digital adoption across the business unit, drive operational excellence, and ensure our digital innovation is aligned to our strategic ambition.

In your day-to-day role, you will be pivotal in advancing technology within the Training Business Unit. This position requires a blend of strategic leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and technical oversight to drive digital transformation and operational excellence in our contractual outputs, while identifying technological requirements for opportunities and growth.

• Develop and maintain a systems and data strategy focused on digital capability development aligned with the Training BU strategy.
• Lead teams to develop various digital capabilities, including in-house tools, partner products, and integration solutions to meet customer needs and support growth opportunities.
• Work with strategy and commercial colleagues to drive IP development, productisation, and licensing for competitive advantage.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders to support the development and deployment of digital capabilities, including marketing and customer engagements.
• Drive the delivery of cutting-edge systems and digital projects, ensuring top-notch functionality of existing solutions. Champion data quality improvements and manage risks with precision, all while pushing the boundaries of innovation to meet the dynamic needs of our business.

Please note that this position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office/onsite and days working from home. This role requires regular travel across a range of internal and customer sites on a weekly / monthly basis alongside home working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Head of Training Systems and Digital Transformation:

• Proficient with MS Office Products, advanced Excel PowerBI
• Project Management
• Delivery of strategic outcomes in complex organisation environments

Qualifications for the Head of Training Systems and Digital Transformation:

• Degree qualified or suitable technical qualification

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ().

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.