About the team In Finance Tech we have goals to streamline financial operations through automation, integration and ensure we have robust security and compliance to protect our financial data.As part of our team you would be working with a cross-functional team that is responsible for software development with 3 rd parties, maintaining, and optimising cloud-based SaaS applications that help drive the financial operations of Sainsburys. Additionally, you would work with the Product team to support the Finance Transformation stakeholders.This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on our financial operations. Why join us Joining Sainsbury's Tech means being part of a cutting-edge technology team that powers the UK's leading multi-channel, multi-brand retailer. As a Technology Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving the transformation of our technology delivery, contributing to our business strategy and shaping the future of our organisation. With our complex resourcing model and matrix team structure, you will collaborate with internal and external teams, working closely with strategic partners. We foster a culture of personal accountability, innovation, and collaboration, where you will have the opportunity to lead and coach others, influence stakeholders, and make a tangible impact on the services we provide. With a focus on quality, financial accountability, technical assurance, and delivery excellence, you will have the chance to work with leading technology suppliers and support the ongoing growth and success of Sainsbury's Tech. What you'll do You will play a central role in the critical transformation of technology delivery, working closely with internal and external teams in a matrix organisation to achieve Sainsbury's business strategy. With a focus on delivering services that meet customer and colleague requirements, you will contribute to the service strategies for respective products / functional areas, ensuring alignment with the Sainsbury's Tech operating framework and technology principles. Your responsibilities include driving a culture of personal accountability and ownership, coaching others to understand technical approaches, building collaborative relationships with stakeholders, managing budgets and finances for change and run activities, ensuring technical assurance and delivery, as well as overseeing service and risk management activities to ensure high-quality service provision and continuous improvement. By utilising your strong leadership skills and technical expertise, you will drive innovation, manage third-party suppliers, and navigate the complex landscape of technology to deliver valuable outcomes for the organisation and its customers. Who you are As a Technology Manager for Sainsbury's Tech, you are a highly experienced professional with a proven track record in leading and transforming Technology delivery. With your extensive knowledge of large-scale third-party technology suppliers and product portfolios, product and vendor selection procedures, Agile and waterfall delivery practices, and service management frameworks, including ITIL, you play a critical role in assuring the technology service and delivery provision for your tower. Your strong leadership skills, coupled with your ability to build collaborative relationships and drive a culture of personal accountability, enable you to effectively lead and coach internal and external engineering teams to deliver changes and enhancements to products at pace. You demonstrate a deep understanding of technology concepts and possess excellent commercial acumen, allowing you to drive continuous improvement and ensure the delivery of fit-for-purpose, innovative infrastructure and applications. Your strong communication and influencing skills, along with your ability to navigate ambiguity and make informed decisions, contribute to the overall success of Sainsbury's Tech and the achievement of the business strategy. We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you'll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there's always the chance to try something new - whether that's as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we'll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks' pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks' pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).