Head of Platform Delivery
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- Employer:
- Money and Pensions Service
- Location:
- Hybrid - 4 days per month in Bedford
- Salary:
- competitive
- Closing date:
- 5pm Friday 23rd October 2026
- Job Ref:
- GSe134272
Description
Where leadership meets lasting national impact
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) exists to deliver a clear and compelling vision: better financial futures for everyone in need. As an arm’s-length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, MaPS plays a central role in the UK’s financial wellbeing agenda, bringing together policy, delivery and innovation to ensure that people can access trusted guidance and make confident financial decisions throughout their lives. Through its work across pensions guidance, debt advice and money guidance, MaPS is shaping a more inclusive and resilient financial future for millions.
This role
The Head of Platform Delivery is a senior leadership role responsible for driving the successful delivery, evolution and operational resilience of a large-scale digital platform. Working closely with senior stakeholders, this individual will lead multidisciplinary teams across product, engineering, architecture, design and quality assurance to translate strategic objectives into secure, scalable and user-centred digital services. The role is accountable for platform performance, delivery excellence, cloud governance, and continuous improvement, ensuring technology solutions deliver lasting value for users and the organisation.
What is required
We are seeking an experienced technology and delivery leader with a proven track record of leading agile, cross-functional teams in complex cloud-based environments. Successful candidates will bring expertise in product and delivery management, quality engineering, CI/CD, technical governance and stakeholder engagement, together with the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands on delivery leadership. Experience of modern cloud platforms, supplier transition or insourcing programmes, and delivering secure, high-performing digital services at scale will be highly advantageous.
Join us
If you're excited by the opportunity to design learning and capability solutions that strengthen a national ecosystem and improve financial wellbeing for millions of people, we'd love to hear from you.
For an informal and confidential conversation, please contact the appointed search partners at GatenbySanderson. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation.
Principal Researcher – Duncan Ewart: duncan.ewart@gatenbysanderson.com
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How to Apply
- Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
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