Salary £52,462 - £60,842, 32 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), hybrid working, generous pension and other benefits Hays Technology are working in partnership with a University based in Birmingham to recruit an IT Student Systems Manager on a permanent basis. The IT Student Systems Manager will lead and manage the IT Student Systems Development team and will be responsible for the IT service ownership, including the development, enhancement, optimisation and maintenance of student systems. The postholder will oversee the integration between these systems and other external systems, ensuring that the systems meet the requirements of the University whilst continuing to evolve and improve to meet emerging needs and opportunities and deliver efficient business processes aligned to the Universities strategic direction. The team will be responsible for the analysis, development and testing of solutions to a high standard and quality to provide performant student systems that are reliable, agile and maintainable. You will be managing a team of Developers, Test Analysts and System Trainers as part of this role. In order to apply, you must have the following skills and experience: Educated to first degree level or holds a relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience. Extensive experience in the use and development of corporate student systems, e.g.: SITS. Ability to manage, lead and develop a team to ensure that staff are effectively and flexibly deployed to deliver consistently high standards of support and customer service. Able to lead on the liaison and coordination with student systems business owners and stakeholders across the University to ensure alignment with business prioritisation, strategic direction and compliance considerations. Experience of the management of student systems, including technical environments, version management and system monitoring. A good understanding of ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) best practices for managing IT services. A good understanding of information governance. A good knowledge and understanding of current issues in Higher Education. If you have the relevant experience and would like to apply, please submit your CV. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)