IT&D Senior Manager, R&D – Hull (Hybrid, 3 days in office)

Hull-based | Hybrid (3 days/week in office)

This is your chance to build a legacy.

We’re creating a new Private Equity-backed FMCG business, carved out of a FTSE 15 multinational, and we’re looking for an IT&D Senior Manager, R&D to build the function from scratch. This isn’t about inheriting old systems – it’s about designing the strategy, platforms, processes, and team that will define the company’s future.

You’ll never get a chance like this again in your career.

The essentials

• Typically 8-15 years’ experience in R&D IT/Digital, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.
• Proven success delivering large-scale transformation and implementation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of R&D digital technologies: PLM, LIMS, QMS, Regulatory, Portfolio Management, Consumer Safety.
• Demonstrated people leadership – able to build, manage and grow a team from scratch.
• Entrepreneurial, agile, resilient – thrives in a fast-paced carve-out with ambiguity and pace.

What you’ll do

• Lead and build the R&D IT&D team (3 direct reports to be hired with your input).
• Design and implement the digital ecosystem for R&D – PLM, LIMS, QMS, Regulatory, Consumer Safety, Portfolio Management, Digital Simulation.
• Partner globally with R&D, Regulatory, Quality and Manufacturing.
• Manage major system integrator programmes (> $100m scale) under TSA deadlines.
• Shape the systems that will power a new global FMCG business for decades to come.

Why join?

Most IT leaders inherit systems. Here, you’ll create them.

Most tweak what’s already there. Here, you’ll build it all from zero.

This is a once-in-a-career opportunity to define the digital backbone of a new £2.6bn global FMCG carve-out – spanning Europe, the Americas, and beyond.

Package

• Base salary: £72,900 – £91,200
• Car allowance: £8,400
• Bonus: 20%
• Pension: 10%
• Private healthcare (family cover)
• 25 days annual leave

Location: Hull (hybrid, 3 days/week in office)
Travel: Approximately 25% in the first 6 months, then less (Europe, US, Brazil, China, etc.)

Ready to build something no one else has?
Apply now and create a legacy.

Please note: Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not available for this role.