Global Mobility Systems Lead

Job Title: Global Mobility Systems Lead

Location: Frimley, Surrey or Preston, Lancashire. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £65,000 + depending on experience 

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the transformation of Global and Domestic Mobility Services (GDMS) operational delivery through optimising existing systems and driving investment in new technology solutions
• Partner with the Operations Manager to streamline processes and enhance service delivery through automation, improving both business outcomes and user experience across the mobility lifecycle
• Oversee data security and privacy compliance across all GDMS technology platforms, working closely with supplier leads and external partners
• Serve as the primary GDMS representative in strategic technology initiatives and wider transformation programmes
• Ensure the GDMS technology roadmap supports all aspects of global mobility, including business travel, assignments, permanent transfers, and migrant monitoring
• Lead on technology strategy within the supply chain, identifying integration opportunities and working with vendors to deliver efficient, scalable solutions
• Champion improvements to reporting capabilities and analytics within mobility technology platforms, including ServiceNow and other enterprise tools
• Act as a change leader for technology within the team, building solid relationships with internal and external stakeholders to embed innovation and drive continuous improvement in global mobility services

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Experience working with global mobility platforms and systems
• Demonstrated success in implementing new technology solutions across complex, international organisations involving multiple stakeholders
• A proven track record of improving and optimising technology to enhance operational efficiency

Desirable

• Experience leading change initiatives, encouraging adoption and driving continuous improvement across teams
• Background in supplier or vendor management within a technology environment

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. 

The Global and Domestic Mobility Services Team:

The Global and Domestic Mobility Services (GDMS) team is part of the wider Shared Services function at BAE Systems, supporting international deployments across all sectors of the business. We work collaboratively with a wide range of internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver seamless mobility experiences. This role sits within our Service Delivery stream and reports directly to the Head of Global and Domestic Mobility Services. As part of the team, you’ll play a key role in shaping our integrated technology strategy — working at the heart of global mobility operations. You’ll collaborate closely with mobility colleagues, suppliers, and internal IT teams to enhance our platforms, improve the user journey, and help realise our technology ambitions. This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful transformation while supporting the wider team through training, supplier engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 23rd June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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