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Job Description

Director of Corporate Applications

At Global we think big work hard and never stand still. Were the proud home of the best media and entertainment driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission To make everyones day brighter - our Globallers our audiences our partners and our were in the studio building world-class technology or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships we make sure were doing it as a team.

Your Role Director of Corporate Applications:A strategic leadership role accountable for the vision delivery reliability and value realisation of Globals core corporate application platforms including Workday Salesforce and Marketing Technologies and Application Support.

As Director of Corporate Applications you will ensure enterprise platforms underpin critical people finance and commercial processes; are widely adopted; operate reliably and securely; and evolve in line with business priorities automation ambitions and emerging AI capabilities. You will act as theclear strategic owner and leaderworking in close partnership across Technology and the businessto deliver measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

AsDirector of Corporate Applicationsat Global you will:

Platform Strategy & Ownership

• Own theendtoend strategy vision and multiyear roadmapfor Workday Salesforce and related corporate applications aligning investment to business outcomes and productivity improvements.
• Ensure platforms are positioned assystems of record and systems of action enabling data quality workflow efficiency and future AI enablement.
• Translate business priorities into clear technical scope sequencing and delivery plans.

Business Partnership & Value Delivery

• Act as the senior Technology business partner for HR and Finance.
• Partner closely with the Commercial Self Service & Commercial Technology team ensuring platforms meet operational and strategic needs.
• Balance demand cost risk and value prioritising initiatives that deliver measurable ROI adoption and user benefit.
• Lead change management and adoption mitigating change fatigue and ensuring successful rollout of new capabilities.

Delivery Operations & Support

• Lead and develop theWorkday Salesforce & Marketing Technologies and Application Support teams setting clear accountability for delivery service quality and continuous improvement.
• Be accountable for platform performance resilience incident management and service levels.

• Drive a culture ofproduct ownership disciplined delivery and operational excellencewhile empowering teams to take ownership and innovate.

Technology Data & Integration

• Own theintegration strategyacross corporate applications and adjacent platforms reducing fragmentation and improving endtoend workflows.
• Ensure data quality interoperability and readiness for analytics automation and AIenabled features.
• Partner with the Security and Data teams to ensure platforms comply with enterprise standards.
• Drive the continuous improvement of IT controls across corporate application platforms ensuring audit readiness and timely remediation of findings identified through the annual audit.

Vendor & Commercial Management

• Own senior vendor relationships for Workday and Salesforce
• Lead commercial engagement licensing strategy and contract management in partnership with Procurement.
• Ensure value is realised from vendor roadmaps while protecting security compliance and architectural integrity.

Leadership & Governance

• Establish clear engagement models with Technology Security Data and the business to enable fast safe decisionmaking.
• Provide clear reporting on platform health delivery progress adoption and value realisation.
• Build and lead highperforming teams with the right balance of platform expertise delivery capability and operational strength.

People & Team Scope

• Direct leadership of:
  • Workday platform team (HR and Finance systems)
  • Salesforce platform & SaaS marketing technologies team
  • Application Support
• Works closely with Data Security Infrastructure and Digital teams.
• Senior stakeholder engagement across HR Finance Commercial and Executive leadership.

What Youll Love About This Role

• Think Big:Shape the strategy and future of Globals core enterprise platforms enabling AI automation and scalable growth.
• Own It:Take full accountability for mission-critical systems that underpin people finance and commercial operations.
• Keep it Simple:Drive clarity standardisation and efficiency across complex application landscapes.
• Better Together:Partner closely with senior stakeholders across HR Finance Commercial and Technology to deliver meaningful outcomes.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months youll have:

• Established a clear vision and roadmap for corporate application platforms aligned to business priorities
• Built strong partnerships with HR Finance and Commercial leadership
• Improved platform stability performance and service quality
• Delivered early wins in adoption efficiency or process improvement
• Embedded clear governance prioritisation and delivery practices
• Identified opportunities to enhance integration data quality and AI readiness

What Youll Need

• Significant experience leadingenterprise SaaS platforms(with demonstrable expertise in Salesforce) at scale.
• Proven ownership of application strategy roadmaps and delivery in complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of business processes acrosspeople finance and commercial functions.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams including delivery and application support.
• Demonstrated ability to drive adoption manage change and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Senior stakeholder influence with the credibility to operate at executive level.
• Experience in owning vendor and partner relationships (including delivery assurance and service performance) managing commercials and contract renewals where required.
• Embodies Globals values:Think Big Own It Keep It Simple Better Together.

Desirable:

• Experience preparing platforms forautomation analytics and AIenabled capabilities.
• Strong background in systems integration and datadriven decision making.
• Experience operating in matrixed or federated technology environments.
• Experience in establishingeffective application support workflowsthat increase team resolution rate including designing hand offs between different support tiers.

Leadership Characteristics

• Strategic and outcomefocused with a strong bias for delivery.
• Pragmatic and commercially minded; balances ambition with operational reality.
• Collaborative trusted partner to the business.
• Comfortable operating between technical depth and executivelevel discussion.
• Calm decisive leader who brings clarity in complex environments.

Creating a place we all belong at Global

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone so are our workplaces. We know that we cant possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and thats why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that diversity will set us apart so no matter what you look like where you come from or what your favourite radio station is we want to hear from you.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to the recruitment process and workplace to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you require us to make any reasonable adjustments for you or to disclose a condition please email