Manager - IT, Application Services

Location: Quedgeley

Remote Type: Remote

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Why Work at Rehlko

Our work is guided by our purpose: creating an energy-resilient world for a better future. This purpose embodies the legacy we bring, with more than 100 years as the global leader in energy resilience, delivering solutions critical to sustain and improve life.

Our teams have the opportunity to provide a critical resource – energy – that ensures safety, security, and independence for people around the world. Our team members are focused on pushing boundaries, continuing to innovate in an ever-changing landscape, and keeping up with the pace required to create solutions for today’s world demands.

Our product range includes engines, generators, power conversion, UPS systems, EV components and electrification solutions, microgrid controls and management, and clean energy solutions that serve a broad spectrum of OEM, residential, industrial, and commercial customers. At Rehlko, you have the freedom to identify, create, and deliver solutions – large and small – that help people and communities thrive in the moments that matter.

At Rehlko, our team members are the essential energy that powers our organization’s success. We are committed to fostering a safe and sustainable work environment where safety is everyone’s responsibility. We empower every team member to actively participate in our Zero Is Possible safety culture by encouraging open communication, proactively reporting hazards, following protocols, and suggesting improvements. Join us in creating an energy resilient world for a better future!

What We Offer

At Rehlko, our Total Rewards programs are designed to accelerate growth, energize performance, and support a culture of inclusion at every stage of life and work. We offer total rewards that are easily understood, recognize results, enable career mobility, and reflect our commitment to valuing diverse needs in a fast-moving world. We provide:

• Competitive compensation and benefits

• Work-life flexibility

• Recognition and rewards

• Development and career opportunities

• A safe and inclusive workplace

Why You Will Love this Job

Seeking a strategic leader with deep expertise in business applications and information systems, responsible for driving the strategy, management, and evolution of the organization’s application portfolio. The ideal candidate will ensure alignment with internal user needs and business objectives, guaranteeing application performance, security, and reliability. This individual must be decisive, results-oriented, and possess strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with both technical teams and business stakeholders.

Specific Responsibilities

• Oversee all business applications (e.g., CRM, internal tools), ensuring consistency, compatibility, and interoperability across systems.

• Lead implementation, migration, and evolution projects for business applications, coordinating internal teams and external service providers.

• Manage project budgets, schedules, and resources.

• Ensure high availability and optimal performance of applications; establish and maintain procedures for support, corrective, and evolutionary maintenance.

• Serve as the primary contact for business departments to understand needs and translate functional requirements into technical solutions.

• Monitor market trends and propose improvements or innovations; contribute to the company’s digital transformation initiatives.

• Manage technical teams (developers, project managers, analysts); promote skill development, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Guarantee application security and reliability, ensuring compliance with organizational standards.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience in information systems and application architectures.

• Mastery of project management methodologies (Agile, IPEC, etc.).

• Proven track record in leading application implementation and migration projects.

• Strong communication skills with both business and technical teams.

• Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills.

• Expertise in information systems security.

• Experience managing cross-functional technical teams.

Education and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field required.

• Advanced knowledge of enterprise applications and architectures.

• Proficient in project management tools and methodologies.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

• Leadership and mentoring experience.

• Demonstrated advanced proficiency in both French and English (written and spoken), enabling seamless collaboration, leadership, and documentation across multicultural teams and stakeholders; able to facilitate complex discussions, negotiations, and technical communications in both languages.

About Us

Rehlko proudly offers a rich history steeped in creativity and commitment to our associates and communities, along with competitive benefits and compensation. Our Purpose—Creating an energy resilient world for a better future—and Values: Curiosity, Trust, Pace, and Excellence, are important cultural components that shape the way we work and relate to one another. Learn more about Rehlko at https://www.rehlko.com/who-we-are. In addition to the investment in your development, Rehlko offers a benefits package including a competitive salary, health, vision, dental, 401(k) with Rehlko matching, and more!?"

Rehlko is an equal opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and will make decisions regarding employment opportunities, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination, without regard to race, creed, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, genetic information, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, caste, mental or physical disability, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, political belief or affiliation, union membership status, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, state, local, or other applicable laws.

Our Values

Curiosity – Seek, learn, share
Trust – Go farther together
Pace – Focus to go faster
Excellence – Find the win every day