Key Facts

Remote From:

United Kingdom

Full time

English

Hard Skills

Other Skills

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Decision Making
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Collaboration
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Communication
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Team Building
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Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

Extensive experience building and scaling internal platforms that enable multiple products and teams.
Proven track record delivering improvements in data platforms, integration platforms, cloud enablement, DevOps/SRE, observability, or automation.
Strong ability to simplify complex environments, set standards, drive adoption, and use data to measure outcomes.
Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and translating technical investments into clear business impact and risk reduction.

Requirements:

Set the platform vision and multi-year roadmap across data, integration, cloud, engineering enablement and automation.
Establish platform boundaries, service catalogs, standards and reference patterns to enable easy adoption and reduce duplication.
Improve developer and delivery experience through standard toolchains, automation, reusable assets and straightforward onboarding; strengthen analytics and AI foundations through better data flows and governance.
Build and lead high-performing platform teams across engineering, data, cloud, integration and automation, and partner with Product Management, Architecture, Cyber Security, IT Operations to ensure secure-by-design, supported platforms aligned to business priorities.

Genus PLC

About Genus PLC

Genus is a world-leading animal genetics company. At the forefront of innovation in gene-editing, advanced reproductive biology, and other breakthrough breeding technologies, Genus R&D advances an agricultural practice thousands of years old – animal breeding. Our goal is to ensure the global food system continues to nurture healthy, productive animals that yield affordable, high-quality proteins for a sustainable future. We believe a more sustainable food system starts with better breeding and genetics. Through ABS Global (bovine) and PIC (porcine), we supply high-quality breeding animals with desirable characteristics to farmers, enabling them to produce better quality meat and milk more efficiently to feed the world more sustainably. Our breeding animals’ desirable characteristics include feed efficiency, disease resistance, growth rate, protein and fat content, and fertility. ABS Global is the world-leading provider of bovine genetics, reproduction services, technologies, and udder care products. Marketing in more than 70 countries around the globe, ABS has been at the forefront of animal genetics and technology since its founding in 1941. In bovine genetics, ABS serves more than 40,000 customers globally, including some of the world’s leading beef and dairy producers. PIC, which stands for ‘Pig Improvement Company,’ was founded in 1962 in Oxfordshire, England. PIC strives to make their customers the most successful pig producers in the world and their “Never Stop Improving” philosophy means a continuous effort to listen carefully to customers and drive innovation to create ever-increasing value for pig and pork producers.

Founded: 2018

Company size: 1001 - 5000

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Job description

Role Overview:

We’re hiring a Global Head of Platform Management

You will lead the next phase of how Genus builds, runs and scales its core technology platforms. You’ll shape the strategy and roadmap for the platforms that enable our enterprise products and delivery teams across data, integration, cloud, engineering tools and automation.

In this role you'll turn foundations into performance: a better experience for engineers and business teams, higher reuse, stronger resilience, and a trusted platform base for analytics and AI.

You’ll report to the CIO and be a key member of the IT leadership team.

The opportunity

You’ll be the person senior leaders and delivery teams turn to when they need:

A clear, prioritised plan for strengthening the platforms that underpin enterprise change.

A better developer and delivery experience with more self-service and less friction.

A scalable foundation for data, integration and AI that teams can rely on.

A disciplined approach to reducing duplication, tool sprawl and cost-to-serve.

Your job is to bring clarity, make the trade-offs, and lead the follow-through.

Why this role

Direct impact on delivery and operations. The platforms you shape will reduce friction, improve quality and accelerate change across the business.

Real transformation. We are evolving our product and platform operating model; you’ll help define what “good” looks like and embed it.

Global scope, visible outcomes. This is a role where one strong leader can materially improve how an international organisation delivers technology.

Purpose with substance. Your work supports a business that underpins food security and sustainability worldwide.

You Will:

What you’ll lead

In this post you will:

Set the platform vision and multi-year roadmap across data, integration, cloud, engineering enablement and automation.

Establish clear platform boundaries, service catalogues, standards and reference patterns that teams can adopt easily.

Improve the developer and delivery experience through standard toolchains, automation, reusable assets and straightforward onboarding.

Strengthen the foundations for analytics and AI by improving data flows, integration consistency, governance-enabling capabilities and platform interoperability.

Drive measurable improvements in adoption, reliability, time-to-provision, reuse and cost-to-serve.

Simplify the platform and tooling estate – reducing unmanaged point solutions and retiring low-value, duplicative services.

Partner closely with Product Management, Technology & Architecture, Cyber Security, Portfolio and IT Operations to ensure platforms are secure-by-design, supportable and aligned to business priorities.

Build and develop high-performing platform leadership and specialist teams across engineering, data, cloud, integration and automation.

Requirements:

What you bring

You are an experienced platform or engineering leader who:

Has deep experience building and scaling internal platforms that enable multiple products and teams.

Has led material improvements in one or more of data platforms, integration platforms, cloud enablement, DevOps/SRE, observability and automation.

Brings structure and pace to complex environments – you enjoy simplifying, setting standards and driving adoption.

Uses data to prioritise and manage performance – you define outcomes, baseline, measure and adjust.

Is confident with senior stakeholders and can translate technical investment into clear business impact and risk reduction.

Leads inclusively and pragmatically, creating clarity while enabling specialists to do their best work.

Experience with Microsoft ecosystems (Azure, Power Platform, D365 integration) is helpful; strong cross-platform enterprise experience is equally valuable

Business Overview:

Genus is an agricultural biotechnology pioneer. We are a global FTSE 250 company, headquartered in the UK, and listed on the London Stock Exchange. Genus PLC has a presence in over 70 countries and a global workforce of over 3,000 employees and growing. We are a worldwide leader in porcine and bovine animal genetics, partnering with farmers to transform how we nourish the world – a mission that is important to a sustainable future.

Our vision is clear: Pioneering animal genetic improvement to sustainably nourish the world.

Our Values

Collaborate as One Team
Create Value for Customers
Innovate with Purpose
Never stop improving

DEI

Genus is a place where you can be yourself and be part of a growing global team. We have a culture of respect, openness and fairness for all. Whatever your background, your role or your area of work, you will have the chance to thrive in an environment that inspires, challenges and supports you to succeed.

Tackling climate change:

Monitor and identify goals for the reduction of our GHG emissions from our own operations.
Drive porcine and bovine genetic improvements which support productivity gains and improve feed efficiency, enabling a reduction in the production of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of milk or meat produced
Identify facility and other opportunities for reductions in GHG emissions, consistent with our goals
Partner and advocate for policies that advance positive climate goals and identified United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Benefits Overview:

Performance related bonus
25 days holidays + Bank Holidays
Pension
Private Medical cover
Car allowance or company car benefit
Health Cash back scheme
Employee Assistance Program
Employee share plan
Flexible Working Policy (Where appropriate/practicable)
Enhanced maternity leave 12 weeks at full pay followed by 4 weeks at 50% followed by SMP
Comprehensive L&D program including career development programs, access to Genus University and Mango (languages)

Equal Employment Opportunities:

Genus is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Genus prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Genus conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.

Recruitment Fraud Warning:

Genus plc will never ask you to provide fees or payment for computer, software, or other equipment or supplies during the recruitment and/or onboarding process. If you have any questions about your individual application, please contact the Genus Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@genusplc.com.

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