Director of Corporate Applications

Director of Corporate Applications  

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter - our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re 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 Global’s 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 the clear strategic owner and leader, working in close partnership across Technology and the business to deliver measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

As Director of Corporate Applications at Global, you will:

Platform Strategy & Ownership

• Own the end‑to‑end strategy, vision and multi‑year roadmap for Workday, Salesforce and related corporate applications, aligning investment to business outcomes and productivity improvements.
• Ensure platforms are positioned as systems 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 the Workday, 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 of product ownership, disciplined delivery and operational excellence while empowering teams to take ownership and innovate.

Technology, Data & Integration

• Own the integration strategy across corporate applications and adjacent platforms, reducing fragmentation and improving end‑to‑end workflows.
• Ensure data quality, interoperability and readiness for analytics, automation and AI‑enabled 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 decision‑making.
• Provide clear reporting on platform health, delivery progress, adoption and value realisation.
• Build and lead high‑performing 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 You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big: Shape the strategy and future of Global’s 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, you’ll 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 You’ll Need

• Significant experience leading enterprise 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 across people, finance and commercial functions.
• Experience leading multi‑disciplinary 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 Global's values: Think Big, Own It, Keep It Simple, Better Together.

Desirable:

• Experience preparing platforms for automation, analytics and AI‑enabled capabilities.
• Strong background in systems integration and data‑driven decision making.
• Experience operating in matrixed or federated technology environments.
• Experience in establishing effective application support workflows that increase team resolution rate – including designing hand offs between different support tiers.

Leadership Characteristics

• Strategic and outcome‑focused, 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 executive‑level discussion.
• Calm, decisive leader who brings clarity in complex environments.

Creating a place we all belong at Global

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented, amplified and celebrated. We know that we can’t serve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people, which is why we’re passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So, no matter who you are or where you are from, you can find your place at Global.