IT Service Owner

Job Description: IT Service Owner Hybrid working, including travel to service (across the UK) Location: Leeds (LS5 3BF) or Salford (M50 3SP) Permanent Salary range: £44,000 - £50,000 Full time – 37.5 hours per week We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns. We make health happen At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives. Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital & data strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way. An opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic, cross functional team and make meaningful change within the Bupa Care Services as an Application IT Service Owner, for a predominantly SaaS environment. We are looking for experienced IT professionals with a strong background in Application Service Management, Service Optimisation, Resilience and Continuous Improvement practises to join our growing Technology team. How you’ll help us make health happen: Gather feedback on service performance and establish improvement plans. Support onboarding and introduction of new products and services. Collaborate with Care Systems Support and Service Desk for seamless end-to-end service. Act as a conduit and escalation point for incident and security management. Manage the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and ensure application/infrastructure interdependencies are understood. Perform daily tasks to keep applications running effectively. Manage obsolescence and maintain relevant registers. Ensure security and compliance of technology products with Enterprise Policy. Lead incident response, communicate with stakeholders, and conduct root cause analysis. Identify and implement service automation options. Conduct regular business continuity tests. Drive continuous improvement at product and service levels. Ensure thorough testing and quality standards for product changes and updates. Manage release processes and develop roll-back plans. Maintain service introduction processes and documentation. Support infrastructure tasks for product changes. Provide general application support, configurations, installations, and troubleshooting. Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role: ITIL Practitioner certification (high desirable) Excellent problem-solving, judgment, high emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills. Experience in cross-functional technical and business roles, especially in dynamic corporate environments. Ability to hold senior leaders accountable for decisions and initiatives. Strong collaboration, influencing skills, and adaptability to technology trends. Proficiency in systems administration, troubleshooting, and IT infrastructure support. Experience in change management and maintaining a change log. Familiarity with monitoring tools, security protocols, and incident response. Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams. Knowledge of continuous improvement methods. Results-oriented with a focus on adding value. Clear decision-making approach and tenacious problem-solving. Proficient in risk and vendor management. Benefits Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more: 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind An enhanced pension plan and life insurance Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available Various other benefits and online discounts Why Bupa? We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them. Time Type: Full time Job Area: IT Locations: Bupa Place, Kirkstall Forge Be at the heart of helping people live longer healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We employ more than 80,000 people globally who are making this a reality. If you've got the belief, the drive and the talent to help us in our ambition then we’d like to hear from you. Wherever you work, one thing stands out about Bupa people. Our customers are our passion – they’re at the heart of our positively different culture of care. At Bupa you’ll be challenged, you’ll be encouraged to innovate, and collaborate with colleagues who are committed to delivering exceptional experiences. We trust, respect and consider everyone, knowing your difference will make the difference. Please introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that sounds like a good match.