Vice President Solutions - Engineering

Vice President Solutions - Engineering

Derby (Hybrid -  min 3 days on site)

Full Time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Vice President Solutions - Engineering to join the Team in Derby.  This is a Senior Leadership and Delivery Role reporting to the SVP Enterprise Solutions.

As an active member of the D&IT Senior Leadership Team with Enterprise Solutions, you will be expected to be a positive contributor to collective goals. Recognising the importance of collaboration.

The Vice President Solutions - Engineering will be the accountable person for the Engineering domain to the business on behalf of Digital & IT (D&IT). You will need to be embedded in the business conversations related to strategically aligned initiatives requiring the Engineering domain delivery capability you are accountable for.

What you will be doing:

As Vice President Solutions - Engineering, you will be accountable for creating, maintaining and executing the Engineering domain Enterprise Systems Strategy; working very closely, hand in glove with Senior Business Stakeholders to advise, guide and inform the appropriate technology solutions to support the business goals:

• You will agree delivery plans to support business goals, leading your team[s] and you will be overseeing performance within targets
• Being the supplier and advisor to the Engineering business
• Working with your peer group, ensure that there is understanding, alignment and support to/ from other Digital &IT Enterprise Solutions Delivery towers for a “joined up” delivery strategy and plan
• Creating, Leading and Building a sustainable, high performing team that will execute the agreed plans
• Delivering the plan within the agreed CAPEX and OPEX budget year on year
• Creating and nurturing strategic 3rd party eco-system to provide top tier capability where needed to deliver the plan; being the commercial and performance guardian of delivery results
• The overall governance of the Engineering domain program of work
• You will be leading, measuring and overseeing the activities of your team; providing support where needed and focussing on the development of people, process and practise to continuously improve
• You will have portfolio oversight and will be expected to provide the governance framework to your team for reporting
• You will work very closely with your 3rd party eco-system ensuring best value spend and value
• You will be an active role player in developing and executing the D&IT strategy

Why join Rolls-Royce?

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Preferred requirements:

• This role favours individuals with a technical background in the Engineering domain in the context of how the business works, the key important factors for success, an end to end understanding of how the elements of the Engineering domain fit within the process flows etc. You will be expected to have and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the Enterprise Applications used
• You will be an accomplished leader with a track record of complex delivery in a fluid, dynamic environment. You will be commercially aware and able to think widely rather than in narrow channels
• You will be skilled in, with a deep knowledge of how to drive for delivery in a project / program-based role. You will be a problem solver, independently, self-reliant and capable of making decisions
• You will recognise the power of collaboration and will be good at forging relationships with your peer group, key stakeholders and the 3rd party eco-system you will create
• You will be performance focussed and always striving to do better
• Strong character with the credibility, gravitas and willingness to lead a room, be accountable and drive for progress
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of the business Engineering domain with end to end understanding of the business and capability requirements necessary to drive performance
• Able to demonstrate an in depth understanding of the technical [Enterprise] landscape and priorities of the Engineering domain
• The ability to “join the dots” across the D&IT collective portfolio; recognise dependency, impact and consequence of plans and resolve with the team
• Be a proven people leader and builder of high performing teams
• Be an excellent communicator at all levels of the business. Able to convert ideas into a structured narrative for the building of a plan
• Be influential with a strong character to advocate a position, defend it and persuade others where appropriate; recognising when to concede if it is the right thing to do
• Have a proven record of portfolio delivery with an expert understanding of project and program delivery tools, techniques and governance processes

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. 

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Level B.

We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. 

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

Grade: Level B

Closing Date: 5th January 2026

For further information please contact: Rhidian Tinkler

Recruiter: Alison Haw – [email protected]