CRM Service Owner (KD13945) - Bath, BA2 7AY

Are you ready to shape how a university builds meaningful, lasting relationships with its stakeholders?
Stakeholder engagement is central to the University's success. This newly created CRM Service Owner role offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively across the institution to deliver our strategic ambitions through effective, enterprise-level CRM solutions.

About the role

This is an exciting time to join! Our CRM Future Project is already delivering tangible benefits and is backed by strong senior sponsorship. Building on this momentum, you will provide expert advice, act as a business ambassador for agile CRM development, and provide strategic oversight to ensure CRM initiatives agreed through governance are successfully delivered.

Based within the Marketing team, you will
hold a cross-organisational mandate to own and develop a stable, scalable CRM environment
define and communicate a clear vision for CRM, ensuring it meets operational needs and delivers measurable value across the University.

You will also chair the CRM Working Group, bringing together practitioners from across the University, and play a key role in shaping the future direction of CRM solutions that support staff, students, and the wider stakeholder community., Further information This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.
For an informal discussion please contact Peter McSweeney, Project Manager at . However, please ensure that you submit your application through the University of Bath website.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

has significant experience working with CRM applications in a complex organisation
is confident engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
can see the bigger picture and understand how CRM strategy supports organisational priorities
can translate technical concepts into clear, meaningful business benefits
enjoys monitoring product performance and analysing data to drive improvement
has experience working with external suppliers and an understanding of procurement processes

What we can offer you We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
Generous employer contributory pension schemes
Cycle to work scheme
Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Staff discount at Team Bath gym
Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
A family-friendly workplace
An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
Relocation allowance
Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us on X and LinkedIn .
Be Well at Bath We're committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:
Staff support groups and networks
A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive