RPA Development Manager - Milton Keynes in Kennington

About The Role

SALARY: From £56,816 pa dependent on experience

LOCATION: Milton Keynes

HYBRID WORKING: Our current hybrid working policy requires a minimum of 60% of working time to be based in the Milton Keynes office however flexibility is expected to meet the needs of the business and the role.

HOURS / CONTRACT TYPE: Full time, permanent

CLOSING DATE: 03/04/26. We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of applications.

We’re looking for an RPA Development Manager to lead the design, development and optimisation of our Robotic Process Automation solutions, ensuring we maximise automation opportunities across the organisation. The purpose of this role is to drive efficiency, improve accuracy and enable teams to focus on higher‑value activity by delivering scalable, reliable and compliant automation workflows. This high‑impact and specialist role will be instrumental in shaping our automation strategy, overseeing end‑to‑end RPA delivery and ensuring that automated solutions are robust, secure and aligned to business objectives. The RPA Development Manager will add value by translating operational challenges into automated solutions, driving continuous improvement, reducing manual effort, and ensuring measurable benefits across the organisation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and deliver the RPA strategy and roadmap, including the governance and optimisation of both UiPath and Power Platform technologies and incorporating emerging automation capabilities to drive efficiencies across VWFS.
• Lead, motivate, and support the RPA development team to ensure the effective implementation of new RPA processes that enable continuous improvement across the business.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, including IT SLT and BoM members, by clearly communicating the vision, opportunities and business value of RPA, fostering shared understanding and commitment to automation adoption.
• Work collaboratively with the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) and business stakeholders to maintain visibility of priorities and effectively manage RPA demand.
• Ensure all automations are developed and delivered in line with agreed architectural principles, technical governance and the broader Application Strategy.
• Provide technical oversight of bots and automated solutions to ensure accuracy, efficiency, reliability and compliance with operational requirements.
• Collaborate with VWFS Headquarters and global subsidiaries on the delivery and release of changes, proactively managing dependencies, risks and constraints that may impact RPA platforms or integrated systems.
• Lead the team in identifying, managing and resolving IT issues that may pose risks to stability or performance, including those arising from third‑party upgrades or platform changes.

What you’ll bring:

You’ll be a forward‑thinking and strategically minded automation leader, with the ability to influence technical and non‑technical stakeholders at all levels. You’ll bring deep experience in RPA development and delivery, alongside the ability to shape an automation vision that drives meaningful business value. You’ll have a passion for designing robust, scalable automated solutions; a focus on efficiency, quality, continuous improvement and a delivery mindset that ensures RPA initiatives are executed with clarity, pace and strong governance.

Essential experience & skills:

• Experience working with RPA technologies, specifically UiPath and Microsoft Power Platform.
• Strong commercial IT experience with a solid understanding of programming concepts; ideally with hands‑on development experience in any coding language, preferably .NET.
• A good understanding of development methodologies and the full development lifecycle, with experience of both PRINCE2 Waterfall and Agile approaches (including Scrum and Kanban).
• Demonstrable experience in business analysis, benefits realisation, and translating business needs into effective automated solutions.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire, develop, and motivate a team to deliver high‑quality outcomes.
• Strong coaching and mentoring abilities, including experience managing performance, navigating difficult conversations, and providing constructive, motivational feedback.

What’s in it for you?

• Bonus: Discretionary 10% on-target bonus (based on personal and Group company performance)
• Pension: Employer pension contribution of 9% (based on employee contribution of 3%). VWFS will pay 6% if employee chooses a 2% employee contribution.
• Car schemes: Choice of Employee Car Ownership (ECO) scheme for petrol/diesel and hybrid vehicles plus car insurance. OR Company Car scheme for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) plus car insurance cover for you and a partner/eligible family member.
• Other benefits: From day 1 we provide income protection, life assurance (4x salary), retail discount vouchers, access to Care Concierge (a service to support carers of adults), along with other salary sacrifice options including a will writing service and cycle to work (subject to scheme restrictions).
• Following successful completion of probation, you will have access to private medical insurance for you (with the option to buy additional family cover), access to our loan car scheme for up to 2 cars for your partner or eligible family members (subject to scheme restrictions) and during our annual benefit window you can purchase critical illness cover and dental cover, so you can select the benefits that matter to you.
• We invest in our people and are passionate about driving development. You’ll have access to LinkedIn Learning via our Degreed platform as well as a host of professional development programmes and opportunities to build your technical and soft skills so you can further develop your career. We also offer mentoring schemes and reciprocal partnerships recognising that we can all learn from each other in the flow of work.

VWFS is proud to be an inclusive employer and encourages applications from a diverse range of candidates. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion isn’t just a statement for us, we encourage and aspire for all our colleagues to be their 100% self. If you need any reasonable adjustments to assist you with the application and/or recruitment processes, please contact our Resourcing Team.