Domain Requirements Manager

The Domain Requirements Manager supports the planning and coordination of digital and data change initiatives within DS&C. Reporting to the Domain Delivery Lead, the role plays a key part in translating business needs into delivery-ready initiatives by coordinating activities across demand shaping, requirements gathering, solution readiness, and early-stage delivery planning.

Working closely with business stakeholders, analysts and architects, the Domain Requirements Manager ensures that initiatives are clearly defined, scoped, and aligned with strategic priorities. The role helps track delivery progress through key milestones, supporting value realisation and delivery assurance.  

• Prioritisation and Planning: Assists in the prioritisation of initiatives within the domain, ensuring that proposed solutions are evaluated against strategic goals, resource availability, and delivery capacity.  

• Delivery Coordination: Coordinates early-stage planning activities to ensure initiatives are well-structured and set up for success  

• Stakeholder Coordination: Acts as a liaison between business units and DS&C teams, facilitating clear communication, managing expectations, and supporting stakeholder engagement throughout the pre-delivery lifecycle.  

• Governance and Standards Alignment: Ensures that scoped initiatives adhere to enterprise delivery standards, governance frameworks, and architectural principles.  

• Reporting and Monitoring: Tracks the progress of domain initiatives across planning and early delivery stages, supporting risk, issue, and dependency management.  

• Collaboration: Works closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure alignment between business goals and technical solutions.  

• Continuous Improvement: Contributes to the refinement of delivery processes and practices across the domain to improve efficiency and effectiveness.  

• Degree or equivalent experience in Business, Technology, or related field  

• Proven experience in a business partnering, domain lead, or portfolio management role  

• Experience working with internal and third-party delivery partners to support scoped, prioritised, and deliverable initiatives  

• Demonstrated success in coordinating cross-functional delivery teams  

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills  

• Financial and resource planning capability  

• Experience managing third-party suppliers  

• Ability to shape demand and translate business needs into deliverable initiatives  

• Willing to undertake overseas travel.  

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. 
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.