Lead Application Manager at Rainforest… · Amsterdam

NOW HIRING: Lead Application Manager

POSITION SUMMARY **:**The Lead Application Manager is accountable for the end-to-end management of a portfolio of business-critical applications, ensuring they are secure, robust, cost-effective, and fit for purpose. You will provide clear service ownership across the full application lifecycle. It balances stability of BAU operations with continuous improvement. Additionally, it leads delivery of agreed changes from requirements and design through testing, deployment, and transition to BAU.

The Lead Application Manager works with business owners, product and delivery teams, architects, security, data, and third-party suppliers. We aim this collaboration at defining service expectations and ensuring support, change control, and performance management. You will lead operational governance for assigned applications, understanding, prioritising, and addressing incidents, problems, risks, dependencies, and technical debt, and to stakeholders, delivering measurable service outcomes.

You will report to the Solution Delivery Director.

WHAT YOU WILL DO :

• Oversee application services across their full lifecycle (run, grow, transform, and retire)
• Lead delivery of enhancements—from requirements through to deployment and BAU
• Drive operational excellence across incident, problem, and change management
• Manage application performance, availability, and risk—using data to improve outcomes
• Oversee integrations, dependencies, and technical architecture to ensure stability and scalability
• Be the main escalation point for major incidents and business-critical issues
• Partner with business stakeholders to define priorities, SLAs, and service improvements
• Manage third-party suppliers and ensure strong performance against SLAs
• Identify and reduce technical debt while optimising cost and performance

WHAT YOU BRING :

• Degree or equivalent experience in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• ITIL Foundation (or higher) or equivalent service management qualification/experience.
• Agile/Lean certification or demonstrable experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Vendor management or contract management training/experience
• Cloud fundamentals (e.g. AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals) or equivalent experience operating cloud-hosted applications.
• Security, risk, or compliance-related certification (desirable) and/or practical experience supporting audits and control requirements.

Limited Travel: There is an expectation the candidate will need to travel to the different sites based on business needs.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE :

• Applications are stable, secure, and performing optimally
• Incidents are resolved quickly, with lasting fixes implemented
• Stakeholder confidence in service reliability and delivery
• Continuous improvements drive better user experience and lower risk
• Clear visibility of performance, costs, and roadmap across your portfolio

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT THE RAINFOREST ALLIANCE :

• Be a part of a global organization with a strong mission and a collaborative, respectful, and accountable culture.

• Enjoy opportunities for professional growth and career development.

• Benefit from remote working flexibility and flexible hybrid working environment.

• Receive a competitive salary package.

• A favourable time‑off policy, including annual leave and Resilience Days, to help you recharge and balance life outside of work.

• Prioritize your wellbeing. We have numerous ways to promote work-life balance, so you get the chance to take some time off, recharge, and remain at your best. This includes:

  • Resilience and personal leave days
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Wellbeing activities
  • Sabbatical opportunities.

Apply now and let’s grow together. We look forward to hearing from you and exploring how your skills can help us advance our mission.

Level: 3

Deadline: 10 July 2026

Salary:

• Netherlands salary range: €50,432 - €72,045
• UK salary range: £39,603 - £56,575

Notes: Only candidates legally authorized to work in the Netherlands or the UK will be considered.

If you have any questions about the job vacancy, please contact the HR department: recruitment@ra.org

The Rainforest Alliance encourages diversity and inclusion across the global organization. With this commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ages, disability and any other protected group.