About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

London Waterloo, Greater London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Our Opportunity

We are seeking an accomplished Asset Strategy Manager to lead the strategic management of asset performance and transition planning across our UK Services portfolio, with a primary focus on the Connect Services programme. This is a senior leadership role that requires proven experience operating at a strategic level within asset management, ideally in transport, infrastructure, or complex service environments.

The role acts as a key internal interface, fostering strong relationships across teams to ensure asset management priorities are understood, supported, and embedded throughout the organisation.

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our services, ensuring strategic alignment with client expectations while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

As Asset Strategy Manager, you will:

• Shape and deliver asset management strategies and lifecycle planning across multiple contracts
• Drive data integrity and compliance, ensuring alignment with ISO 55000 series principles and client-specific standards
• Lead transition readiness, including exit planning and mobilisation activities, enabling seamless service continuity
• Act as a key internal and external interface, influencing decisions and fostering collaboration across teams and client forums

We are looking for someone who brings:

• Proven leadership in asset management and contract transition
• Deep understanding of lifecycle optimisation, obsolescence planning, and maintenance strategies
• Experience managing complex contractual deliverables and stakeholder relationships at a senior level
• Strong understanding of ISO 55000 series and asset management systems
• Excellent  stakeholder  engagement  and communication skills

Human Skills

• Experience of working using own initiative and within a team environment
• Self-motivated and self-aware
• Problem solving skills
• Self-disciplined
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong written skills for documentation and reporting

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you with the ability to flex your start and finish times where our customer needs are covered, where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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