Closing Date of Applications - 16/04/26
Our Story
Established in 2013, City Football Group is the world’s leading private owner and operator of football clubs, with a global network spanning thirteen teams. We exist to empower better lives through football on and off the pitch.
Our Winning Team
At CFG, we take pride in the positive economic, social and environmental impact our clubs create within their communities. Through our operations and innovative programmes, we aim to drive meaningful, lasting change.
Our Technology team plays a vital role in enabling this impact delivering scalable, secure and high-performing systems that support our global operations. We have an opportunity for a Junior Systems Manager to join our team based in Manchester.
The opportunity
We are seeking a Junior Systems Manager to join our Technology team, supporting the development, deployment and optimisation of enterprise platforms across City Football Group.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their technology or systems career to build hands-on experience within a complex, global organisation. You’ll work across a range of systems and projects, gaining exposure to enterprise-scale environments while contributing to the reliability and performance of our technology landscape.
Working closely with internal teams and external partners, you will support day-to-day system operations, assist with enhancements and play a key role in maintaining high standards of governance, security and service delivery.
This is Your City
As part of our team, you will be entitled to 26 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, private healthcare and dental cover, an annual discretionary bonus, plus a range of partnership and lifestyle discounts.
Impact
• Support the configuration, administration, and day-to-day operation of enterprise systems.
• Assist in building, testing, and deploying system enhancements.
• Help investigate and resolve system issues and incidents.
• Support data quality and integrations.
• Work with internal teams and third-party partners.
• Contribute to project delivery activities.
• Follow governance, security, and operational standards.
What we are looking for
Essential
Experience supporting business or enterprise systems, either through a role or relevant projects.
A strong interest in systems management, technology operations and service delivery.
Basic understanding of delivery methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall.
Demonstratable problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues effectively.
Communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
A proactive, curious mindset with a willingness to learn and develop.
Desirable
• Exposure to scripting or development languages.
• Basic SQL knowledge.
• Awareness of cloud platforms.
• Understanding of DevOps concepts.
City Football Group (CFG) is the world's leading private owner and operator of football clubs – with 13 football clubs across five continents within the CFG family.
Established in May 2013, the CFG approach ensures that every club remains authentic to its fans and community, plays entertaining football and benefits from being part of a global organisation that applies the world's best expertise on and off the pitch.
CFG pioneers and delivers a consistent underlying approach to talent development, fan experiences, sports entertainment, commercial opportunities and community impact. Over 400 partner organisations are central to the CFG model and a commitment to positively shaping the future of football. More than one billion followers worldwide support and connect with their CFG clubs.
CFG clubs include Manchester City FC, New York City FC, Melbourne City FC, Yokohama F. Marinos, Montevideo City Torque, Shenzhen Peng City FC, Mumbai City FC, Lommel SK, ESTAC, Palermo FC, Bahia, and partner club Bolívar. Starting from 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025, CFG’s shareholding in Girona FC has been put into an independent blind trust to ensure compliance with UEFA rules and regulations.
CFG is majority owned by Newton Investment and Development LLC, wholly owned by His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed, with a significant minority shareholding held by US-based global technology investment firm, Silver Lake (nearly 18%).
