Director of Performance Improvement at Ankura Consulting driving strategy execution and enhancing client performance. Leading complex analyses and team management in a fast - paced environment.
About the role
- Director of Strategic Programmes at Specsavers leading complex technology transformation initiatives. Collaborating closely with business teams to achieve strategic objectives.
Responsibilities
- Establishes, shapes, and leads on the execution of the technology delivery of the largest and most complex strategic change programmes (budgets > £10m, resources > 100, multiple 3rd parties).
- Accountable to the Programme Sponsor for successful technology delivery, typically a regional or global executive board member.
- Direct line management of technology Heads of Delivery, Programme Managers, and Portfolio Delivery Managers, with matrix management of other technology functions.
- Manage, motivate, and support programme teams to achieve required outcomes, ensuring clarity on accountabilities, roles and responsibilities.
- Working closely with the business change management teams to ensure the impacts on business functions are considered and understood.
Requirements
- Over 15 years of experience, leading programmes that included the following:
- High levels of management complexity: senior stakeholders spanning multiple business Divisions/Countries/Functions.
- High levels of technology complexity, including significant replacement of and/or integration to legacy technology.
- Building of new digital platforms, transforming the technology estate and delivering large scale business change.
- Required significant shaping activity and stakeholder engagement to agree the required outcomes, scope, and programme structure.
- Programme Sponsors that were board members.
- Management of stakeholders who may not have been aligned to the programme objectives/outcomes during the early stages of the programme.
- Budgets of over £10m, teams of > 100 people spanning multiple Divisions/Functions and management of multiple 3rd parties including large engineering teams.
- Multi-year deliveries that with phased delivery to achieve business value early.
- Significant impact on the organisation that requires highly effective communication, training, and operational readiness activities.
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
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