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Remote

United Kingdom

Responsible for leading a global team, governing how Finastra Product teams define their software roadmaps and delivery plans, whilst providing insight and analytics on their delivery performance. - Built a strong and stable team in an uncertain environment, providing clarity of vision, leadership, and accountability for delivering of agreed goals. - The work of the team contributes to (1) ~$140m of capitalizable spend over a financial year (2) successful internal / external… Show more Responsible for leading a global team, governing how Finastra Product teams define their software roadmaps and delivery plans, whilst providing insight and analytics on their delivery performance. - Built a strong and stable team in an uncertain environment, providing clarity of vision, leadership, and accountability for delivering of agreed goals. - The work of the team contributes to (1) ~$140m of capitalizable spend over a financial year (2) successful internal / external audits, and (3) provision of data driven insight to the Product teams improving their performance. - I structured the team into the following groups, each with clear plans and deliverables: (1) Ownership of Finastra’s Product Planning application (Aha!). I was responsible for ensuring end users knew how to use the system, that it’s capabilities were fully utilised, and we were able to report actionable insight from the application. (2) Ownership of Delivery Assurance processes and the team that partnered with the Product teams to define their releases and plans to deliver against those releases.(3) Ownership of a central operations team that set up / closed time sheets in Finastra’s time reporting application (Kimble). This team would support the end user base of approximately 4,000 people. Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

A new role, created for a relatively immature GBS organisation, which was responsible for a portfolio of change that was forecast to deliver ~$150m of value through 2019. This global role spanned four different service towers & worked directly with the GBS leadership team. During this role delivered:• Implemented processes, reporting & governance to manage the end to end portfolio, covering opportunity identification & assessment, business case approval, project initiation & delivery… Show more A new role, created for a relatively immature GBS organisation, which was responsible for a portfolio of change that was forecast to deliver ~$150m of value through 2019. This global role spanned four different service towers & worked directly with the GBS leadership team. During this role delivered:• Implemented processes, reporting & governance to manage the end to end portfolio, covering opportunity identification & assessment, business case approval, project initiation & delivery. • Delivered change management activities to embed these new ways of working, including facilitation of Leadership Team and Team workshops to bring together 4 disparate teams.• Created and sat on a Business Development Board to assess investment opportunities to approve either seed funding for further opportunity due diligence, or to approve project initiation.• Provision of oversight and consultative support in all aspects for the portfolio lifecycle, including value delivery definition, tracking and reporting. Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

A role transforming global marketing operations by creating global marketing content for brands, which is then shared and reused by AstraZeneca countries. The programme delivered $50m of savings during 2018/19. • Operating at full capacity, the service was consumed on a monthly basis by over 60 different countries, downloading approximately 1,200 marketing assets for reuse, eliminating their need to work with expensive local agencies to create marketing content and assets. • Set up… Show more A role transforming global marketing operations by creating global marketing content for brands, which is then shared and reused by AstraZeneca countries. The programme delivered $50m of savings during 2018/19. • Operating at full capacity, the service was consumed on a monthly basis by over 60 different countries, downloading approximately 1,200 marketing assets for reuse, eliminating their need to work with expensive local agencies to create marketing content and assets. • Set up a new content production service with an outsourcing partner, delivering on average 350 marketing assets across the global on a monthly basis.• Defined a programme charter, structure, plan and reporting to deliver a successful programme; ensuing the team had a common understanding of what was to be delivered and by when. Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

A role created to programme manage a new enterprise wide initiative to bring digital to the heart of AstraZeneca. The scope spanned R&D, early medicine development, three different Therapeutic Areas, Commercial, IT, and data / analytics. • Designed and implemented a refreshed Global Digital Organisation, defining vision, remit, and objectives. • Developed the first individual Therapeutic Area digital business plans, engaging with senior leaders to develop plans, seeking review and… Show more A role created to programme manage a new enterprise wide initiative to bring digital to the heart of AstraZeneca. The scope spanned R&D, early medicine development, three different Therapeutic Areas, Commercial, IT, and data / analytics. • Designed and implemented a refreshed Global Digital Organisation, defining vision, remit, and objectives. • Developed the first individual Therapeutic Area digital business plans, engaging with senior leaders to develop plans, seeking review and sign off.• Simplified digital initiatives across the organisation, including the set-up of a digital governance steering committee, agreeing and implementing digital metrics, and the insourcing of digital activities. Show less

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, United Kingdom

A member of the leadership team, the role was to deliver a vision, strategy, & roadmap for a newly formed, global organisation of approximately 200 people. Responsible for understanding AZ commercial business needs, how commercial operations could better support those needs, and how those services could be scaled. • Drafted, reviewed and obtained approval with the leadership team of a vision and business strategy for the organisation. Engaged all levels of the organisation, socialising… Show more A member of the leadership team, the role was to deliver a vision, strategy, & roadmap for a newly formed, global organisation of approximately 200 people. Responsible for understanding AZ commercial business needs, how commercial operations could better support those needs, and how those services could be scaled. • Drafted, reviewed and obtained approval with the leadership team of a vision and business strategy for the organisation. Engaged all levels of the organisation, socialising the vision and roadmap, whilst also building an understanding of where the organisation was headed. • Developed, implemented and reported organisational scorecards which were agreed by the leadership team and cascaded to the organisation so individual objectives could be set. • Defined, implemented and oversaw a communications strategy and plan to develop a “one team” ethos, ensuring people understood the organisation’s vision and remit, whilst driving organisational understanding of the services that were delivered across multiple geographies and teams.• Defined, implemented and led a new business review process; ensuring that all elements of change in the organisation were understood, reviewed and either approved or rejected. Show less

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, United Kingdom

I was recruited by AstraZeneca, from Accenture, so that the organisation could benefit from my experience in the outsourcing industry. My role was to lead the procurement of global outsourcing services for AstraZeneca’s corporate functions (Finance, HR, Legal). • Accountable for partnering with business functions to drive outsourcing excellence, maximising business value and minimising sourcing and delivery risk. I partnered with the business to develop strategic plans for outsourcing… Show more I was recruited by AstraZeneca, from Accenture, so that the organisation could benefit from my experience in the outsourcing industry. My role was to lead the procurement of global outsourcing services for AstraZeneca’s corporate functions (Finance, HR, Legal). • Accountable for partnering with business functions to drive outsourcing excellence, maximising business value and minimising sourcing and delivery risk. I partnered with the business to develop strategic plans for outsourcing and to assess whether they should “make or buy” those services. • Commercial lead for a $80m+, 5-year outsourcing deal for Compensation and Benefits services, leading all commercial aspects from business requirements. RFP documentation, down selection, negotiation and contracting. New outsourced delivery model continues to support AstraZeneca’s HR function. • Commercial support for a $50m+, 7-year outsourcing deal for Statutory Accounts and Tax Reporting. Global in scope, I supported the business throughout the lifecycle of the deal, ensuring that the project mitigated critical outsourcing risk effectively. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Accenture is one of the world’s leading management consulting and technology services companies, employing over 200,000 people (c. 2010), with a revenue of $23.1bn (c. 2010). My roles included: • Risk Management and Quality Manager – design, set up & delivery of internal risk management processes.• Carillion – led the planning and estimating for transitioning HR and Finance services from Carillion to Accenture. Was the lead person setting up the unit operations during the… Show more Accenture is one of the world’s leading management consulting and technology services companies, employing over 200,000 people (c. 2010), with a revenue of $23.1bn (c. 2010). My roles included: • Risk Management and Quality Manager – design, set up & delivery of internal risk management processes.• Carillion – led the planning and estimating for transitioning HR and Finance services from Carillion to Accenture. Was the lead person setting up the unit operations during the transition. • Outsourcing Transition “Express” Manager – led the planning and estimating for service transition for outsourcing services on multiple prospective deals.• Deutsche Bank – vendor on boarding Lead in new Accounts Payable outsourcing model.• Sainsburys – Project Management Office for an Application Outsourcing contract. Show less