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Harrogate, GB

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

Practice Manager - supporting 9 regional offices. Project Manager for MD.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

Led and managed design of modular building; defined project scope, schedules & risks. Delivered on time and in budget. Oversaw staff relocation to new site. Led on re-development and refurbishment of the Centre, working closely with Chief Executive and Trustees. Responsible for health & safety inc Covid risk assessment. Build and develop relationships with.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

Project Manager/Business Manager - contractWorked closely with the CFO on the sale of the Nostrum Group to Equiniti Group plc. (a FTSE listed FinTech company). Managed a virtual data-room which securely housed and segregated pre-sale documentation. Prepared and verified a range of legal due diligence documentation with CFO and 3rd party advisors - covering.

Harrogate, United Kingdom

• Rapidly expanding UK Tech company (Deloitte Tech Fast 500, Sunday Times Tech Track 100) offering consumer finance. Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Reporting to CFO/Director. Managed a range of strategic.
• Partnered with CFO to help assess future business options and implement strategy as needed. Managed a range of strategic projects for… Show more Rapidly expanding UK Tech company (Deloitte Tech Fast 500, Sunday Times.
• Partnered with CFO to help assess future business options and implement strategy as needed. Managed a range of strategic projects for him.
• Supported CFO in writing of legal documents such as Side Letters and NDA’s plus reviewing of contracts. Liaising with clients, suppliers and Legal, as appropriate.
• Improved inefficiencies within company by streamlining various processes around license renewals and procurement. Oversaw client and supplier audits.
• Project managed creation of virtual data room for client and supplier contracts enabling us to track contract performance more effectively and giving greater visibility to Board of executed contract.

• Oversaw operations team, supporting Sales revenue across 50 International markets, reporting against a budget of $6m. Work outsourced to 3rd party suppliers based in Asia and South America. Managed end to end project.
• Led implementation of vendor RFP process & selection of new vendors resulting in 37% reduction in costs
• Managed supplier performance and issues through monthly &… Show more Oversaw operations team, supporting Sales revenue across 50 International markets, reporting against a budget of $6m. Work outsourced to 3rd party.
• Managed supplier performance and issues through monthly & quarterly reviews. Tracked performance against a range of kpi’s and amended to reflect business needs. Developed SOW’s and re-negotiated supplier contracts
• Budget management, forecasting of new projects & service models and budget sign-off. Drove continuous improvement & cost efficiency programmes through the PMO (drove $373k savings in 6 months)
• Project management of large scale projects/programmes including development & launch of web-based workflow (order management) tool across 80+ staff, resulting in ability to accurately measure business results and.

• Responsible for implementation of full life cycle project management of tools & platforms across Europe. I originally worked on a consulting basis at MSN and was offered a permanent role.Key Achievements:
• Led and deployed the end to end rollout of MSN’s web-based advertising system in Europe and international markets. Managed a v-team of 7 people to successfully deliver the system, to actively manage & mitigate risk and.
• Led and deployed the end to end rollout of MSN’s web-based advertising system in Europe and international markets. Managed a v-team of 7 people to successfully deliver the system, to actively manage & mitigate risk and.
• Extensive experience of working effectively across global markets and teams (Sales, Editorial, Credit & Collections, Legal, Dev & Technical, Marketing, Finance)
• Managed project to de-centralise MSN’s advertising operations from a US-based FTE model to outsourced vendor model. Assessed staffing model in 20+ markets and rolled out. Mapped workflows and tasks to be supported.

Responsible for the development and launch of a range of e-commerce sites enabling customers to store, view and purchase content across their organisation, manage their users and budgets online.

Responsible for all Reuters Business Briefing products: RBB Web, RBB Select (delivered customised information to Lotus Notes and corporate intranets) and RBB Windows. My contract with Reuters was extended 8 times.

Responsible for development, launch and marketing of a news database (World Reporter) within Europe. World Reporter was developed between Knight-Ridder, The Financial Times Information and Dow Jones Interactive Publishing.