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Working with high profile clients, shaping and delivering complex and transformational change. Extensive experience of leading cross-functional teams - building trusting, long term relationships.Transformation and Change Lead - Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) (July 2023 - December 2023)- Transformation and Change Lead on the development of a Target Operating Model (TOM) for Digital Integrated Corporate Services across three government departments - Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), Department for Science, Innovation and Trade (DSIT) and Department for Business and Trade (DBT).- Worked closely with CDIO and Digital Board to scope, mobilise and commence delivery of a multi-year Operating Model Transformation Programme, based on Lean Agile principles and evolutionary change patterns.- Led the delivery of multiple change streams within the programme – establishing near-term plan and approach and initiating early organisational and process changes to begin moving the Digital directorate towards the ambitious TOM target state. Business Change and Business Engagement Lead - Ministry of Justice / HM Courts and Tribunals Service (January 2021 - June 2023)- Leading the delivery of business change and business engagement activity as part of a strategic Agile Service Management Transformation programme, delivering change to over 40,000 users.- Responsible for planning and managing business engagement, marketing and communications activity within a multi-strand Agile programme, including leading end user research and engagement, benefits realisation and programme communications.- Critical point of contact for engaging across a complex network of technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring the value, benefits and progress of an ongoing and fast-paced programme are communicated, understood and delivered.

Wc2 London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Working with high profile clients, shaping and delivering complex and transformational change. Working into senior leadership teams to tackle their most critical challenges. Extensive experience of leading cross-functional teams, managing vendors and SIs - building trusting, long term client relationships.Selected client roles and achievements:- Change Lead for Global Network Security Management Programme at global logistics firm, delivering new wireless network access across over 250 global sites, including communications and training to over 14,000 end users.- Programme Manager and Transformation Lead for £300m store conversion and national rollout programme of 280+ UK DIY retail stores. - Vision Development for National HQ relocation programme. Project managing the definition of the Strategic Vision and core communications messaging for their critical multi-site relocation programme, at a cost of £50m over three years and impacting over 500 jobs. - Portfolio Programme Manager for multi-year Data Transformation Programme at FTSE100 fast moving consumer goods company. Led the shaping and mobilisation of the transformation portfolio of projects, delivering the portfolio, governance and project definition and design to set the transformation up for success and to deliver at pace.- Led the Operating Model design and development of a new operating model for a UK train operating company. Included the development of the overarching governance model and an organisational structure more capable of supporting ambitious business growth plans.

London, United Kingdom

IT programme lead with extensive experience in leading and delivering projects within challenging and complex environments. Responsibility for strategy, planning, design, delivery, resource management, supplier management, benefits realisation, stakeholder management, business engagement and change management.Selected client roles and achievements:- Project and Business Change Manager delivering significant change to over 5000 users as part of strategic Service Management Transformation programme- Programme Delivery Manager - led the mobilisation and Programme Management for major multi-year transformation of Information Management processes, technologies and ways of working within UK government. The transformation delivered change across the entire 5000 person organisation, at a cost £120-£150m over five years. Designed and fully implemented programme management control mechanisms, including fully functioning programme management office; scoped and established programme governance structure including governance, decision making and design boards.- Strategy Lead responsible for the development of NCAs 2020 IT Strategy. Worked alongside the CIO as the IT Strategy Project Manager, owning the design, management and delivery of the IT Strategy, shaping the strategic direction for IT at the NCA over five years.

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