I’ve been leading Program Management groups and Project & Program teams in the Technology sector for over 20 years and I’m exceptionally good at it. Teams that have been responsible for developing products at the heart of a consumer device revolution as well as deploying change that makes the business thrive.I’ve worked in different contexts - start-ups, scale-ups and larger groups.With different cultures, technologies, geographies, and methodologies.Here’s what I excel at:⮞ Leading groups, functions & program teams - providing direction, clarity, inspiration & support⮞ Steering programs & projects to successful outcomes to achieve business goals⮞ Building trust with leadership - understanding challenges & providing insightful updates⮞ Shaping, motivating and mentoring teams – enabling others to achieve their full potential⮞ Cultivating rapport & healthy relationships with customers, partners & suppliers⮞ Deploying ways of working that ensure reliable & efficient results – as simple as possible⮞ Guiding teams to excellent performance within a collaborative environment And that’s what I’ve done so far. Because I know every role is different, I’m quick to listen, curious to learn, and keen to evaluate the best way forward by combining my existing experience with new insights.Personally, I love the great outdoors, whether it be conquering a mountain, learning to skipper a yacht, competing in my first triathlon, skiing in the Alps, or trying to exhaust our border collie. Balance helps me perform at my best!
Technology, Information & Internet Industry
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Director Of Program ManagementTechnology, Information & Internet Industry 2023 - PresentGreater Cambridge Area
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Director Of Project Management, Digital TechnologyArm 2019 - 2022Cambridge, United KingdomBuilt a Project Management function, shaping a highly-performing & collaborative team of Program & Project Managers and building a strong track record of delivery. Leading at group level as a member of the leadership team - covering strategic, roadmap, operational & workforce planning, and guiding & inspiring teams.Played a leading role in successful delivery of key initiatives, including divestiture activities and deploying software to help the business scale & thrive. Deep hands-on support to my team in removing obstacles where most needed across multiple programs & projects. Established healthy stakeholder relationships. Collaborated broadly across engineering & business functions, interacting at all levels of the organisation.Involved in steering Arm's overall approach to project management, working with a team of senior project management leaders from across the business. -
Director Of Programs & Projects, Iot Device Software GroupArm 2017 - 2019Cambridge, United KingdomLed the group’s Agile Program Management function. Member of the group leadership team. Accountable for leading a team of Program Managers, program planning & delivery, developing effective methodologies, and regular review & reporting into the senior leadership team. Activities spanned across 3 continents. Introduced Program-level SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) and led quarterly Program Increment (PI) Planning events involving all teams. -
Program Manager, Iot Device Software GroupArm 2014 - 2017Cambridge, United KingdomEstablished & led an Agile program to build and deliver Mbed OS, a free, open-source embedded real-time operating system, designed specifically for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Involved scrum teams across 4 global locations, and developing software from requirements capture to supporting partners and developers using Mbed OS.Strong emphasis on stakeholder engagement and regular proactive communication. Involved collaboration with management, product, technical and non-technical supporting roles. -
Principal Project Manager, Media Processing GroupArm 2007 - 2014Cambridge, United KingdomExperienced Project Portfolio Manager for graphics driver and middleware software products. Collaborated across a broad set of roles. Key project point of contact to lead customers. Relationship manager for strategic partners. Line managed a team of Project Managers. Chairperson & coordinator for the group's product approval board.Technologies: Arm Mali GPUs | OpenGL ES | Open CL | Java JSR APIs | SVG-t -
Senior Project Manager, Embedded Software DivisionArm 2003 - May 2007Cambridge, United KingdomProject Manager of Arm's Java Virtual Machine software products, which shipped in millions of phones worldwide. Responsible for planning & delivery of a portfolio of projects involving engineers located across UK and India, and for coordinating support & maintenance activities. Nurtured strong & healthy working relationships with customers. -
Project Manager, Software Systems GroupArm 1999 - 2003Cambridge, United KingdomA member of Arm's first ever software team. Project Manager planning & delivering a range of small projects, working with internal teams and suppliers.Technologies: Graphics | Windows CE | Symbian OS | Video & audio codecs | 3D Graphics | Enabling software for Arm CPUs and peripherals -
Software EngineerMicrologic Solutions Limited 1996 - 1999Cambridge, United KingdomSoftware engineer working at a small Cambridge-based consultancy. Developing software for telecommunications systems, digital protocols and real-time instrumentation applications.Programming experience: Windows application development | C and C++ | Visual C++ | Visual Basic | Java -
Software EngineerNewcastle University 1994 - 1996A government-funded scheme, bringing collaboration between universities & businesses. Worked with a small company supplying machine vision solutions. Developed software for an image processing system used to assess quality on manufacturing production lines.
Richard Henson Education Details
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Engineering
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Richard Henson attended Durham University.
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