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Experienced SC Cleared Product, Project, Programme and Portfolio Manager.Career built within IT business change for Security, Defence, Public Sector, Telecoms and Retail in product, project, programme and portfolio management roles.Highly effective at stakeholder management, communication and inter-business relationships. Excelling in problem solving and in providing clear, concise reporting up to director level, regarding risk and benefits, as well as communicating effectively across organisations.Key competencies● Effective stakeholder management and promoting virtual team approaches ● Lead in effective Supplier Management, supplier negotiation, selection and onboarding● Excellent oral and written communication skills at all levels ● Budget control programme/project circa £7 million+, £40+ million product ownership● Experienced in managing Project, Consulting and Security based teams in delivery● Providing product forecasting, lifecycle planning, using competitive and industry insight● Project lifecycle deployment of highly secure communication environments, Software, IT Infrastructure Deployments, 7000+seat rollout projects, Managed Print, etc. ● Experience managing Government secure transition projects ● Lead on ISO audits for multiple discipline teams to 9001, 27001 and 1901 ● Experience working with regulators, providing compliance feedback and responses● Dynamic and self-reliant, working frequently for senior management and directorsKey Technical Skills● Gantt and timeline level with Microsoft Project and with Jira and Atlassian ● Previously DVA and Home Office SC cleared● APMP qualified, MSP Practitioner qualified and Prince2 Practitioner for nearly 15 years, DSDM Agile and Scrum trained● Certified Product Manager with Product Focus trained to senior level● Undertaken formal Supplier Management and Metrics external training ● Management Modules 1 & 2 (2002) Cranfield School of Management

Listed skills include Project Delivery, Prince2, Stakeholder Management, Itil, and 22 others.