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United Kingdom

Consultancy & Delivery Assurance Duties:Assisting in the running of both the Newcastle and Leeds offices, including deputised activities by the Head of Consultancy. As well as general ad-hoc duties, a primary focus being part of the supply & demand process; overseeing the portfolio and staffing of project/opportunities across Newcastle and Leeds. This oversight/staffing takes in delivery assurance, career development and duty of care. Also undertaking wider delivery assurance responsibilities, deputising for Head of Assurance at times and review of opportunities/risk/contracts/statements of work.Pre-Sales/Sales Activities:Leading on, and contributing to, all elements of the sales process; from pre-sales activities (first contacts, meet/greet, shaping, proposals), to negotiations and contracting, and finally mobilisation. Includes the authoring of proposals, review, contracts/statements of work, commercials, and teaming. Delivery/Account Ownership:Leading large-scale projects with a focus on achieving client outcomes, developing senior client relationships (at C-suite level) and demonstrating personal value through effective delivery leadership. Primary responsibilities include defining project delivery road maps, hands-on management of complex projects with multiple work streams, shaping solutions within a pre-sales context, and building strong partnerships with clients. Including extensive experience of delivering complex digital transformations across private and public sector (including Central Government)

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Technical Project Manager responsible for the full life cycle delivery of projects to clients, managing both the delivery team and client relationship. Hands-on delivery role; working with Scott Logic software developers every day and close to the detail of the software development process. Managing teams often distributed across sites.

Rainton Bridge, County Durham

The Test Factory is dedicated to delivering innovative online assessment solutions that add value to business goals. We provide bespoke online assessments and certification solutions to a host of blue-chip clients such as Microsoft, Vodafone, HSBC and the BBC, allowing them to make informed decisions based on accurate business intelligence.As Project Director I was ultimately responsible for the successful delivery of all projects, managing the strategic aspects of large engagements and overseeing the PMO senior managers and managers working on client engagements. I provided leadership to the business and develop, implement, and maintain sound business/project practices. I was responsible for the consolidation and analysis of profitability, revenue, margins and utilisation and ensure the business meet or exceeds budgeted financial objectives, including revenue and margin.

Middlesbrough

ClickSquared is a global provider of cross-channel marketing software and services – uniquely delivered in the cloud. With innovative offerings ranging from self-service campaign management and email to fully managed customer engagement and loyalty programs, ClickSquared’s pioneering Cross-Channel Marketing HubSM allows organizations of all sizes to orchestrate and deliver relevant, personalized customer communications across email, direct mail, social, survey, mobile and web channels.

TH_NK is one of the UK’s leading full-service digital agencies. We help some of the world’s biggest businesses to navigate digital opportunities including communications strategy and new product development. We deliver everything from cutting-edge transmedia experiences, to insights into your purchase lifecycle, design and build. Our clients include Warner Brothers, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, RIM, Formica and Pottermore

Responsible for managing projects and leading project teams across a number of strategic Web and IT projects and incremental system changes. Working cross-divisionally to support the Web based and IT needs of the business while liaising with areas such as marketing and commercial development to fully understand web project requirements and prioritisation needs of the business.

Responsible for the delivery of vendor supplied and ‘in-house’ applications/solutions. This included consulting with internal clients to identify needs for IT solutions, development of .NET enterprise scale intranet based solutions (full software lifecycle; business analysis, planning, development, testing and post implementation support), providing guidance and coaching on development technologies and managing developers/contractors/vendors/suppliers.