Stephen Taylor Email & Phone Number

Stockport District, Gb

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester, United Kingdom

Overall responsibility for the development of all software across the group of companies ensuring market opportunities are identified and exploited, maintaining and growing profitability.- Taking existing software products and redeveloping them to capitalise on modern technologies, enhancing user experience and drastically improving development efficiencies.- Integrating 3rd party applications into the Invosys portfolio following acquisitions; ensuring brand, UX, workflows are maintained and enhanced where possible.- Identify market opportunities and new sales channels to accelerate revenues.- Develop go to market plans for new products aligning all resources to ensure successful launch.- Responsible for budget planning, building financial forecasts and reporting on business performance and managing key stakeholder expectations.- Manage the business planning process to set the mid & long-term strategy and ensure the plans are communicated effectively to the senior leadership team for sign off.- Coordinate all marketing activities, including trade shows, websites, editorials, white papers and thought leadership, ensuring the sales team are supported by effective campaigns.

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Accountability for the commercial success of the UKI practice suite of products including the development of short-term campaign, product development and long-term strategic direction- Fully accountable for delivery of a multi-million pound revenue category for the Accountants’ segment including a range of compliance practice solutions across the UK and Ireland.- Launched Sage’s first cloud-based compliance product which received a special commendation as “Practice Product of the Year” at the British Accountancy Awards 2015.- Day to day development and leadership of a team of Product Managers responsible for the effective development, delivery and commercial success of all Sage practice solutions.- Actively drive an increase in profitability and active customers by devising relevant and timely campaign activity; working closely with Marketing and Sales to ensure a successful outcome.- Detailed involvement in the business planning process to set the mid & long term strategy and ensure the plans are communicated effectively to the senior leadership team for sign off.- Demonstrated a strong influence on the development team to change behaviours to be aligned with the product strategy, encouraging a more collaborative way of working.- Represent NPS strategy for Accountants and drive initiatives to continuously improve score.- Coach team members on New Product Development process including critical evaluation of financial models, requirement gathering, business impacts, and effective communication.

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Management of the Accounts Production category to ensure market share growth, profitability, technical compliance and exceptional customer experience- Actively involved and responsible for shaping the short and long term strategy for the Accounts Production portfolio to achieve key business objectives.- Designed the first online compliance product for the accountancy market using intricate research methods, market insight, investment case production and NPD best practices.- Integral in building relationships and breaking down boundaries between functions ensuring efficient and accurate working methods between all departments.- Responsible for budget planning, building financial forecasts and reporting on business performance and managing key stakeholder expectations.- Long-term category planning and communication of vision to all levels of the business.- Gain understanding of customer practice workflows, industry drivers and insight into the latest innovative to maximise long term success of both Sage and its customers.- Develop and communicate clear and prioritised got to market plans for product portfolio.

Manchester, United Kingdom

- Development of strategic business projects and propositions, with accountability for profitable revenue generation and customer satisfaction- Manage and motivate a team of Product Managers to deliver a portfolio of quality wholesale products aligned to the strategic objectives of TalkTalk Group.- Production and cascade of product roadmap, ensuring effective stakeholder management.- Stakeholder negotiation of business priorities and reflect these in the product roadmap.- Critical analysis of product portfolio, ensuring profitability is being maintained and initiating retirement programmes or enhancement projects where necessary.- Directed a team of Engineers and Project Managers to develop a service management portal to the specific requirements of internal and external customers. Responsibility for ensuring internal and external acceptance including migration programme from first generation system to new.- Coach team members on New Product Development process including critical evaluation of financial models, requirement gathering, business impacts, and effective communication.- Competently deliver technical presentations to all levels within internal and external organisations.- Working with suppliers to ensure that 3rd party component products and services deliver to the desired cost and high quality the business demands.

Cheshire, United Kingdom

- 3 Month Contract- Management of small to large scale merchandising projects for various national retail brands- Full accountability for successful project delivery, client retention and profit & loss

London, United Kingdom

- End to end Management of business critical projects ensuring cost-efficiency and timely delivery of the business partner's requirements- Working on both internal and external projects, holding accountability for requirement agreement, finance, recruitment of technical experts, measurement, reporting, risk, training, quality and roll-out- Personally identified an opportunity to generate an additional £380k per week and delivered solution within 5 weeks- Integral member of the multi-functional team which delivered the national Wholesale Line Rental product meeting the stringent requirements of OFCOM and BT Wholesale

London, United Kingdom

- Selected by senior management to represent Marketing, Operations and Sales for BT Retail to create a "shared infrastructure" across the organisation, designed to optimise business performance- Gained insight into all resources across multiple nationwide functions to identify breakages, overlaps and centres of excellence- Presented findings and recommendations to the Board of Directors as consultant for Marketing, Operations and Sales divisions

London, United Kingdom

- Interface between Consumer Marketing and Sales channels for the implementation, in-life management and performance monitoring/reporting of all Consumer requirements- Developed working relationships with Market Intelligence departments to develop contingency marketing activities designed to maximise market share, revenue and BT Retail objectives- Worked closely with the national call centre operation to achieve sales targets by enhancing the flow of critical information and personally ensuring campaigns were fully understood by all interested parties

London, United Kingdom

- A one-year university placement on a structured management training programme designed to gain a range of commercial retail experience- Disciplines included Food Retail, Textile Retail, Finance, Human Resources

Ba (Hons), Business Studies

Activities and Societies: Attained Grad CIPDBA (Hons) in Business Studies

High School, 10 Gcse Passes Including Maths & English

GCSE