Tim Bradford

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In my career thus far, I have had the privilege of working in diverse, global, roles, collaborating with customer-centric organizations and meeting inspiring individuals along the way. This has endowed me with both executive-level and hands-on experience in negotiating and simplifying complex business goals into manageable and measurable outcome focused programs. My background has also enabled me to adopt a holistic, strategic approach to challenges and devise innovative and pragmatic solutions to drive change initiatives towards the delivery of timely key results.My professional passion lies in remaining receptive to fresh ideas and experiences, and in optimizing the way an organisations delivers value to it’s customers. I recognize that this is not always an easy feat, but I firmly believe that we often overcomplicate things and make the journey harder than it needs to be. Over-promising and under-delivering is a common pitfall, which is why I am not afraid to make tough decisions at crucial junctures in a program, even if it means being the bearer of bad news.In summary, my approach to work can be encapsulated by the following principles:• Building strong relationships is essential to success • Staying open to new ideas and experiences is key to continuous learning and growth• Knowing your strengths and limitations, as well as those of your team members, is crucial in leveraging collective talents and calling in experts when needed• Success is a team effort, so being generous to colleagues and stakeholders and creating a conducive environment that fosters creativity and hard work is crucial• Effective leadership involves aligning values, goals, strengths, and communication• Being self-aware and learning from mistakes is vital, and it's okay to start as a beginner again• Keeping things simple and focus on the outcomes. This does not necessarily make them easy to deliver, but it does make it easier!

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  • Redrock Consulting
    Transformation Consultant
    Redrock Consulting Jun 2023 - Mar 2024
    United Kingdom
    Working as an Associate as part of RedRock's Managed Professional Service for the business transformation in a residential letting SME
  • National Grid
    Vp -Delivery And Programme Office -Group Functions
    National Grid May 2021 - Apr 2023
    United Kingdom
    National Grid’s vision is to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable future. Outcomes achieved that supported this were:• Established a Program Management Centre of Capability from scratch. Successfully built the capability to deploy resources into major UK and US programs, resulting in increased efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction• Internal consultancy on start up of $1bn, multi year US program. Created a clear focus on product based delivery to enable a clear path to the earliest possible realisation of value• Led the production of a summary of the level of digital adoption across the US and UK to enable the group board to understand progress and drive further engagement across the organisation• Led the Group Function team on the preparation and initial presentation of a US Rate Case submission to secure investment across FY24-FY29• Shifted focus to delivering tangible results through flexible and efficient methods• Owned the shift in focus to outcome focused and agile delivery of value, driving a clear emphasis on demonstrating actual value delivered over outputs.
  • Dyson
    Interim Global Head Of Programme Management
    Dyson May 2019 - May 2021
    Malmesbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
    Dyson Global IT undertook a significant organisation transformation in August 2018. The initial priorities on returning to Dyson were;• Initially lead and then consulted on a outsourcing activity resulting in a £nnM saving p.a. Reviewed and then reconstructed the business case and drove the legal review process up to contract signature• Reviewed the structure of the Project and Programme Management (PPM) Practice (70+ Programme and Project managers) and reassigned key resources to ensure sufficient focus and skill set on strategic programmes• Initiated a recruitment campaign to bring in additional resource to not only meet demand but also balance the contractor/FTE ratio• Initiated and then led the development of a continuous improvement phase to build on the changes delivered through the transformation the previous year. Objective is to ensure that the PPM community drives significant improvements in delivery both within the practice and across Global IT• Provided consultancy on strategic and tactical programmes across Enterprise, Digital & Retail, Engineering Operations & Supply Chain and Automotive
  • N/A
    Scheduled Sabbatical
    N/A Dec 2018 - Apr 2019
    Australia, New Zealand & Sea
    After an amazing 13 months at Dyson took a long-scheduled sabbatical to visit family in Australia and then travel through New Zealand and SEA for a few months. I returned to the UK in April 2019.
  • Dyson
    Interim Head Of Programme Management
    Dyson Oct 2017 - Dec 2018
    United Kingdom
    Initially joined as the Interim Head of Programme Management to cover the notice period of the incoming FTE. Accountable for the Programme and Project Management and PMO teams that were delivering across a broad range of portfolios and programmes during a period of intense transformational activity. Latterly acted as the Programme Director, consulting across a number programmes that required both senior stakeholder management to C level and also the ability to structure and drive the delivery organisation.Dyson is a fantastic organisation with a number of ambitious transformation programmes designed to continue to deliver growth globally across both the existing and future market sectors. I consider myself fortunate to have been able to play a role in the delivery of elements of this.
  • Brighthouse
    Interim Head Of It Transformation
    Brighthouse Feb 2016 - Oct 2017
    As Head of IT Transformation I was accountable for a number of IT initiatives that were designed to provide a modern platform upon which sustainable business growth could be delivered in accordance with emerging regulations and requirements from the FCA. This included:- Establishing a programme to implement a new middleware solution- Taking over a programme that was initially re-platforming the eCommerce infrastructure and then introduced transactional capabilityBrightHouse operates a relatively complex business model combining stringent regulations from the FCA and the constant challenges of a retail organisation. The experience I gained was invaluable.
  • Asos.Com
    Head Of It Programmes
    Asos.Com Oct 2013 - Jan 2016
    London, United Kingdom
    Initially bought in to be responsible for the Buying and Merchandising, Logistics and Delivery Solutions systems landscape. • Providing senior level experience of large scale change across a broad business portfolio.• Establishing a change of approach for a strategically important project that has encountered several significant delays and budget variances. • Working as a part of the IS senior management team on an initiative to scope out the target systems landscape required to support the both the asos immediate priorities and also the future business growth targets• Identifying working practice and process changes required to improve IT delivery capability
  • Argos.Cn (Shanghai Hh Retail)
    Is And It Director (International Assignment)
    Argos.Cn (Shanghai Hh Retail) Mar 2012 - Jun 2013
    Shanghai
    Spearheaded the creation of an IS and IT department that delivered all of the systems infrastructure and software development required to launch the Argos.cn business in China. Led a department of 30 and was accountable for a budget of 50 Million RMB.• Formulated an IT and IS strategy to maximize existing opportunities and support future growth.• As a member of the Exec, provided thought leadership to enable the alignment of IT and business strategies.• Reporting into the CEO, had overall responsibility for the implementation of the IT infrastructure and IS systems required to set up and run the business. Was launched on time and to budget.• Established a culture in the IT and IS function that empowered the team to strive to support the organisational goals.• Drove the development and launch of a complete set of front and back end multi-channel and business systems in approximately 9 months.• Established the budget control, planning, software development and control processes required for the function to operate.
  • Home Retail Group Plc
    Is Pci Dss Programme Manager
    Home Retail Group Plc Oct 2009 - Mar 2012
    Responsible for the IS programme management of the PCI DSS Compliance programme within Home Retail Group (Argos and Homebase),. Representing Home Retail Group on the UK Merchant Forum
  • Home Retail Group
    Is Programme Manager
    Home Retail Group 2000 - Sep 2009
    Involved MP/DP, Yantra 4, Sterling Supply Chain Applications (v7.n), plus a multitude of bespoke application used across the Contact Centre and Stores sales channels and distribution centres.
  • Bmw Group
    It Project/Programme Manager
    Bmw Group 1996 - 2000

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