Programme Delivery Director
Aker Systems
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United Kingdom
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About the role
- Align programme delivery with the organization's long-term mission and strategic goals
- Provide leadership to assigned customer/accounts to ensure successful delivery of projects by prepare, plan and review projects in detail to ensure they are delivered on time, to scope and on budget
- Provide guidance to customers on implementation strategies and maintain a collaborative working relationship with customers
- Provide solutions to complex business problems where the analysis of situations requires an in-depth knowledge of organisational objectives
- Support Delivery Leads with the management of project team members
- Advise Solution Architects on design decisions
- Make decisions on approaches and define objectives for critical assignments
- Report on project status to all relevant stakeholders in a timely manner
- Collaborate with the Sales team to spot opportunities on customer accounts, prepare proposals, present solutions, develop statements of work and support any other sales activities
- Manage teams of managers and architects within project verticals including performance management, mentoring, engagement and team building
- Provide constructive and real-time feedback through goal setting, regular 1:1s, personal development conversations and annual appraisals
- Encourage team camaraderie and collaboration. Resolve any conflicts within the team promptly and effectively thus ensuring a positive and productive working environment
- Successfully onboard and train new hires, complete probation milestones and processes, create robust inductions and provide career development support and guidance
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years’ experience delivering large-scale, complex projects and programmes at a management level and above required
- Project management experience with at least two full life cycles of AWS/Azure implementation required
- Previous experience leading large teams including management of people managers and extremely senior level subject matter experts
- Thorough understanding of project life cycle management and proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget
- Strong commercial ownership, including experience with vendor management, RFPs, and defining pricing/billing structures
- Proven ability to provide innovative solutions to complex customer issues
- Proven ability to build, manage and motivate teams in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Proven experience in working in complex environments including resource management and contract management skills
- Working knowledge of contractual obligations and associated constraints
Benefits
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- company paid medical insurance
- life assurance
- pension scheme
- annual training allowance
- wellbeing allowance
- virtual GP
- Employee Assistance plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementAWS implementationAzure implementationproject life cycle managementvendor managementRFPspricing structuresbilling structuresresource managementcontract management
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingteam buildingmentoringcommunicationconflict resolutionfeedbackgoal settingengagement