Transformation Director

The Director of Transformation at OneAdvanced is responsible for planning and executing key organisational transformation programmes. The role reports to the Chief Financial Officer.

This is a great opportunity for an innovative, technologically savvy, transformational change programme leader with deep experience in the technology space to help us to drive transformation across all aspects of our organisation to enable us to effectively power the world of our customers’ work.

Govern key transformation programmes: Ensure transformation projects and workstreams are well planned and executed. Help to identify interdependencies across projects and ensure these are well thought through and impacts are understood. Work with programme leads to ensure that status, metrics and risks are tracked and communicated through status reporting. Ensure ease of reporting through a consistent methodology and visibility across multiple programmes. Chair reviews and steering meetings to ensure key stakeholders are informed of programme status, risks, decisions and changes.

Embed change and promote adoption: Ensure each transformation initiative has a robust and well executed change management approach to lead to effective behavioural change, ways of working embedding, and programme/tool adoption. This includes, but is not limited to, stakeholder mapping, impact analysis, documenting required changes in behaviours, documenting changes in roles and responsibilities, re-engineering and embedding processes, training and communications. Work with internal OCM, L&D and Communications teams to ensure persona-based impacts are well known and communicated, and communications are strategically planned in order to ensure that people understand upcoming changes and why they are important, are enabled to be able to work differently, and are equipped with key information that is relevant to their role in a timely and streamlined way.

Continuous improvement: Complete post-project retrospectives to gather lessons learned and ensure action is taken following feedback.

Measure outcomes: Gather data and present around benchmarks, baselines, outcomes, key results related to each transformation initiative.

Escalate and resolve risks and issues: Ensure risks and issues related to transformation execution, spend, quality, timeline, resources or tools are identified, classified, documented, resolved, mitigated or escalated as appropriate.

Manage M&A integration: Ensure new acquisitions are successfully integrated, or divestitures successfully separated.

Partner: With transformation leaders, executives and key stakeholders across the business to ensure transformation is thought through and delivered end-to-end.

Leadership: Act as a visible leader in the organisation role modelling behaviours, communicating status, vision and impacts, and acting as a change agent. Proactively listen to and resolve stakeholder concerns and risks to ensure embedding and adoption of change. Presenting to key executive, senior and investor stakeholders as and when required.

· Experience working in a fast-paced environment supporting the delivery of global Transformation initiatives

· Programme Management experience, covering multiple, concurrent, high-visibility transformation programmes

· Experience implementing tools and systems

· PRINCE2, PMI or equivalent certifications preferred

· Organisational Change Management experience, PROSCI qualification or equivalent preferred

· Experience in process mapping, re-engineering and continuous improvement preferred

· Strong analytical skillset

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

· Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

· Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills

· Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

· Ability to work at pace

Wellbeing focused – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral

• Annual Leave – 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace

Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we’re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally

• Development Programmes – From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
• Performance Bonus – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important

• Pension Scheme – Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
• Income protection insurance – Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

Recognition – Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do

• Values Awards – Our quarterly employee-driven initiative to highlight and reward the people in the organisation who embody our values the most
• Performance & Talent – Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

Making a Difference – we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about

• MatchIt! – Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and Advanced will match part of the funding
• Volunteering Time – Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
• Pennies from Heaven – donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

Advanced is one UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of £330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to power the world of work and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors.

We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work, but empowers the growth, ambitions and talent of our people.

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