Head of Project Management - Cloud and Spend Management

Head of Project Management - Cloud and Spend Management Birmingham, England

Advanced
Full Time Birmingham, England 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

Role Introduction

If you are somebody that embraces diversity, acts with pace and is fearless in doing the right thing, then you already possess the values that underpin the Advanced culture. Maybe the Head of Project Management, which is an exciting and senior role, focused on delivering customer success within our growing Cloud and Spend Management Services division, is the role for you?


With a wide remit, opportunity and autonomy to drive growth and shape the project management practice, we are looking for somebody that enjoys the responsibility for revenue and margin performance, optimising throughput, and most importantly motivating, leading and coaching a team of project managers to delight customers, through the delivery of successful projects.


This instrumental role, reporting directly to the Services Director for Project Management, requires a strong operational background to manage multiple disparate activities, a passion for customer service and a demonstrable experience of delivering strategic change whilst effectively delivering Business As Usual activities. If you are someone who likes to make a difference, lead from the front and would thrive in taking the ERP project management practice to the next level, then why not give us a call?

What You Will Do

  • Operational Excellence in Service Delivery
  • Champion of the end user experience
  • Owner of customer projects, contracts, efficiency and performance
  • Accountable for evolving project management in accordance with the Advanced Project Management Maturity Model.
  • Achieves KPIs on revenue, chargeable utilisation, time and quality
  • Leadership of a continuous service improvement programme
  • Mentoring and coaching Project Managers to support business growth and succession
  • Motivation of all team members to surpass individual and team goals
  • Devise, present and promote retention strategies and ensure a pool of talent available

What You Will Have

  • Extensive prior experience in Project and Programme Management roles, having delivered a portfolio of successful customer projects.
  • Broad range of leadership and management skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, active listening, and exceptional communication, written, presenting and verbal skills.
  • Resulted orientated, with solid analytical, empathic, and decision-making skills.
  • Excellence in leading and navigating multifaceted, complex, and challenging engagements
  • Excellence in relationship building and influencing key and senior stakeholders, both internally and externally.
  • Significant commercial experience, operational exposure, and robust financial management skills

What We Do For You

Wellbeing focussed – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral
  • Generous Annual Leave – 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
  • Summer Fridays – Every Friday afternoon off throughout July and August 2022 (or equivalent time in the week)
  • Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
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
  • Life insurance - 4x times salary to help give you and your loved ones peace of mind
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
  • 65% Internal Mobility – Committed to the development & growth of our people with 65% of our experienced roles filled by our own people
  • Profit Share – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success
Recognition – Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do
  • Top Achievers Club – Our yearly VIP trip includes flights, transfers and accommodation to recognise excellence in our employees – read about what it’s like!
  • Tiered Recognition Bonus – There are many ways you can make an impact in the business, which are rewarded with one-off financial rewards like Spot Bonuses, Values Awards, Hero Awards
  • Clear Review – 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

Who We Are

We are one the UK’s largest tech companies, and our products sit at the heart of some of the country's best-known businesses. We’ve grown phenomenally quickly with a £275m turnover and 2,800 employees supporting over 25,000 customers. We hire for potential. We want to make sure we have the best people for the job and provide genuinely equal opportunities for our people to thrive. Our recruitment process is designed with inclusion and equity at its core.
Find out more about the next steps once you’ve applied here - careers.oneadvanced.com/how-we-hire

Head of Project Management - Cloud and Spend Management
Advanced

https://www.oneadvanced.com/
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Gordon Wilson
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Enterprise Software & Network Solutions
2010
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