Director of Business and Technology Consulting
Director of Business and Technology Consulting
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Job Description
The Role
We are recruiting for an exciting UK Executive Team opportunity to provide strategic direction for Talans Business and Technology Consulting (BTC) department. The department is a new structure within Talan UK and is focussed on helping organisations transform for the future good of people and the environment. With clients in Energy Government Retail and Financial Services delivering group capabilities to our mid-market client base.
Talan has the aspiration to not only continuously improve the complex services we deliver but also to be exceptional. We aspire to be strategic partners with our clients supporting them with the provision of services that meet their objectives. In turn we ensure that value for our clients is commercially optimal so we can continue to invest in solutions that differentiate us from competitors and manage exceptional people who deliver for our clients.
The role holder will have ultimate accountability for the direction of a wide and complex range of services to deliver against the companys strategy. Working with Executive and Group leaders this role is high profile both within the company and in the industries and clients where we operate.
KEY COMPONENTS
- Integrating the new team to deliver end-to-end solutions for our clients on their technology journey
- Delivering commercially optimal outcomes and substantially growing them through the provision of high-value services
- Inspirational leadership and management of people to motivate and change behaviours to align with the Companys vision and direction
- Acquiring and building new capabilities to further Talans UK service delivery
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Contribute to the strategic vision and commercial development and growth of the Company
- Work as part of the Executive Team to deliver the Companys targets outlined in the strategic plan
- Strategic management and development of client services in line with the Companys business strategy
- Lead on the strategic vision to provide clients with exceptional service
- Ensure services adapt to changing client demands e.g. Gen AI
- Build deep meaningful executive relationships at senior levels within our largest clients
- Create the environment through our services to deliver excellence and grow existing client business through a proactive understanding of those client requirements and realising upselling opportunities
- Prioritise initiatives and ensure that resource management and budgetary control for the delivery of all our key contracts is optimal
- Engender a high-performance culture in our teams
- Build extensive networks to communicate Talans interests and represents the Company at external fora and events.
Qualifications :
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
- High value services to our clients with contract growth and peer to peer client relationships
- Demonstrated leadership and service excellence
- Career destination of choice for our current and future employees
- Fun and stimulating working environment for everyone
- Diversity in our people and working practices
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- Strong understanding and/or experience of enterprise technology solutions or providing data services to major organisations
- Extensive knowledge of selling and delivering technology solutions to enterprise clients ensuring services are delivered to efficiently meet or exceed financial and quality targets
- Ability to grasp new concepts quickly and translate these into actions with appropriate communication skills to present concepts and ideas to a wide range of audiences
- Some operational experience with a background in enterprise technology/data
- Public sector and major private sector experience
SKILLS
- Commercially astute with sound commercial acumen and financial management skills
- Ability to recognise commercial business opportunities
- Strategic thinker and excellent leadership skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and gravitas with personable credible and engaging character
- Excellent verbal skills capable of communicating views in a manner that is sensitive to political and commercial interests
Upon employment employees should also have a sound awareness of the Companys Information Quality Environmental and Energy Management Systems.
Additional Information :
WHAT WE OFFER
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Profit-related Bonus (discretionary)
Reward and recognition schemes
Flexible working
Private Bupa healthcare
Life Assurance (up to 4 times annual salary)
Matched pension contributions
Season Ticket Loan
Cycle to work scheme
Buy and Sell annual leave
Reimbursement of eye test and up to 50 towards glasses or contacts
Corporate gym rates
Employee Assistance Programme
Summer and Christmas parties along with monthly @Social77
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
