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Job Opportunity: Assistant Director of Transformation DCS Technology is proud to partner with an innovator in the community and housing industry, together we are searching for a leader experienced in leading and managing business transformation. Role overview: You'll have a critical role in driving the transformation agenda across the organisation. This is a unique opportunity to manage large-scale projects and programs that support our strategic objectives. You'll lead the Transformation function to deliver impactful results and ensure seamless integration across all business units. What you'll be doing: Leadership - Provide strategic thought leadership, expertise, and guidance in areas like business change, service design, project management, and delivery.
- Foster strong relationships, ensuring the Transformation function is well integrated across Golding.
- Oversee relationships with external suppliers, ensuring high-quality transformation and delivery.
- Engage in continuous professional development, staying up-to-date on best practices and industry trends.
- Actively participate in the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to company-wide strategy and reporting on Transformation performance metrics.
Transformation - Drive the successful execution of transformation projects, ensuring they are delivered within scope, on time, and on budget.
- Implement and manage governance processes and frameworks to support prioritisation, status reporting, and benefits realisation for the Executive Team.
- Oversee the Transformation budget, including forecasting and financial reporting.
- Champion the Transformation agenda, partnering closely with internal teams to align on vision, understand business needs, and translate them into actionable capabilities.
- Work closely with the AD of IT and Data to ensure cohesive vision and objectives across departments.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to:
- Assess the organisation's capacity for change and ensure effective project adoption.
- Strategically influence and negotiate resource planning for optimal support of both projects and ongoing operations.
- Define and standardise project management methodologies to ensure consistency with third-party and external service providers.
- Communicate confidently and effectively at all levels of the organisation.
- Establish and support team members with performance management and professional development.
Business Change - Lead and support the wider organisation in project delivery, business analysis, and process mapping.
- Develop and embed a business change framework, ensuring best practices and alignment across Golding.
What you'll bring: - Proven experience in managing a transformation function, this can include a Project Management office (PMO).
- Extensive experience as senior leader, taking on defining scopes, costs, projects benefits to the business, people management, and overseeing teams during the implementation period.
- Demonstrable experience implementing and portfolio management systems.
- Skills in applying best practice and delivering programmes, projects and organisation transformations.
What can you expect? Salary: Up to 100,000 per annum - negotiable Location: Maidstone, Kent Working model: Hybrid (1/2 days in office) Employment: Full-time, permanent Please note this role requires full UK right to work - no sponsorship is offered! All applicants must be based in the UK to be considered!
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