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Role Overview
This newly created strategic role will be responsible for the leadership and delivery of all Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) Products within the Under Water Systems (UWS) UK Domain. This role will be responsible for setting the strategy on how ASW delivers contracts to all customers and create opportunities to change our ways of working and grow our ASW contracts across the portfolio.
Key Objectives
* Increase UK customer intimacy, creating a Strategic Customer Management Engagement Plan.
* Long range (outside MYB) UK UWS ASW Plans with core, target and stretch ASW product plan targets and ownership.
* Create a clear plan for ASW Autonomy, including as a service.
* In 2024, ASW represented £100M+ revenue per year and associated Cash; this is forecast to grow.
* A significant change from our current approach to the ASW PLM role is that this position will need to interact and work with senior customers (up to and including 4) and Thales Seniors (all levels) with the aim to deliver the necessary business change.
* To have the credibility and access to do this will require significant UK submarine command experience and a balanced and vibrant network across the UK ASW enterprise derived from working at the most senior levels.
* Dreadnought delivery of the sonar for UK RN next generation of SSBN submarines.
* SSNA is a complex and evolving programme and delivers support and enhancement to the UK Royal Navy.
* Astute Mid Life Upgrade, and support for Vanguard Class UK SM platforms.
* UK Frigate capability, development of T26, and support of T23.
* Hunter and Canadian Surface Combatant.
Missions & Responsibilities
* Lead the ASW Product providing vision / strategy and overall customer intimacy.
* Establish and maintain key internal and external stakeholder relationships that will ultimately underpin the successful delivery of business targets, aims and objectives.
* Change the ethos of how we deliver, make it cheaper, more efficient and understand how the external market is changing.
* Translate complexity into the customer language and set the strategy on how UWS UK delivers capabilities to all our existing and potential ASW customers.
* Develop, socialise and gain approval for the ASW product road map and lead on delivering the change this demands.
* Support wider T UK on major campaigns in the Naval sphere.
* Ensure these strategic visions and route-maps are translated into tactical actions the teams can understand/follow in order to ensure business targets and results are achieved e.g. Order Intake, Revenue, Cash.
* Provide pro-active direction and advice on all aspects of bids and programmes based on a mixture of customer intimacy, theory and personal experience.
* Ensure all business planning and reporting required information is created and published in accordance with the normal reporting drumbeat.
* Conduct in a timely manner all associated HR processes e.g. Check-Ins, Discipline for the directly managed team.
* The role will also involve occasional ad-hoc duties that are not listed above but are necessary to respond to the needs of the business.
Minimum Requirements
* RN SM command Leadership.
* Senior Level Leadership Experience.
* Extensive knowledge of UK MoD and processes.
* Experience of delivering Business Transformation.
* Exemplary Communicator.
This role holder needs exemplary communication skills which will be used to influence key stakeholders and convey business change advantages both internally and externally.
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