About the role:
The 'Project and Delivery Lead' will play a pivotal role in transforming the project and delivery management team within the core systems department. This leadership position is crucial for driving the successful delivery of complex projects, enhancing operational efficiency, and upholding the highest standards of project management excellence.
Key Responsibilities:
* Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute project strategies that align with business objectives.
* Team Development: Mentor and inspire the team to foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
* Cross-Functional Coordination: Oversee projects across business units for seamless integration.
* Risk & Resource Management: Monitor progress, identify risks with mitigation plans, and optimize resource allocation.
* Best Practices & Efficiency: Establish project management standards, drive automation, and improve operational productivity.
* Budget & Cost Control: Manage budgets, track spending, and implement cost-saving initiatives.
* Stakeholder Communication: Act as the primary liaison to communicate project status, issues, and achievements.
* Performance & Continuous Improvement: Use data to drive performance enhancements and refine processes.
* Third-Party & Security Oversight: Manage supplier performance, ensure SLAs are met, and collaborate with security teams.
* Technical Proficiency & Reporting: Leverage advanced project tools and maintain up-to-date progress reports and quarterly roadmaps.
Key requirements:
* Experience: At least 7 years of experience in project management, including a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role, with a proven track record of delivering technical large-scale projects.
* Leadership skills: Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to inspire and guide teams to success.
* Project management expertise: In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices, with proficiency in project management software tools. Agile project management experience desirable.
* Strategic and analytical thinking: Strong strategic thinker with analytical and decision-making abilities, added with the capacity to handle complex situations and tight deadlines.
* Resilience and adaptability: Ability to work effectively under pressure, adapt to changing circumstances, and maintain a positive and proactive approach.
* Technical Project Management: Proven bottom-up delivery of complex, multi-system technical projects including varying integrations ideally in the IT ops and services environment.
What we offer:
* Electric Car Scheme
* Bonus up to 20%
* Pension company contribution = 5%
* Incentive scheme up to 10% of annual salary, based on company performance.
* Your wellbeing is paramount so you can get away and take 33 Days Holiday per year.
* Private Medical Care (Self)
* Learning and Development opportunity with Holland & Barrett is a great base for career development long term.
* Career progression.
* Refer and Earn Scheme - as we're growing you can earn money by referring people to join us from your network.
* Epic Extras gives you access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers.
* Stay healthy with Discounted Products - from day one you'll get a 25% discount (on top of other promotions) when you shop at H&B on anything that you buy.
* We all need a little help sometimes, so we offer Free 24/7 Confidential Advice & Colleague Welfare.
* Mental Health First Aiders - we have lots of qualified Mental Health First Aiders because it's all about your health & wellbeing.
* Stay active in the Onsite Gym at our Nuneaton Hub!
* We have colleague Reward and Recognition Schemes, so your hard work and loyalty won't go unnoticed.
* And many more!
We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.
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