Utilising their specialist skills in performance management of functions and services, modernise our existing function through the development and implementation of an aligned operating model that supports the delivery of our long-term strategy and manage/analyse key performanceindicators/targets. Work collaboratively across all stakeholders in the system to ensure visibility and accountability across the digital portfolio. The postholder will be the budget holder for Digital, which includes several budgets within. They will be responsible for developing, agreeing and managing these budgets to fund and deliver the digitalportfolio, and be responsible for budget setting across the wider digital directorate which is deemed a major area of activity. Understand, build and maintain the overall digital delivery roadmap, which includes data, digital and technology capabilities for the digital function operating model. Enable a culture of rapid delivery, using both agile and waterfall methodologies, as appropriate. Identify and leverage key suppliers to augment and add value or efficiency in delivery through smarter working practices. Challenge and improve ways of working to drive efficiency and support the overall objectives of the system Manage the risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies across the portfolio, ensuring that corrective action is taken where necessary, and that appropriate escalation and approval processes are in place and enforced. Bring patient and community focus to ensure all digital change considers digital capabilities, readiness and user experience from the outset. Enable achievement of exceptional levels of customer (digital service user) experience and service responsiveness, with a focus on purpose and the need to maximise service productivity and effectiveness Provide strong individual and professional leadership through change and support staff through a visionary, motivational and problem solving approach Be responsible for the creation of new teams within the wider digital directorate, This will include the recruitment of teams including posts such as programme directors, programme managers, projectmanagers and the digital PMO function, and be responsible as the line manager for these teams. Using previous specialist knowledge & in-depth experiences along with successfully led work, be responsible for long term workforce, including succession and development, planning, such as objectives to support a continual technology retraining and skills refresh programme, to support the long term technical and knowledge objectives of the digital function and its strategy. Be solely responsible for the line management of the current teams that fall within the digital directorate. Accountable for successful change in culture and behaviours as required, motivating and developing staff and coordinating the education and training needs of the team in line with their objectives to create a positive and pro-active can-do attitude. Lead on aligning digital, R&D strategy, and innovation partnerships into programme delivery capturing evidence of benefits and value. Analysing highly complex data and presents effectively to stakeholders to facilitate ICB & system wide decision-making, whilst ensuring the analysis links to strategic objectives in relation to the systems digital strategy. Instil an organisational culture that supports engagement in decision-making and a drive for continuous service change and improvement that is both agile and responsive to deliver high quality, safe services. Lead on a digital industry programme of partnerships. Please see attached Job Description for further details.