Senior Implementation Team Manager
Vacature-ID: 6011433604172024
Categorie: Implementation
Datum geplaatst: May 10, 2024
Categorie: Implementation
Datum geplaatst: May 10, 2024
Locatie: Staines, England, GB
Cheadle, England
JOB TITLE: Senior Implementation Team Manager
DEPARTMENT: Implementation
LOCATION: Various UK / ADP Flexible 3-2 Model
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time
JOB PURPOSE
- To successfully deliver strategic transformational programs and projects for UK & I Implementation assigned by the UK Implementation Director and the UK & I Senior Leadership Team (SLT), including but not limited to, The ongoing maintenance of the Implementation organisational structure, UK Client Central adoption, Transformation initiatives & VBA automation opportunities for UK&I Implementation)
- To lead a team of Technical Consultants & Business Analysts who apply their expertise to support strategic business initiatives, improve business process and support the Implementation Department on the more technical aspects of implementation.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Accountable for the continuation of future pod sustainability by reviewing operational feedback, prioritising issues, and supporting team managers in BAU operations.
- Accountable for the successful deployment of UK client central implementation program with sponsorship from the Senior Leadership Team & Business Analysts.
- Accountable for the successful rollout of new automation tooling across the department for Build, Data Migration, Parallel, Data refresh and any future initiatives in this area alongside the technical consultants.
- Own all department information depositories & audit activities, including their ongoing governance such as SharePoint, PlanView, departmental audits, business continuity plans and any future initiatives.
- Own all PlanView & Order-to-Cash (OTC) related functionality, process, and future projects alongside the department data & business analyst resource.
- Own & sponsor the continued roll out of ProjectPlace across the UK & India Implementation teams alongside the PMO function & SLT.
- Successfully review and deploy additional implementation service opportunities across the department, with steer from the Implementation Portfolio Manager & SLT.
KEY DUTIES/TASKS
- Drive full project lifecycle using methodologies such as Prince2 or Agile on a day-to-day basis.
- Anticipate internal and or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues.
- Recommend process, product or service improvements.
- Solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
- Contribute to the development of functional strategy.
- Lead project teams to achieve milestones and objectives.
- Manage multi-disciplined resource assigned to projects.
- Produce highlight reports for internal and external audiences, including CxO level where required.
- Identify, communicate with and manage key stakeholders, at all levels.
- Support ADP teams when required in providing information as a subject matter expert on project management, implementation methodology, project organisation, effort estimates and timescales.
- Consult with internal onshore teams as well as the teams based in the CoE locations.
- Maintain awareness and support of ADP policies and procedures.
- Continue to update own knowledge through available resources to ensure familiarity on all new product releases and legislative changes.
- Pro-actively identify improvement and growth opportunities.
- Lead improvement workshops where required and present to internal and external customers at all levels.
- Re-use industry standard good practice and experience
- Work with other members of the SLT and other teams in or outside UK implementation to provide flexibility and business continuity as and when require.
- Undertake other work as directed by the ADP UK Implementation Directors
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- This position requires strong leadership, communication and influencing skills with the ability to communicate complex technical issues simply and convincingly to drive fast decision to associates, existing team leaders/pod managers and at Senior & ExCom level.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Flexibility, excellent networking, communication and influencing skills at all levels to CxO.
- Innovation and problem solving
- Financial and commercial awareness
- Communication and influencing
- Teamwork and co-operation
- Results orientation
- Flexibility and organisational commitment
- Service orientation.
- Relationship management
- Ability to deal with challenging situations.
- Motivational leadership
- Time management
- Ability to prepare and conduct formal presentations.
- Ability to react quickly to both planned and unplanned events.
- Ability to work well under pressure meeting strict deadlines.
- Ability to prioritise own workload.
- Ability to work under own initiative without supervision.
- Ability to identify when the escalation process is required.
- Ability to manage change positively.
- Knowledge of system architectures and solution design principles
- Demonstrable knowledge of the full project life cycle
- Flexibility when required to ensure the success of the team.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Educated to degree level or above.
- Demonstrable experience in delivering change & transformation projects is essential.
- Computer literate and numerate, MS office (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.).
- 5+ years management experience
- Experience in multi-national system implementations.
- Demonstrable experience in being a ‘leader of leaders’ is advantageous.
- Prince2 Qualification or MSP certification would be an advantage.
- Client facing project related experience is essential.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- The role will require regular travel within the UK and on occasion may require travel within Europe, therefore flexibility and the ability to stay overnight is required.
- Car owner with full driving license.
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