Government Digital & Data
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Location We encourage flexible and hybrid working. Some office attendance will be required based on business needs. This role is based in our Cardiff office, but there will occasionally be a requirement to travel to the Merthyr office too. About the job Job summary We're responsible for Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax. Our work raises revenue to support public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales. But that's not all, we're also involved with and support future tax design for Wales. Join a place with purpose You'll join a team of 100+ talented people from across 14 different professions. Our culture is best described as innovative, collaborative and kind. By working together, we'll deliver a fair tax system for Wales. Our people You'll be working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. From Operations, Policy, Digital and Data, HR, Communications to Finance - there's a place for you in our friendly team. You'll be our greatest asset You'll be joining an inclusive organisation and be part of a team where you can thrive, be rewarded and heard. We're recognised as one of the top organisations for people engagement in the Civil Service People Survey. Inclusion and fairness are one of our strongest areas, as well as pay and benefits - our People Survey results say it all! We're also recognised for being innovative and a digital, 'cloud-based' organisation that supports hybrid and flexible working enabling a great work-life balance. More about working for us , our roles and our Corporate Plan 2025 - 2028 Job description We are seeking a highly organised and results-driven Senior Delivery Manager to lead and deliver a diverse portfolio of projects across the Welsh Revenue Authority. Working in a fast-paced environment, you'll identify and manage risks to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate will act as a true leader to facilitate collaboration, decision-making, effective planning of work, clarity on vision, scope, goals and roadmap. Whilst managing conflicting priorities and conflict resolution and applying a range of methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You will oversee a wide variety of projects, from business change initiatives to IT infrastructure delivery and software development. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members. You'll be working closely with both specialist and generalist colleagues and third party contractors, so being collaborative, supportive, and able to inspire trust and confidence is key. This role requires flexibility, effective leadership and negotiation skills, and a commitment to your own and your team's continuous development. You'll need to be someone comfortable with change and be able to adapt to different project demands. This is an important in the Digital team within WRA, and is aligned with UK Government Digital and Data Profession. "This is a great opportunity for a DDAT professional to take the lead on delivering new business critical digital services". Anthony Pritchard, Chief Digital Officer Person specification Lead end-to-end delivery of large and/or complex IT and change projects. Prioritise and manage a backlog of work in collaboration with service owners, product owners and business stakeholders to align delivery with strategic vision and goals. Build and motivate high-performing internal and external multi-disciplinary teams helping them to organise and plan their work, ensuring effective communication and collaboration. Define project scope and develop detailed delivery plans, schedules, and resource allocations, reporting on progress and outcomes to stakeholders. Identify and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies. Maintain delivery momentum: removing blockers and addressing issues Ensure appropriate tools are deployed and that methods and practices are implemented and followed. Develop and review estimates and assumptions for the project's resources and costs. Oversee commercial negotiations with third party suppliers and financial forecasting and budget tracking. Input into budgets, business cases, balancing cost vs value, monitoring financial health in delivery. Develop and maintain key relationships with internal customers and key third party contractors. Ensure quality assurance and compliance with IT standards and policies. Facilitate post-project reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. Candidate Information Session If this seems like a role you'd be interested in, join us for our virtual Candidate Information Sessions. You'll meet the Line Manager, get an overview of the role as well a feeling for what it's like to work at the WRA. We'll also talk through our benefits and provide helpful tips for your application with us. Please register for one of the sessions below: 5th February 2026 at 12.30pm - Register here: Business Wales Events Finder - Candidate Information Session - Senior Delivery Manager 5th February 2026 at 16.00pm - Register here: Business Wales Events Finder - Candidate Information Session - Senior Delivery Manager Qualifications ScrumMaster, Agile Practitioner, Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2 or equivalent. Languages We've undertaken an objective assessment of the Welsh language skills needed to undertake the duties of this role. For this role: Welsh language skills Welsh skills are not essential. This means that you do not need Welsh language skills to undertake this role and these skills won't be assessed during the recruitment process. However, we actively encourage all staff to learn or improve their Welsh language skills and offer a range of opportunities to suit everyone.
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Location We encourage flexible and hybrid working. Some office attendance will be required based on business needs. This role is based in our Cardiff office, but there will occasionally be a requirement to travel to the Merthyr office too. About the job Job summary We're responsible for Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax. Our work raises revenue to support public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales. But that's not all, we're also involved with and support future tax design for Wales. Join a place with purpose You'll join a team of 100+ talented people from across 14 different professions. Our culture is best described as innovative, collaborative and kind. By working together, we'll deliver a fair tax system for Wales. Our people You'll be working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. From Operations, Policy, Digital and Data, HR, Communications to Finance - there's a place for you in our friendly team. You'll be our greatest asset You'll be joining an inclusive organisation and be part of a team where you can thrive, be rewarded and heard. We're recognised as one of the top organisations for people engagement in the Civil Service People Survey. Inclusion and fairness are one of our strongest areas, as well as pay and benefits - our People Survey results say it all! We're also recognised for being innovative and a digital, 'cloud-based' organisation that supports hybrid and flexible working enabling a great work-life balance. More about working for us , our roles and our Corporate Plan 2025 - 2028 Job description We are seeking a highly organised and results-driven Senior Delivery Manager to lead and deliver a diverse portfolio of projects across the Welsh Revenue Authority. Working in a fast-paced environment, you'll identify and manage risks to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. The ideal candidate will act as a true leader to facilitate collaboration, decision-making, effective planning of work, clarity on vision, scope, goals and roadmap. Whilst managing conflicting priorities and conflict resolution and applying a range of methodologies to deliver innovative solutions. You will oversee a wide variety of projects, from business change initiatives to IT infrastructure delivery and software development. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members. You'll be working closely with both specialist and generalist colleagues and third party contractors, so being collaborative, supportive, and able to inspire trust and confidence is key. This role requires flexibility, effective leadership and negotiation skills, and a commitment to your own and your team's continuous development. You'll need to be someone comfortable with change and be able to adapt to different project demands. This is an important in the Digital team within WRA, and is aligned with UK Government Digital and Data Profession. "This is a great opportunity for a DDAT professional to take the lead on delivering new business critical digital services". Anthony Pritchard, Chief Digital Officer Person specification Lead end-to-end delivery of large and/or complex IT and change projects. Prioritise and manage a backlog of work in collaboration with service owners, product owners and business stakeholders to align delivery with strategic vision and goals. Build and motivate high-performing internal and external multi-disciplinary teams helping them to organise and plan their work, ensuring effective communication and collaboration. Define project scope and develop detailed delivery plans, schedules, and resource allocations, reporting on progress and outcomes to stakeholders. Identify and mitigate project risks, issues and dependencies. Maintain delivery momentum: removing blockers and addressing issues Ensure appropriate tools are deployed and that methods and practices are implemented and followed. Develop and review estimates and assumptions for the project's resources and costs. Oversee commercial negotiations with third party suppliers and financial forecasting and budget tracking. Input into budgets, business cases, balancing cost vs value, monitoring financial health in delivery. Develop and maintain key relationships with internal customers and key third party contractors. Ensure quality assurance and compliance with IT standards and policies. Facilitate post-project reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. Candidate Information Session If this seems like a role you'd be interested in, join us for our virtual Candidate Information Sessions. You'll meet the Line Manager, get an overview of the role as well a feeling for what it's like to work at the WRA. We'll also talk through our benefits and provide helpful tips for your application with us. Please register for one of the sessions below: 5th February 2026 at 12.30pm - Register here: Business Wales Events Finder - Candidate Information Session - Senior Delivery Manager 5th February 2026 at 16.00pm - Register here: Business Wales Events Finder - Candidate Information Session - Senior Delivery Manager Qualifications ScrumMaster, Agile Practitioner, Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2 or equivalent. Languages We've undertaken an objective assessment of the Welsh language skills needed to undertake the duties of this role. For this role: Welsh language skills Welsh skills are not essential. This means that you do not need Welsh language skills to undertake this role and these skills won't be assessed during the recruitment process. However, we actively encourage all staff to learn or improve their Welsh language skills and offer a range of opportunities to suit everyone.
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When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Lead Change Manager Position Description CGI is delivering large-scale IT integration and transformation programmes that are reshaping how the energy sector operates. As a Change Manager within our Energy practice, you will play a critical role in ensuring complex changes to ERP, Operations and HSE systems, and Digital & Analytics solutions are successfully adopted by frontline users and leadership. Working at the intersection of people, process and technology, you will help turn transformation into lasting business outcomes. At CGI, you are trusted to take ownership of your work, encouraged to bring thoughtful, creative approaches to complex change, and supported by a collaborative network of experts committed to shared success. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. This role is based in Aberdeen, working in a hybrid model, with regular on-site presence (typically 2-3 times per week and as required for workshops and key events). Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will design and deliver the change approach for one or more technology-enabled transformation projects, ensuring that impacts are clearly understood and that users are supported through transition. You will operate within a structured stage-gate governance model while applying Agile ways of working where they add value. Working closely with project managers, business analysts, technical leads and client sponsors, you will ensure that new processes and systems are understood, accepted and safely embedded in production and HSE-critical environments. You will take ownership of change outcomes while collaborating across teams to support sustainable adoption. Key responsibilities • Assess & Plan change impacts, stakeholder engagement and integrated change plans • Engage & Communicate with leaders, managers and end users, tailoring messages to diverse audiences • Prepare & Enable users through training, briefings and supporting materials • Monitor & Support adoption, readiness and go-live activities, including hypercare support • Collaborate & Integrate change activities with project plans, milestones and governance • Champion & Embed new ways of working and behaviours across complex delivery environments Required qualifications to be successful in this role To succeed, you will bring strong experience delivering business or organisational change on technology-enabled programmes, with the confidence to work across senior stakeholders and frontline users. You will be comfortable leading change activities while working collaboratively to achieve shared outcomes. Essential qualifications • Proven experience delivering change management or OCM activities on IT or business transformation programmes • Strong skills in change impact assessment, stakeholder mapping and change planning • Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including workshops and written communications • Extensive experience in business change or organisational change roles • Ability to work on-site in Aberdeen weekly and as required for workshops and key meetings Desirable qualifications • Formal change management certification (e.g. Prosci/ADKAR, APMG Change, CCMP) or equivalent experience • Experience supporting ERP, Operations/HSE, or Data & Analytics change initiatives • Background in energy, utilities, or other asset-intensive or safety-critical sectors Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Lead Change Manager Position Description CGI is delivering large-scale IT integration and transformation programmes that are reshaping how the energy sector operates. As a Change Manager within our Energy practice, you will play a critical role in ensuring complex changes to ERP, Operations and HSE systems, and Digital & Analytics solutions are successfully adopted by frontline users and leadership. Working at the intersection of people, process and technology, you will help turn transformation into lasting business outcomes. At CGI, you are trusted to take ownership of your work, encouraged to bring thoughtful, creative approaches to complex change, and supported by a collaborative network of experts committed to shared success. CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK 'Best Employer' by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go. This role is based in Aberdeen, working in a hybrid model, with regular on-site presence (typically 2-3 times per week and as required for workshops and key events). Your future duties and responsibilities In this role, you will design and deliver the change approach for one or more technology-enabled transformation projects, ensuring that impacts are clearly understood and that users are supported through transition. You will operate within a structured stage-gate governance model while applying Agile ways of working where they add value. Working closely with project managers, business analysts, technical leads and client sponsors, you will ensure that new processes and systems are understood, accepted and safely embedded in production and HSE-critical environments. You will take ownership of change outcomes while collaborating across teams to support sustainable adoption. Key responsibilities • Assess & Plan change impacts, stakeholder engagement and integrated change plans • Engage & Communicate with leaders, managers and end users, tailoring messages to diverse audiences • Prepare & Enable users through training, briefings and supporting materials • Monitor & Support adoption, readiness and go-live activities, including hypercare support • Collaborate & Integrate change activities with project plans, milestones and governance • Champion & Embed new ways of working and behaviours across complex delivery environments Required qualifications to be successful in this role To succeed, you will bring strong experience delivering business or organisational change on technology-enabled programmes, with the confidence to work across senior stakeholders and frontline users. You will be comfortable leading change activities while working collaboratively to achieve shared outcomes. Essential qualifications • Proven experience delivering change management or OCM activities on IT or business transformation programmes • Strong skills in change impact assessment, stakeholder mapping and change planning • Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including workshops and written communications • Extensive experience in business change or organisational change roles • Ability to work on-site in Aberdeen weekly and as required for workshops and key meetings Desirable qualifications • Formal change management certification (e.g. Prosci/ADKAR, APMG Change, CCMP) or equivalent experience • Experience supporting ERP, Operations/HSE, or Data & Analytics change initiatives • Background in energy, utilities, or other asset-intensive or safety-critical sectors Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action. Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction. Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise. You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Location Swansea About the job Job summary Do you have experience in project management and successfully implementing change? Do you thrive on leading from the front when delivering projects, bringing structure and clarity to a complex and changing environment? If you can build and utilise strong relationships at a senior level in order to deliver project outcomes, we would love to hear from you! Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below! Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - Department for Transport Careers Job description We are looking for experienced Project Managers to take responsibility for leading and driving the delivery of a range of key strategic transformational change projects. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include managing one or more complex, medium/high risk programmes or projects, delivering changes via multi-disciplinary, matrix-managed teams. As a strong and experienced project leader, you will be responsible for creating a cohesive delivery environment, motivating and supporting your teams with any challenges that they may face. You will be responsible for securing and managing internal resources and external suppliers, taking full responsibility for budgetary forecasting and management, managing the dependencies and interfaces with other projects, programmes and BAU operations. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams delivering a range of transformational digital, technology and business change projects, planning in detail through all lifecycle stages, and working collaboratively to realise benefits and achieve business outcomes. In addition to strong change management skills, individuals that have an interest and experience in delivering change through technology would thrive in our environment. Our Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) capability sits within the IT Services (ITS) Directorate, where we take responsibility for managing and delivering strategic change programmes across the entire Agency. This role will report directly to one of our Portfolio Managers, where you will work as part of their senior team within a programme environment. You will play an active and critical part in improving the performance of the wider project delivery environment. At the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA), PPM is about more than just technology delivery. Our projects and programmes encompass the full business change lifecycle, covering areas such as customer migration and digital channel shift, business process improvement, strategic procurement, asset replacement, and IT infrastructure delivery. All the while, we focus on improving outcomes for our customers, stakeholders and staff, which makes the DVLA Change Portfolio an exciting and challenging environment within which to work. The DVLA G7 Senior Project Manager role aligns to the Project Manager 3 role within the Government Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF) as set out by the Government Project Delivery Profession, along with encompassing aspects of the Delivery Manager role within the Government Digital and Data Framework. For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to: Project Management: Day to day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Provide effective leadership and management controls. Set project controls. Design the project structure and organisation appropriate to stage. Set appropriate delivery methodologies. Develop detailed plans. Manage effective transition between project phases. Risks & Issues: Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies. Budget: Develop the budget and track delivery within budget. Stakeholder Management: Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support. Manage internal and external relationships as appropriate. Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public. For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it's like to work at DVLA? If so, we are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually 'meet the team' on 18th February at 12pm. Please click here to book on. Person specification To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience: You will have a depth of experience of successfully managing medium or large-scale projects, with a track record of delivering a range of business outcomes. You may have gathered relevant professional project management qualifications over the course of your career (Prince2, Prince2Agile, MSP, MoP, and/or APMP, or equivalent). If these are not already held, then you must be willing to work towards them once in role. Your leadership approach will see you lead from the front and drive those around you to achieve shared objectives, while using your team and wider networks to ensure the right things happen. You will be comfortable with empowerment, using your problem-solving skills to evaluate the best solutions while presenting your findings persuasively in order to gain buy-in. You will be confident when making decisions and handling difficult conversations with others, professionally and with sensitivity. You will have excellent communication skills, adapting your style and quickly developing rapport to maximise both impact and understanding. You will be comfortable engaging at all levels across DVLA, DfT and Government where required, acting as an ambassador for DVLA change delivery and the wider Government Project Delivery Profession.
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Location Swansea About the job Job summary Do you have experience in project management and successfully implementing change? Do you thrive on leading from the front when delivering projects, bringing structure and clarity to a complex and changing environment? If you can build and utilise strong relationships at a senior level in order to deliver project outcomes, we would love to hear from you! Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below! Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - Department for Transport Careers Job description We are looking for experienced Project Managers to take responsibility for leading and driving the delivery of a range of key strategic transformational change projects. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include managing one or more complex, medium/high risk programmes or projects, delivering changes via multi-disciplinary, matrix-managed teams. As a strong and experienced project leader, you will be responsible for creating a cohesive delivery environment, motivating and supporting your teams with any challenges that they may face. You will be responsible for securing and managing internal resources and external suppliers, taking full responsibility for budgetary forecasting and management, managing the dependencies and interfaces with other projects, programmes and BAU operations. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams delivering a range of transformational digital, technology and business change projects, planning in detail through all lifecycle stages, and working collaboratively to realise benefits and achieve business outcomes. In addition to strong change management skills, individuals that have an interest and experience in delivering change through technology would thrive in our environment. Our Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) capability sits within the IT Services (ITS) Directorate, where we take responsibility for managing and delivering strategic change programmes across the entire Agency. This role will report directly to one of our Portfolio Managers, where you will work as part of their senior team within a programme environment. You will play an active and critical part in improving the performance of the wider project delivery environment. At the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA), PPM is about more than just technology delivery. Our projects and programmes encompass the full business change lifecycle, covering areas such as customer migration and digital channel shift, business process improvement, strategic procurement, asset replacement, and IT infrastructure delivery. All the while, we focus on improving outcomes for our customers, stakeholders and staff, which makes the DVLA Change Portfolio an exciting and challenging environment within which to work. The DVLA G7 Senior Project Manager role aligns to the Project Manager 3 role within the Government Project Delivery Capability Framework (PDCF) as set out by the Government Project Delivery Profession, along with encompassing aspects of the Delivery Manager role within the Government Digital and Data Framework. For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to: Project Management: Day to day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Provide effective leadership and management controls. Set project controls. Design the project structure and organisation appropriate to stage. Set appropriate delivery methodologies. Develop detailed plans. Manage effective transition between project phases. Risks & Issues: Identify and monitor project risks and issues. Develop mitigating actions and escalate as appropriate. Identify and work with related projects to manage interdependencies. Budget: Develop the budget and track delivery within budget. Stakeholder Management: Identify and manage stakeholder relationships and need for senior level support. Manage internal and external relationships as appropriate. Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public. For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it's like to work at DVLA? If so, we are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually 'meet the team' on 18th February at 12pm. Please click here to book on. Person specification To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience: You will have a depth of experience of successfully managing medium or large-scale projects, with a track record of delivering a range of business outcomes. You may have gathered relevant professional project management qualifications over the course of your career (Prince2, Prince2Agile, MSP, MoP, and/or APMP, or equivalent). If these are not already held, then you must be willing to work towards them once in role. Your leadership approach will see you lead from the front and drive those around you to achieve shared objectives, while using your team and wider networks to ensure the right things happen. You will be comfortable with empowerment, using your problem-solving skills to evaluate the best solutions while presenting your findings persuasively in order to gain buy-in. You will be confident when making decisions and handling difficult conversations with others, professionally and with sensitivity. You will have excellent communication skills, adapting your style and quickly developing rapport to maximise both impact and understanding. You will be comfortable engaging at all levels across DVLA, DfT and Government where required, acting as an ambassador for DVLA change delivery and the wider Government Project Delivery Profession.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Deals team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior stakeholders to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. You'll be an Assistant Director/ Senior Manager in our Healthcare and Life Sciences team playing an important role in Project Delivery, Business Development, Thought Leadership and Practice Development for the Strategy & CDD practice. You will be expected to be able to interact and build relationships with clients, as well as review the Life Sciences market for potential targets and subsectors of interest. Other roles will include the learning and development of the junior team and other managerial tasks. We are a fast-growing Healthcare & Life Sciences Strategy & CDD practice that has created a strong reputation and brand in the market for providing high quality work. We are looking for an individual that can become a leader in the team and help us fuel the next growth phase of our practice. We also often collaborate with our other deal advisory sector teams including M&A, TS and VCS on projects. You'll be someone with Demonstrable experience in running Commercial Due Diligence projects / streams in numerous deals, as well as growth strategy projects (preferably in a similar firm / environment) Sector experience and in particular deals and growth strategy experience within the sector. Experience in managing teams to deliver superior results, ability to find innovative solution to complex issues Ability to develop and inspire junior team, knowledge / credential development and contribute more widely to running the team and to BDO Experience in recruitment, learning and development and ability to effectively grow and mentor a team Risk and compliance: working knowledge of ethics and independence, regulation and how to work effectively within guidelines and to mitigate risk Good working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Deals team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior stakeholders to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. You'll be an Assistant Director/ Senior Manager in our Healthcare and Life Sciences team playing an important role in Project Delivery, Business Development, Thought Leadership and Practice Development for the Strategy & CDD practice. You will be expected to be able to interact and build relationships with clients, as well as review the Life Sciences market for potential targets and subsectors of interest. Other roles will include the learning and development of the junior team and other managerial tasks. We are a fast-growing Healthcare & Life Sciences Strategy & CDD practice that has created a strong reputation and brand in the market for providing high quality work. We are looking for an individual that can become a leader in the team and help us fuel the next growth phase of our practice. We also often collaborate with our other deal advisory sector teams including M&A, TS and VCS on projects. You'll be someone with Demonstrable experience in running Commercial Due Diligence projects / streams in numerous deals, as well as growth strategy projects (preferably in a similar firm / environment) Sector experience and in particular deals and growth strategy experience within the sector. Experience in managing teams to deliver superior results, ability to find innovative solution to complex issues Ability to develop and inspire junior team, knowledge / credential development and contribute more widely to running the team and to BDO Experience in recruitment, learning and development and ability to effectively grow and mentor a team Risk and compliance: working knowledge of ethics and independence, regulation and how to work effectively within guidelines and to mitigate risk Good working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We are BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We will broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry We will help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You will be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior executives, directors, and BDO's partners to help our clients achieve their objectives. You will be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. Overview This role is within the Prudential & Authorisations Team ("P&A Team") where you will focus on prudential risk management (e.g. capital, liquidity, recovery planning, and solvent wind-down planning) for financial institutions in particular banks and building societies. Key areas of focus are ICAAP/ILAAP, Recovery Planning, Basel 3.1, ESG, strong and simple regime, resolution planning and capital optimisation. Nevertheless, there will also be an opportunity to also work across other types of firms such as investment and payment service firms. Our portfolio is growing and the role provides great potential for longer-term career progression for the right candidate in this rapidly developing advisor area of BDO's service offering. We are looking for someone with: In-depth prudential regulatory experience gained in the industry, consulting or as a regulator (or combination thereof); Strong technical knowledge of UK prudential regulation; ideally both capital, liquidity and recovery planning; Strong project management skills with track-record of delivering complex projects; Strong communication and report writing skills; the candidate will also be a confident speaker to deliver effective training sessions and webinars both to client/colleagues; An excellent understanding of the EU and UK financial services legislation, including the UK CRR, CRD, and familiarity with the Prudential Regulation Authority's Rulebook and the Financial Conduct Authority's Handbook; Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. We value diversity and you will be able to be yourself; we recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We are committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, the team, and the specific task at hand. At BDO, we will help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We are in it together! We are looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we are always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We have a clear purpose, and we are confident in our future, because adapt and evolve to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We are BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We will broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry We will help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You will be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior executives, directors, and BDO's partners to help our clients achieve their objectives. You will be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. Overview This role is within the Prudential & Authorisations Team ("P&A Team") where you will focus on prudential risk management (e.g. capital, liquidity, recovery planning, and solvent wind-down planning) for financial institutions in particular banks and building societies. Key areas of focus are ICAAP/ILAAP, Recovery Planning, Basel 3.1, ESG, strong and simple regime, resolution planning and capital optimisation. Nevertheless, there will also be an opportunity to also work across other types of firms such as investment and payment service firms. Our portfolio is growing and the role provides great potential for longer-term career progression for the right candidate in this rapidly developing advisor area of BDO's service offering. We are looking for someone with: In-depth prudential regulatory experience gained in the industry, consulting or as a regulator (or combination thereof); Strong technical knowledge of UK prudential regulation; ideally both capital, liquidity and recovery planning; Strong project management skills with track-record of delivering complex projects; Strong communication and report writing skills; the candidate will also be a confident speaker to deliver effective training sessions and webinars both to client/colleagues; An excellent understanding of the EU and UK financial services legislation, including the UK CRR, CRD, and familiarity with the Prudential Regulation Authority's Rulebook and the Financial Conduct Authority's Handbook; Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. We value diversity and you will be able to be yourself; we recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We are committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, the team, and the specific task at hand. At BDO, we will help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We are in it together! We are looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we are always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We have a clear purpose, and we are confident in our future, because adapt and evolve to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to lead the projectdelivery.gov.uk service, manage supplier relationships, oversee backend content operations, and support teams across government to use the platform effectively? If so we would love to hear from you! About the Team We are the Government Project Delivery Function Team, a small group of multidisciplinary specialists dedicated to driving excellence in project delivery across government. Our work shapes strategy, sets standards, and champions best practice to ensure projects deliver real value for the public. We design and maintain award-winning resources, including projectdelivery.gov.uk and The Teal Book, supporting thousands of professionals nationwide. Joining us means being part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values innovation, continuous improvement, and impact. If you want to influence how government delivers its most critical projects, this is the place to do it. About the Job In this role, you will: Delivery Management Lead the delivery of the projectdelivery.gov.uk service, ensuring it meets user needs and strategic objectives. Manage multidisciplinary teams using agile methodologies to deliver high-quality digital services. Oversee procurement and contract management of suppliers, ensuring value for money and effective delivery. Monitor performance metrics and delivery outcomes, using data to inform decisions and drive improvements. Service Design and Ownership Champion user-centred design across the platform, ensuring services are accessible, inclusive, and meet the needs of diverse users Ensure the platform supports end-to-end service delivery, aligning with government standards and policies. Maintain a strategic view of the service, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement through quantitative and qualitative methods Content and Platform Operations Oversee backend users who create and manage content on the platform, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with content design principles. Provide guidance and support to teams using the platform, helping them understand how to use it effectively to deliver their services. Ensure robust governance and operational processes are in place for content management and platform usage. Negotiate, influence, set and manage budgets across financial and contractual years Manage the operational security, reliability, data privacy and risk exposure of the service About You The successful candidate will: Strong understanding of digital platforms, content management systems, and operational governance Experience in service design, with a user-centred and strategic approach to designing and improving digital services - being able to lead and support others in the design of existing and new services and being able to communicate how user centred design helps to meet objectives Demonstrable experience in commercial management, including procurement, supply chain management, contract management, and performance management Strong understanding of agile delivery methodologies and experience managing multidisciplinary matrix teams, including members from suppliers Excellent partner management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across organisational and team boundaries Some of the Benefits our people love! 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours) Generous parental and adoption leave packages Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28.97% Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link. If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at .
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to lead the projectdelivery.gov.uk service, manage supplier relationships, oversee backend content operations, and support teams across government to use the platform effectively? If so we would love to hear from you! About the Team We are the Government Project Delivery Function Team, a small group of multidisciplinary specialists dedicated to driving excellence in project delivery across government. Our work shapes strategy, sets standards, and champions best practice to ensure projects deliver real value for the public. We design and maintain award-winning resources, including projectdelivery.gov.uk and The Teal Book, supporting thousands of professionals nationwide. Joining us means being part of a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values innovation, continuous improvement, and impact. If you want to influence how government delivers its most critical projects, this is the place to do it. About the Job In this role, you will: Delivery Management Lead the delivery of the projectdelivery.gov.uk service, ensuring it meets user needs and strategic objectives. Manage multidisciplinary teams using agile methodologies to deliver high-quality digital services. Oversee procurement and contract management of suppliers, ensuring value for money and effective delivery. Monitor performance metrics and delivery outcomes, using data to inform decisions and drive improvements. Service Design and Ownership Champion user-centred design across the platform, ensuring services are accessible, inclusive, and meet the needs of diverse users Ensure the platform supports end-to-end service delivery, aligning with government standards and policies. Maintain a strategic view of the service, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement through quantitative and qualitative methods Content and Platform Operations Oversee backend users who create and manage content on the platform, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with content design principles. Provide guidance and support to teams using the platform, helping them understand how to use it effectively to deliver their services. Ensure robust governance and operational processes are in place for content management and platform usage. Negotiate, influence, set and manage budgets across financial and contractual years Manage the operational security, reliability, data privacy and risk exposure of the service About You The successful candidate will: Strong understanding of digital platforms, content management systems, and operational governance Experience in service design, with a user-centred and strategic approach to designing and improving digital services - being able to lead and support others in the design of existing and new services and being able to communicate how user centred design helps to meet objectives Demonstrable experience in commercial management, including procurement, supply chain management, contract management, and performance management Strong understanding of agile delivery methodologies and experience managing multidisciplinary matrix teams, including members from suppliers Excellent partner management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across organisational and team boundaries Some of the Benefits our people love! 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours) Generous parental and adoption leave packages Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28.97% Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link. If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at .
Job ID: 196994 Required Travel : Minimal Managerial - Yes Location: :United Kingdom- London (Amdocs Site) Who are we? Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers' innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and enterprise customers. Our approximately 30,000 employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers' migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.89 billion in fiscal 2023. In one sentence A successful candidate for this role has both presales and practitioner experience and is comfortable communicating at all levels in the organization. Experience with cloud data solutions and a passion for emerging technologies is highly desirable. What will your job look like? You will be involved in the end-to-end sales cycle as a technical expert, key activities in the role include: Leading technical discovery sessions with technical and executive stakeholders. Building proof of concept environments and delivering demonstrations. Developing Architectural solutions and associated design documentation. Creating and suitably sizing work packages both for the Cloud Studio and the broader Studio offerings Contributing to sales materials and blogs Supporting the sales organization with technical skills and capabilities. Working closely with delivery leads to ensure smooth transition from presales to delivery Helping to build & introduce clients to automated delivery methodologies including Infrastructure As Code and CI/CD pipelines leveraging Agentic AI Partnering with Hyperscale partners, and internal account teams to develop end to end solutions to address the client needs. All you need is Must-Haves 10+ years of relevant professional experience Excellent command of English (spoken and written) Excellent communication skills Experience in presales for cloud or cloud-related professional services with experience solutioning complex service opportunities preferred. Experience working with a cloud service provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP), preference for cloud data skills. Experience in large-scale, secure, and high-availability solutions with multi-AZ Cloud Architecture. Significant experience with cloud modernization and migration solutioning: Discovery, Assessment, Roadmap, SOW Creation, Migration Planning, BAU Operationalization, and Optimization. Significant experience in architectural design - enterprise architecture, infrastructure architecture, and application modernization. An understanding of security principles and other associated controls and features in CSPs. Experience in working in, and with, Agile delivery teams. Professional and/or Specialty-level AWS/Azure/GCP certifications. Good-to-Have Experience with security architecture, connectivity, account structure, or tenant design. Experience working with a wide range of tools for automation, configuration management, deployment templating, and containerization. Technical writing, experience in preparing and presenting technical material (SOWs, BOM, RFIs, etc.) to a variety of audiences. Experience in either Telco or Financial Services customers. Why you will love this job: Exceptional career opportunities and pathways for our employees and exposure to enterprise customers in the Telecommunication arena Form strong relationships with the leading Hyperscalers People first organisation Competitive Salary and Annual Incentive Plan Unlimited Paid Annual Leave Amdocs is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce
Feb 03, 2026
Full time
Job ID: 196994 Required Travel : Minimal Managerial - Yes Location: :United Kingdom- London (Amdocs Site) Who are we? Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers' innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and enterprise customers. Our approximately 30,000 employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers' migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $4.89 billion in fiscal 2023. In one sentence A successful candidate for this role has both presales and practitioner experience and is comfortable communicating at all levels in the organization. Experience with cloud data solutions and a passion for emerging technologies is highly desirable. What will your job look like? You will be involved in the end-to-end sales cycle as a technical expert, key activities in the role include: Leading technical discovery sessions with technical and executive stakeholders. Building proof of concept environments and delivering demonstrations. Developing Architectural solutions and associated design documentation. Creating and suitably sizing work packages both for the Cloud Studio and the broader Studio offerings Contributing to sales materials and blogs Supporting the sales organization with technical skills and capabilities. Working closely with delivery leads to ensure smooth transition from presales to delivery Helping to build & introduce clients to automated delivery methodologies including Infrastructure As Code and CI/CD pipelines leveraging Agentic AI Partnering with Hyperscale partners, and internal account teams to develop end to end solutions to address the client needs. All you need is Must-Haves 10+ years of relevant professional experience Excellent command of English (spoken and written) Excellent communication skills Experience in presales for cloud or cloud-related professional services with experience solutioning complex service opportunities preferred. Experience working with a cloud service provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP), preference for cloud data skills. Experience in large-scale, secure, and high-availability solutions with multi-AZ Cloud Architecture. Significant experience with cloud modernization and migration solutioning: Discovery, Assessment, Roadmap, SOW Creation, Migration Planning, BAU Operationalization, and Optimization. Significant experience in architectural design - enterprise architecture, infrastructure architecture, and application modernization. An understanding of security principles and other associated controls and features in CSPs. Experience in working in, and with, Agile delivery teams. Professional and/or Specialty-level AWS/Azure/GCP certifications. Good-to-Have Experience with security architecture, connectivity, account structure, or tenant design. Experience working with a wide range of tools for automation, configuration management, deployment templating, and containerization. Technical writing, experience in preparing and presenting technical material (SOWs, BOM, RFIs, etc.) to a variety of audiences. Experience in either Telco or Financial Services customers. Why you will love this job: Exceptional career opportunities and pathways for our employees and exposure to enterprise customers in the Telecommunication arena Form strong relationships with the leading Hyperscalers People first organisation Competitive Salary and Annual Incentive Plan Unlimited Paid Annual Leave Amdocs is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce
Head of Retail Date: 28 Jan 2026 Location: London Head of Retail UK&I WHO WE ARE Operating in 120 countries with 42,000 employees and 70 nationalities, Shiseido offers a unique selection of Skincare, Makeup and Fragrance brands with a projected turnover over £7.0bn in 2022 . Founded in 1872 in Japan, Shiseido Group is within the Top 5 leading cosmetics companies in the world and aims to inspire a life of beauty and culture. Beauty Innovations for a Better World. The Head of Retail UK&I plays a pivotal leadership role within Shiseido UKI, responsible for shaping and driving the retail strategy across all brands in the portfolio. This position supports the Commercial Director by leading the retail organisation with a focus on elevating customer experience, strengthening brand equity, and delivering exceptional commercial performance. As the senior ambassador for retail excellence, the Head of Retail ensures that every store and counter reflects Shiseido's luxury standards while empowering field teams to perform at their highest potential. This is a permanent position, based in our fabulous UK Head office however will be expected to regularly travel around the UK&I to different store locations and retail locations. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Define and execute the retail growth strategy across UK & Ireland, aligned with brand, commercial, and global objectives. Lead alongside the National Field Sales Managers to set sales targets and strategic direction for each retail partner and store. Define and review performance KPIs in partnership with Commercial, Marketing, and the region, continuously monitoring to identify risks and opportunities, and implement action plans accordingly. Analyse market trends, competitor activity, and consumer behaviour to identify growth opportunities, make data and field expertise driven distribution recommendations, and inform strategic decisions. Establish clear and standardized reporting flows via National Field Sales Managers to enable delivery of regular sales reports, insights, and forecasts for senior leadership. Review productivity of channels, retailers and doors to define and continuously evolve staffing strategies and levels in line with performance and opportunities. Build, propose, review and deliver on staffing budgets. Lead, coach and develop senior retail leads to create and deliver brand specific sales and service strategies that enable high performing teams. Lead, coach, and inspire field and retail teams to deliver high performance, strong productivity, and brand excellence. Support and enable career development across the field and retail population through defined programmes and succession planning processes, delivered and managed by the National Field Sales Managers. Collaborate with HR to continuously review and develop recruitment, onboarding, performance review, and development initiatives, delivered via the National Field Sales Managers. Foster a culture of accountability, empowerment, and continuous improvement across all field teams. Drive a culture of operational excellence across all counters, stores and teams through well-defined processes, maintaining high standards in visual merchandising, customer service, and brand representation. Drive efficiency and innovation in store operations, including stock management, staffing models, scheduling, and compliance. Conduct regular store visits to assess standards, engage teams, reinforce group and brand values, and coach and develop National Field Sales Managers. Lead and support National Field Sales Managers to ensure consistent execution of brand guidelines, VM updates, and retail activations. Act as a Brand Ambassador for Shiseido UKI, ensuring the luxury experience is consistently delivered across all touchpoints and remains relevant and disruptive in an ever-evolving market. Champion and leverage customer-centric initiatives, experiential retail strategies, and clienteling excellence, monitoring return on investment to continuously improve. Lead the National Field Sales Managers in effectively partnering with Brand & Education Teams to elevate product and technical expertise and service behaviours across the field, ensuring always rooted in and supported by a commercial mindset and mechanic. Monitor customer feedback and insights to continuously refine service models. Partner with Marketing and Education teams to ensure relevant processes are in place to deliver consistent brand messaging, impactful retail execution, and strong launch set-up and performance - supporting National Field Sales Manager to deliver. Work closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, and VM to optimise stock availability, assortment, and in-store presentation. Act as the voice of retail internally, championing a "retail and customer first" mindset throughout the UKI, region and global business, and ensuring field insights inform brand strategy, forecasting, and operational planning. Build strong, strategic relationships with key retail partners across UK & Ireland. Influence partners to secure optimal space, visibility, staffing, and commercial terms, leveraging group portfolio as appropriate. Ensure alignment on service expectations, operational standards, and brand priorities. Facilitate the National Field Sales Managers in establishing brand leadership with retail partners and flagship doors. Serve as the senior group escalation point for retail partner issues. Experience Required Proven experience in a senior retail leadership role, ideally within luxury beauty, cosmetics, or premium retail. Strong commercial acumen with a track record of driving sales growth and delivering against KPIs. Exceptional leadership and team management skills, with experience leading large, multi-layered field teams, and senior retail leaders. Deep understanding of retail operations, customer experience, and luxury brand standards. Proficiency in data analysis, forecasting, and retail systems. Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities. Strategic thinker with a hands on, solutions focused approach. Agile, adaptable, and results driven, with the ability to thrive in a fast paced, evolving environment. Leadership & Influence - Inspires teams, builds trust, and drives high performance. Commercial Acumen - Understands drivers of sell out, productivity, and profitability. Customer Centric Mindset - Champions luxury service and exceptional customer experience. Strategic Thinking - Balances long term vision with operational execution. Collaboration & Communication - Works effectively across functions and with external partners. Problem Solving & Agility - Responds quickly to challenges with practical, scalable solutions. Brand Stewardship - Protects and elevates brand equity in every retail environment. Data Driven Decision Making - Uses insights to guide strategy, planning, and performance management. YOUR BACKGROUND Proven experience in a senior retail leadership role, ideally within luxury beauty, cosmetics, or premium retail. Strong commercial acumen with a track record of driving sales growth and delivering against KPIs. Exceptional leadership and team management skills, with experience leading large, multi layered field teams, and senior retail leaders. Deep understanding of retail operations, customer experience, and luxury brand standards. Proficiency in data analysis, forecasting, and retail systems. Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities. Strategic thinker with a hands on, solutions focused approach. Agile, adaptable, and results driven, with the ability to thrive in a fast paced, evolving environment. Leadership & Influence - Inspires teams, builds trust, and drives high performance. Commercial Acumen - Understands drivers of sell out, productivity, and profitability. Customer Centric Mindset - Champions luxury service and exceptional customer experience. Strategic Thinking - Balances long term vision with operational execution. Collaboration & Communication - Works effectively across functions and with external partners. Problem Solving & Agility - Responds quickly to challenges with practical, scalable solutions. Brand Stewardship - Protects and elevates brand equity in every retail environment. Data Driven Decision Making - Uses insights to guide strategy, planning, and performance management. BENEFITS YOU'LL LOVE Generous product allocation & discount to spend on our gorgeous products! Supporting the delicate work/life balance with enhanced time off through 26 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday day off + time off for when you get married or move house PLUS enhanced parental allowance for those big life moments and the chance to buy more through our holiday buy scheme Plan for your future with our enhanced pension offering and life assurance We operate an annual bonus scheme, based on personal development plans and business performance Flexible Fridays, so you can focus on what is important to you Flexible & hybrid work patterns to suit all backgrounds with 60% of your time being in the office Wellbeing programmes including mental health first aiders, free counselling . click apply for full job details
Feb 02, 2026
Full time
Head of Retail Date: 28 Jan 2026 Location: London Head of Retail UK&I WHO WE ARE Operating in 120 countries with 42,000 employees and 70 nationalities, Shiseido offers a unique selection of Skincare, Makeup and Fragrance brands with a projected turnover over £7.0bn in 2022 . Founded in 1872 in Japan, Shiseido Group is within the Top 5 leading cosmetics companies in the world and aims to inspire a life of beauty and culture. Beauty Innovations for a Better World. The Head of Retail UK&I plays a pivotal leadership role within Shiseido UKI, responsible for shaping and driving the retail strategy across all brands in the portfolio. This position supports the Commercial Director by leading the retail organisation with a focus on elevating customer experience, strengthening brand equity, and delivering exceptional commercial performance. As the senior ambassador for retail excellence, the Head of Retail ensures that every store and counter reflects Shiseido's luxury standards while empowering field teams to perform at their highest potential. This is a permanent position, based in our fabulous UK Head office however will be expected to regularly travel around the UK&I to different store locations and retail locations. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Define and execute the retail growth strategy across UK & Ireland, aligned with brand, commercial, and global objectives. Lead alongside the National Field Sales Managers to set sales targets and strategic direction for each retail partner and store. Define and review performance KPIs in partnership with Commercial, Marketing, and the region, continuously monitoring to identify risks and opportunities, and implement action plans accordingly. Analyse market trends, competitor activity, and consumer behaviour to identify growth opportunities, make data and field expertise driven distribution recommendations, and inform strategic decisions. Establish clear and standardized reporting flows via National Field Sales Managers to enable delivery of regular sales reports, insights, and forecasts for senior leadership. Review productivity of channels, retailers and doors to define and continuously evolve staffing strategies and levels in line with performance and opportunities. Build, propose, review and deliver on staffing budgets. Lead, coach and develop senior retail leads to create and deliver brand specific sales and service strategies that enable high performing teams. Lead, coach, and inspire field and retail teams to deliver high performance, strong productivity, and brand excellence. Support and enable career development across the field and retail population through defined programmes and succession planning processes, delivered and managed by the National Field Sales Managers. Collaborate with HR to continuously review and develop recruitment, onboarding, performance review, and development initiatives, delivered via the National Field Sales Managers. Foster a culture of accountability, empowerment, and continuous improvement across all field teams. Drive a culture of operational excellence across all counters, stores and teams through well-defined processes, maintaining high standards in visual merchandising, customer service, and brand representation. Drive efficiency and innovation in store operations, including stock management, staffing models, scheduling, and compliance. Conduct regular store visits to assess standards, engage teams, reinforce group and brand values, and coach and develop National Field Sales Managers. Lead and support National Field Sales Managers to ensure consistent execution of brand guidelines, VM updates, and retail activations. Act as a Brand Ambassador for Shiseido UKI, ensuring the luxury experience is consistently delivered across all touchpoints and remains relevant and disruptive in an ever-evolving market. Champion and leverage customer-centric initiatives, experiential retail strategies, and clienteling excellence, monitoring return on investment to continuously improve. Lead the National Field Sales Managers in effectively partnering with Brand & Education Teams to elevate product and technical expertise and service behaviours across the field, ensuring always rooted in and supported by a commercial mindset and mechanic. Monitor customer feedback and insights to continuously refine service models. Partner with Marketing and Education teams to ensure relevant processes are in place to deliver consistent brand messaging, impactful retail execution, and strong launch set-up and performance - supporting National Field Sales Manager to deliver. Work closely with Commercial, Supply Chain, and VM to optimise stock availability, assortment, and in-store presentation. Act as the voice of retail internally, championing a "retail and customer first" mindset throughout the UKI, region and global business, and ensuring field insights inform brand strategy, forecasting, and operational planning. Build strong, strategic relationships with key retail partners across UK & Ireland. Influence partners to secure optimal space, visibility, staffing, and commercial terms, leveraging group portfolio as appropriate. Ensure alignment on service expectations, operational standards, and brand priorities. Facilitate the National Field Sales Managers in establishing brand leadership with retail partners and flagship doors. Serve as the senior group escalation point for retail partner issues. Experience Required Proven experience in a senior retail leadership role, ideally within luxury beauty, cosmetics, or premium retail. Strong commercial acumen with a track record of driving sales growth and delivering against KPIs. Exceptional leadership and team management skills, with experience leading large, multi-layered field teams, and senior retail leaders. Deep understanding of retail operations, customer experience, and luxury brand standards. Proficiency in data analysis, forecasting, and retail systems. Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities. Strategic thinker with a hands on, solutions focused approach. Agile, adaptable, and results driven, with the ability to thrive in a fast paced, evolving environment. Leadership & Influence - Inspires teams, builds trust, and drives high performance. Commercial Acumen - Understands drivers of sell out, productivity, and profitability. Customer Centric Mindset - Champions luxury service and exceptional customer experience. Strategic Thinking - Balances long term vision with operational execution. Collaboration & Communication - Works effectively across functions and with external partners. Problem Solving & Agility - Responds quickly to challenges with practical, scalable solutions. Brand Stewardship - Protects and elevates brand equity in every retail environment. Data Driven Decision Making - Uses insights to guide strategy, planning, and performance management. YOUR BACKGROUND Proven experience in a senior retail leadership role, ideally within luxury beauty, cosmetics, or premium retail. Strong commercial acumen with a track record of driving sales growth and delivering against KPIs. Exceptional leadership and team management skills, with experience leading large, multi layered field teams, and senior retail leaders. Deep understanding of retail operations, customer experience, and luxury brand standards. Proficiency in data analysis, forecasting, and retail systems. Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities. Strategic thinker with a hands on, solutions focused approach. Agile, adaptable, and results driven, with the ability to thrive in a fast paced, evolving environment. Leadership & Influence - Inspires teams, builds trust, and drives high performance. Commercial Acumen - Understands drivers of sell out, productivity, and profitability. Customer Centric Mindset - Champions luxury service and exceptional customer experience. Strategic Thinking - Balances long term vision with operational execution. Collaboration & Communication - Works effectively across functions and with external partners. Problem Solving & Agility - Responds quickly to challenges with practical, scalable solutions. Brand Stewardship - Protects and elevates brand equity in every retail environment. Data Driven Decision Making - Uses insights to guide strategy, planning, and performance management. BENEFITS YOU'LL LOVE Generous product allocation & discount to spend on our gorgeous products! Supporting the delicate work/life balance with enhanced time off through 26 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday day off + time off for when you get married or move house PLUS enhanced parental allowance for those big life moments and the chance to buy more through our holiday buy scheme Plan for your future with our enhanced pension offering and life assurance We operate an annual bonus scheme, based on personal development plans and business performance Flexible Fridays, so you can focus on what is important to you Flexible & hybrid work patterns to suit all backgrounds with 60% of your time being in the office Wellbeing programmes including mental health first aiders, free counselling . click apply for full job details
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially- spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the i ndustry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview As a Director, you will be managing a portfolio and be responsible for the timely completion and quality delivery of engagements. You will support the Partners with project work, build excellent relationships, initiate, and deliver marketing and business development projects and work with the senior members of the London Valuation Team in developing the business. You'll be someone with: Significant valuation experience at a sufficiently senior level gained in another professional services firm. Proficiency in a number of valuation techniques including: discounted cash flow, multiples analysis, options and other derivatives pricing, intangible asset and tax valuation approaches. Proven people leadership skills and commitment to developing teams. Strong Quality & Risk and Commercial Management skills. Adept ability to interpret financial statements in the context of valuations. Strong commercial acumen and ability to understand the internal and external drivers of value for a given asset. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive , people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side . Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together whe re and whe n it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work . We know that c ollaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work , so w e 've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices . BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and w e'll encourage you to build your network , work alongside others , and share your skills and experiences . With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources , you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6, 500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 02, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially- spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the i ndustry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview As a Director, you will be managing a portfolio and be responsible for the timely completion and quality delivery of engagements. You will support the Partners with project work, build excellent relationships, initiate, and deliver marketing and business development projects and work with the senior members of the London Valuation Team in developing the business. You'll be someone with: Significant valuation experience at a sufficiently senior level gained in another professional services firm. Proficiency in a number of valuation techniques including: discounted cash flow, multiples analysis, options and other derivatives pricing, intangible asset and tax valuation approaches. Proven people leadership skills and commitment to developing teams. Strong Quality & Risk and Commercial Management skills. Adept ability to interpret financial statements in the context of valuations. Strong commercial acumen and ability to understand the internal and external drivers of value for a given asset. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive , people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side . Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together whe re and whe n it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work . We know that c ollaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work , so w e 've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices . BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and w e'll encourage you to build your network , work alongside others , and share your skills and experiences . With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources , you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6, 500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We are BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We will broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry We will help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You will be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior executives, directors, and BDO's partners to help our clients achieve their objectives. You will be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. Overview This role is within the Prudential & Authorisations Team ("P&A Team") where you will focus on prudential risk management (e.g. capital, liquidity, recovery planning, and solvent wind-down planning) for financial institutions in particular banks and building societies. Key areas of focus are ICAAP/ILAAP, Recovery Planning, Basel 3.1, ESG, strong and simple regime, resolution planning and capital optimisation. Nevertheless, there will also be an opportunity to also work across other types of firms such as investment and payment service firms. Our portfolio is growing and the role provides great potential for longer-term career progression for the right candidate in this rapidly developing advisor area of BDO's service offering. We are looking for someone with: In-depth prudential regulatory experience gained in the industry, consulting or as a regulator (or combination thereof); Strong technical knowledge of UK prudential regulation; ideally both capital, liquidity and recovery planning; Strong project management skills with track-record of delivering complex projects; Strong communication and report writing skills; the candidate will also be a confident speaker to deliver effective training sessions and webinars both to client/colleagues; An excellent understanding of the EU and UK financial services legislation, including the UK CRR, CRD, and familiarity with the Prudential Regulation Authority's Rulebook and the Financial Conduct Authority's Handbook; Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. We value diversity and you will be able to be yourself; we recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We are committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, the team, and the specific task at hand. At BDO, we will help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We are in it together! We are looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we are always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We have a clear purpose, and we are confident in our future, because adapt and evolve to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 02, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We are BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We will broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry We will help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You will be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior executives, directors, and BDO's partners to help our clients achieve their objectives. You will be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. Overview This role is within the Prudential & Authorisations Team ("P&A Team") where you will focus on prudential risk management (e.g. capital, liquidity, recovery planning, and solvent wind-down planning) for financial institutions in particular banks and building societies. Key areas of focus are ICAAP/ILAAP, Recovery Planning, Basel 3.1, ESG, strong and simple regime, resolution planning and capital optimisation. Nevertheless, there will also be an opportunity to also work across other types of firms such as investment and payment service firms. Our portfolio is growing and the role provides great potential for longer-term career progression for the right candidate in this rapidly developing advisor area of BDO's service offering. We are looking for someone with: In-depth prudential regulatory experience gained in the industry, consulting or as a regulator (or combination thereof); Strong technical knowledge of UK prudential regulation; ideally both capital, liquidity and recovery planning; Strong project management skills with track-record of delivering complex projects; Strong communication and report writing skills; the candidate will also be a confident speaker to deliver effective training sessions and webinars both to client/colleagues; An excellent understanding of the EU and UK financial services legislation, including the UK CRR, CRD, and familiarity with the Prudential Regulation Authority's Rulebook and the Financial Conduct Authority's Handbook; Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. We value diversity and you will be able to be yourself; we recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We are committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, the team, and the specific task at hand. At BDO, we will help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We are in it together! We are looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we are always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We have a clear purpose, and we are confident in our future, because adapt and evolve to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially- spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed You'll be an Assistant Manager in the Financial Services Advisory (Internal Audit) team, where you'll have the opportunity to work on a variety of engagements, gaining experience in planning and delivering internal audit assignments and on regulatory advisory engagements. You'll play an important role in developing and maintaining deep client relationships. You'll have the opportunity to further develop specialist sub sector, technical and regulatory knowledge and will also have opportunities to work with and support the wider Financial Services Advisory team and its clients in London. You'll be someone with: Demonstrable experience in the delivery of internal audit reviews within the financial services sector, particularly in the insurance sector, and reporting to Audit Committees and/or regulatory assurance reviews Functional knowledge of the UK regulatory environment with deeper knowledge of some Financial Services sub sectors and the risks that they face Understanding of risk management and internal control Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner Sound technical knowledge of financial products and / or customer-facing regulated activities You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business . We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive , people-centred culture . From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side . Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together whe re and whe n it counts so they can share ideas and help one another . At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work . We know that c ollaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work , so w e 've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices . BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise , and w e'll encourage you to build your network , work alongside others , and share your skills and experiences . With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources , you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise . We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 02, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially- spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed You'll be an Assistant Manager in the Financial Services Advisory (Internal Audit) team, where you'll have the opportunity to work on a variety of engagements, gaining experience in planning and delivering internal audit assignments and on regulatory advisory engagements. You'll play an important role in developing and maintaining deep client relationships. You'll have the opportunity to further develop specialist sub sector, technical and regulatory knowledge and will also have opportunities to work with and support the wider Financial Services Advisory team and its clients in London. You'll be someone with: Demonstrable experience in the delivery of internal audit reviews within the financial services sector, particularly in the insurance sector, and reporting to Audit Committees and/or regulatory assurance reviews Functional knowledge of the UK regulatory environment with deeper knowledge of some Financial Services sub sectors and the risks that they face Understanding of risk management and internal control Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner Sound technical knowledge of financial products and / or customer-facing regulated activities You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business . We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive , people-centred culture . From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side . Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together whe re and whe n it counts so they can share ideas and help one another . At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work . We know that c ollaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work , so w e 've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices . BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise , and w e'll encourage you to build your network , work alongside others , and share your skills and experiences . With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources , you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise . We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Head of Delivery - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - G6 The salary for this role is £66,620 (National) or £73,423 (London) Published on Full-time (Permanent) The salary for this role is £66,620 (National) or £73,423 (London) Published on 26 January 2026 Deadline 8 February 2026 Location About the job Job summary Here at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), we work on things that make a real difference to people's lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we're all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you're thinking of joining us, there's never been a more exciting time. We have over 3,500 staff who are based in 20 offices across the UK. We're looking for up to two Heads of Delivery, who are experts in making agile delivery work for services that includes people, processes, policy, and tech. You'll be part of a Senior Leadership team with a Service Owner and other discipline leads. You'll act as a servant leader, removing blockers and assuring the deliver for a wide range of teams. You'll support Delivery Managers and Product Managers in strategic planning and end-to-end agile delivery. To be successful in this role, you will need to have experience in leading user-centred, end-to-end service delivery that supports policy, operations, and technology. Experience working with the Government Service Standard is not required but would helpful. You will also need to be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Find out more about our Digital teams and what they are working on through our MHCLG Digitalblog . Please note that MHCLG do not offer visa sponsorship and applicants will need a valid visa for the duration of your employment. As a Head of Delivery, you'll: Manage and develop a large programme team, composed of Civil Servant and from third party suppliers, remove blockers and help all teams become high-performing Collaborate and engage with a range of stakeholders, supporting and challenging your teams around delivery timelines and adherence to the Service Standard Identify and help remove blockers and manage risks, commercial relationships, budgets, and people Work with Service Owners and other heads of functions to promote effective cross-functional delivery and ensure dependencies are fully understood and managed appropriately Take a leadership role in the MHCLG Delivery Manager community, helping mature the profession across the organisation and outside your programme Line manage and coach Senior Delivery Managers and other related roles Person specification As a Head of Delivery, you'll have: A strong record of leading agile, multidisciplinary teams to deliver end-to-end digital services that meet user needs and achieve strategic outcomes Experience of leading and advocating for user-centred design and agile delivery Strong interpersonal skills, be used to managing senior stakeholders, and accustomed to managing and initiating change Experience of delivering through others and successfully line managing, coaching and mentoring individuals and agile teams Familiarity with setting, monitoring, managing and reporting costs, budgets, plans, forecasts, progress, risks, benefits and programme KPIs Experience of commercial, supplier and dependency management
Feb 02, 2026
Full time
Head of Delivery - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government - G6 The salary for this role is £66,620 (National) or £73,423 (London) Published on Full-time (Permanent) The salary for this role is £66,620 (National) or £73,423 (London) Published on 26 January 2026 Deadline 8 February 2026 Location About the job Job summary Here at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG), we work on things that make a real difference to people's lives. Whether it's through the homes we live in, the work of our local councils, or the communities we're all part of, our work is at the top of the political agenda. We have ambitious and far-reaching outcomes to achieve this year and, if you're thinking of joining us, there's never been a more exciting time. We have over 3,500 staff who are based in 20 offices across the UK. We're looking for up to two Heads of Delivery, who are experts in making agile delivery work for services that includes people, processes, policy, and tech. You'll be part of a Senior Leadership team with a Service Owner and other discipline leads. You'll act as a servant leader, removing blockers and assuring the deliver for a wide range of teams. You'll support Delivery Managers and Product Managers in strategic planning and end-to-end agile delivery. To be successful in this role, you will need to have experience in leading user-centred, end-to-end service delivery that supports policy, operations, and technology. Experience working with the Government Service Standard is not required but would helpful. You will also need to be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. Find out more about our Digital teams and what they are working on through our MHCLG Digitalblog . Please note that MHCLG do not offer visa sponsorship and applicants will need a valid visa for the duration of your employment. As a Head of Delivery, you'll: Manage and develop a large programme team, composed of Civil Servant and from third party suppliers, remove blockers and help all teams become high-performing Collaborate and engage with a range of stakeholders, supporting and challenging your teams around delivery timelines and adherence to the Service Standard Identify and help remove blockers and manage risks, commercial relationships, budgets, and people Work with Service Owners and other heads of functions to promote effective cross-functional delivery and ensure dependencies are fully understood and managed appropriately Take a leadership role in the MHCLG Delivery Manager community, helping mature the profession across the organisation and outside your programme Line manage and coach Senior Delivery Managers and other related roles Person specification As a Head of Delivery, you'll have: A strong record of leading agile, multidisciplinary teams to deliver end-to-end digital services that meet user needs and achieve strategic outcomes Experience of leading and advocating for user-centred design and agile delivery Strong interpersonal skills, be used to managing senior stakeholders, and accustomed to managing and initiating change Experience of delivering through others and successfully line managing, coaching and mentoring individuals and agile teams Familiarity with setting, monitoring, managing and reporting costs, budgets, plans, forecasts, progress, risks, benefits and programme KPIs Experience of commercial, supplier and dependency management
Product Manager London, hybrid working £(phone number removed) (with excellent package inc. bonus) About Our Client Technology is how our client works. People are why they do it. For more than two decades, our client has been using technology to create meaningful, lasting change. By bringing together world-class engineering, deep industry expertise, and a people-first mindset, they partner with leading organisations to build intelligent platforms and digital experiences that truly move the needle. From early prototypes to enterprise-scale impact, this is an opportunity to help shape how modern organisations use data and integration to innovate, scale, and transform. The Role Our client is looking for a Product Manager Integration & Data to own and drive the evolution of their Data and Integration platforms. In this role, you ll be the execution engine behind the Data & Integration strategy - turning architectural vision into production-ready platforms, shared services, and domain data products that deliver measurable business value. You ll enable seamless interoperability across systems, ensure robust governance and security, and help unlock the full power of the data ecosystem. This is a high-impact role with genuine ownership, influence, and visibility across technology and the business. What You ll Be Responsible For Strategic Planning & Execution Partner with Enterprise Architecture to translate Data & Integration strategy into clear roadmaps, prioritised backlogs, and executable delivery plans Lead end-to-end delivery of data and integration initiatives, ensuring alignment with architecture, governance, and business priorities Represent the Data & Integration domain in internal technology planning, prioritisation, and decision-making forums Advocate for scalable, future-proof data, analytics, and integration capabilities Platform & Product Delivery Own and manage a portfolio of internal data products and shared services, including integration pipelines, analytics datasets, reporting layers, and APIs Lead the Integration domain, driving consistency, reliability, performance, and interoperability across systems Champion scalable, automated, and observable delivery practices, embedding strong engineering standards Ensure data governance, security, quality, and compliance are embedded by design - without compromising speed or value Financial & Resource Leadership Own the Data & Integration delivery budget, ensuring investment decisions are transparent and clearly linked to value outcomes Design and operate an effective team model with the right balance of skills, capacity, and structure Lead and grow Data and Integration teams, fostering accountability and continuous improvement Define, track, and communicate OKRs, KPIs, and maturity metrics to demonstrate impact Stakeholder Management & Communication Act as the primary point of contact for Data & Integration delivery across internal technology teams and business units Drive alignment on priorities, timelines, deliverables, and trade-offs Provide clear, concise updates on progress, risks, dependencies, and blockers through governance forums and executive reporting Collaborate closely with Security, Infrastructure, Architecture, Operations, Legal, and other cross-functional partners Governance & Delivery Excellence Own and continuously evolve Data & Integration roadmaps using value-based prioritisation Embed agile, product-centric delivery models and ways of working Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, technical debt, and optimisation opportunities across the data landscape What You ll Bring Essential Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner within data, analytics, or integration domains A strong track record of delivering data platforms or data product portfolios in complex, enterprise-scale environments Excellent stakeholder management skills, with confidence communicating at executive level Deep understanding of modern data architectures (e.g. lakehouse, medallion, API-driven) and integration patterns (API, ESB, event-driven, ETL/ELT) Solid knowledge of data governance, lineage, quality frameworks, and compliance Experience with agile product delivery, roadmap planning, and value-driven prioritisation A strategic, outcome-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement Nice to Have Hands-on experience with platforms such as Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Purview, SnapLogic, Power BI, or similar Exposure to enterprise-scale integration and pipeline platforms Experience leading cross-functional teams across technology, business, and governance functions What s In It for You Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your growth, wellbeing, and work-life balance, including: Financial : Competitive salary, share plan, performance bonuses, recognition awards, and referral bonuses Career Development : Career coaching, global mobility, flexible career paths, and leadership development programmes Learning : Challenging projects, internal tech communities, certifications, conferences, and continuous learning platforms Work-Life Balance : Hybrid working, flexible hours, and employee assistance programmes Health & Wellbeing : Global wellbeing initiatives and access to wellbeing apps Community : Inclusive culture, employee networks, tech communities, interest groups, and regular events Our client is committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to do their best work. Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds and experiences, because diverse teams build smarter, more innovative solutions. Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Feb 02, 2026
Full time
Product Manager London, hybrid working £(phone number removed) (with excellent package inc. bonus) About Our Client Technology is how our client works. People are why they do it. For more than two decades, our client has been using technology to create meaningful, lasting change. By bringing together world-class engineering, deep industry expertise, and a people-first mindset, they partner with leading organisations to build intelligent platforms and digital experiences that truly move the needle. From early prototypes to enterprise-scale impact, this is an opportunity to help shape how modern organisations use data and integration to innovate, scale, and transform. The Role Our client is looking for a Product Manager Integration & Data to own and drive the evolution of their Data and Integration platforms. In this role, you ll be the execution engine behind the Data & Integration strategy - turning architectural vision into production-ready platforms, shared services, and domain data products that deliver measurable business value. You ll enable seamless interoperability across systems, ensure robust governance and security, and help unlock the full power of the data ecosystem. This is a high-impact role with genuine ownership, influence, and visibility across technology and the business. What You ll Be Responsible For Strategic Planning & Execution Partner with Enterprise Architecture to translate Data & Integration strategy into clear roadmaps, prioritised backlogs, and executable delivery plans Lead end-to-end delivery of data and integration initiatives, ensuring alignment with architecture, governance, and business priorities Represent the Data & Integration domain in internal technology planning, prioritisation, and decision-making forums Advocate for scalable, future-proof data, analytics, and integration capabilities Platform & Product Delivery Own and manage a portfolio of internal data products and shared services, including integration pipelines, analytics datasets, reporting layers, and APIs Lead the Integration domain, driving consistency, reliability, performance, and interoperability across systems Champion scalable, automated, and observable delivery practices, embedding strong engineering standards Ensure data governance, security, quality, and compliance are embedded by design - without compromising speed or value Financial & Resource Leadership Own the Data & Integration delivery budget, ensuring investment decisions are transparent and clearly linked to value outcomes Design and operate an effective team model with the right balance of skills, capacity, and structure Lead and grow Data and Integration teams, fostering accountability and continuous improvement Define, track, and communicate OKRs, KPIs, and maturity metrics to demonstrate impact Stakeholder Management & Communication Act as the primary point of contact for Data & Integration delivery across internal technology teams and business units Drive alignment on priorities, timelines, deliverables, and trade-offs Provide clear, concise updates on progress, risks, dependencies, and blockers through governance forums and executive reporting Collaborate closely with Security, Infrastructure, Architecture, Operations, Legal, and other cross-functional partners Governance & Delivery Excellence Own and continuously evolve Data & Integration roadmaps using value-based prioritisation Embed agile, product-centric delivery models and ways of working Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, technical debt, and optimisation opportunities across the data landscape What You ll Bring Essential Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner within data, analytics, or integration domains A strong track record of delivering data platforms or data product portfolios in complex, enterprise-scale environments Excellent stakeholder management skills, with confidence communicating at executive level Deep understanding of modern data architectures (e.g. lakehouse, medallion, API-driven) and integration patterns (API, ESB, event-driven, ETL/ELT) Solid knowledge of data governance, lineage, quality frameworks, and compliance Experience with agile product delivery, roadmap planning, and value-driven prioritisation A strategic, outcome-focused mindset with a passion for continuous improvement Nice to Have Hands-on experience with platforms such as Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Purview, SnapLogic, Power BI, or similar Exposure to enterprise-scale integration and pipeline platforms Experience leading cross-functional teams across technology, business, and governance functions What s In It for You Our client offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your growth, wellbeing, and work-life balance, including: Financial : Competitive salary, share plan, performance bonuses, recognition awards, and referral bonuses Career Development : Career coaching, global mobility, flexible career paths, and leadership development programmes Learning : Challenging projects, internal tech communities, certifications, conferences, and continuous learning platforms Work-Life Balance : Hybrid working, flexible hours, and employee assistance programmes Health & Wellbeing : Global wellbeing initiatives and access to wellbeing apps Community : Inclusive culture, employee networks, tech communities, interest groups, and regular events Our client is committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to do their best work. Applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds and experiences, because diverse teams build smarter, more innovative solutions. Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Job Title Senior Global Product Manager Education Bachelor's Degree Location Senior Manager Category Operations Job Type Permanent Job Description About PSA/BDP International: PSA/BDP International is a non-asset based global logistics provider with annual sales exceeding $4billion USD. Founded in 1966 by Richard Bolte Sr. and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PSA/BDP has grown to be one of the largest logistics providers in the world. PSA/BDP employs more than 6,400 people worldwide, and operates freight logistics centers in 270 cities across the world through a global network of wholly owned offices, joint ventures and affiliates in 135 countries. The company serves more than 4,000 customers worldwide. Clients include Bayer, Dow, DuPont, Heineken USA, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Revlon, Trek Bicycle, Wacker, and others. Scope: If you are someone who thrives at the intersection of logistics, technology, and customer solutions If you enjoy building systems from the ground up-from vision through to delivery If you are passionate about crafting winning solutions for commercial tenders, turning complex RFQs into clear, compelling responses that solve real customer problems If you can navigate complexity, influence stakeholders, and turn market trends and customer needs into scalable solutions then we would love to connect with you . We are looking for a Senior Global Product Manager to lead the continuous innovation Lead Logistics systems. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of logistics solutions for a global leader-driving real impact in how goods move around the world. Responsibilities Product Development & Management Develop business cases to support investment decisions Lead the design and development of logistics systems, including but not limited to: PO Management solutions Hub Management solutions Destination Management solutions Work with Digital, Data and IT teams to define product roadmaps, business requirements, and specifications. Collaborate with Digital, Data, IT, operations, and commercial teams to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions. Work with Ops, Operational Excellence, Digital and IT to deliver solutions that decrease our cost to serve. Engage directly with customers to understand their logistics and supply chain requirements. Translate market trends and customer's needs into actionable product features and enhancements. Present solutions and proposals to customers in a clear, structured manner. Commercial Support Create compelling content and materials to support RFPs/RFQs responses. Collaborate with commercial and operational teams to deliver competitive and profitable pricing models. Lead cost modeling and pricing exercises for logistics and freight forwarding services. Partner with our Commercial organization and Solution Engineers to design comprehensive end-to-end supply chain solutions. This includes building robust ROI models that quantify customer improvements across key dimensions such as cost efficiency, lead-time reduction, emissions impact, and supply chain resilience. Leadership & Influence Lead cross-functional teams indirectly by fostering alignment, clarity, and accountability across product, Digital/Data/IT, commercial, and operational stakeholders. Ensure timely delivery of initiatives through structured planning and proactive coordination. Mentor and guide team members across disciplines, encouraging best practices in product development, customer engagement, and solution design. Act as the product champion within the organization, advocating for the product vision and strategy. Influence senior stakeholders by presenting compelling, data-driven, and well-structured business cases. Drive stakeholder engagement by building trust, facilitating collaboration, and resolving conflicts constructively. Navigate complex organizational dynamics to gain buy-in and maintain momentum. Represent the product externally, engaging with customers, partners, and industry forums to gather feedback, share thought leadership, and reinforce the company's innovation agenda. Exemption Type Job Requirements Experience Proven experience as a Senior Product Manager in the logistics, or supply chain technology sector. Proven experience working on the delivery of PO Management, Origin cargo processes, and Destination management platforms. Experienced with product management principles and agile delivery methodologies. Experience managing and mentoring teams. Track record of delivering high-quality business cases and product documentation. Experience supporting Commercial organization, creating and presenting product value propositions as well as providing demonstration during tenders Experience costing / pricing products Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with both internal teams and external partners (suppliers and customers). Ability to lead through influence and manage complex stakeholder environments. Strong managerial capabilities, including the ability to lead directly/indirectly across global teams, influence decision-making, and drive execution without direct authority. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional project teams, manage competing priorities, and align diverse stakeholders toward shared goals. Experience in setting objectives, measuring performance, and providing structured feedback and guidance across functional and regional boundaries. Skilled in stakeholder communication at all levels, from operational teams to senior leadership, including executive-level reporting and presentations. Comfortable leading change in a complex, fast-paced global environment with multiple priorities and stakeholders. Personal Attributes Strategic thinker with a hands-on mentality and a passion for digital transformation. Tech savvy, capable of finding practical use cases to new technology Excellent project management skills, with a structured and methodical approach. High level of initiative, ownership, and accountability. Culturally sensitive and experienced in working with international teams. Fluent in English (very strong written and verbal); additional languages are a plus. BDP International - The Employer of Choice
Feb 02, 2026
Full time
Job Title Senior Global Product Manager Education Bachelor's Degree Location Senior Manager Category Operations Job Type Permanent Job Description About PSA/BDP International: PSA/BDP International is a non-asset based global logistics provider with annual sales exceeding $4billion USD. Founded in 1966 by Richard Bolte Sr. and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PSA/BDP has grown to be one of the largest logistics providers in the world. PSA/BDP employs more than 6,400 people worldwide, and operates freight logistics centers in 270 cities across the world through a global network of wholly owned offices, joint ventures and affiliates in 135 countries. The company serves more than 4,000 customers worldwide. Clients include Bayer, Dow, DuPont, Heineken USA, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Revlon, Trek Bicycle, Wacker, and others. Scope: If you are someone who thrives at the intersection of logistics, technology, and customer solutions If you enjoy building systems from the ground up-from vision through to delivery If you are passionate about crafting winning solutions for commercial tenders, turning complex RFQs into clear, compelling responses that solve real customer problems If you can navigate complexity, influence stakeholders, and turn market trends and customer needs into scalable solutions then we would love to connect with you . We are looking for a Senior Global Product Manager to lead the continuous innovation Lead Logistics systems. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of logistics solutions for a global leader-driving real impact in how goods move around the world. Responsibilities Product Development & Management Develop business cases to support investment decisions Lead the design and development of logistics systems, including but not limited to: PO Management solutions Hub Management solutions Destination Management solutions Work with Digital, Data and IT teams to define product roadmaps, business requirements, and specifications. Collaborate with Digital, Data, IT, operations, and commercial teams to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions. Work with Ops, Operational Excellence, Digital and IT to deliver solutions that decrease our cost to serve. Engage directly with customers to understand their logistics and supply chain requirements. Translate market trends and customer's needs into actionable product features and enhancements. Present solutions and proposals to customers in a clear, structured manner. Commercial Support Create compelling content and materials to support RFPs/RFQs responses. Collaborate with commercial and operational teams to deliver competitive and profitable pricing models. Lead cost modeling and pricing exercises for logistics and freight forwarding services. Partner with our Commercial organization and Solution Engineers to design comprehensive end-to-end supply chain solutions. This includes building robust ROI models that quantify customer improvements across key dimensions such as cost efficiency, lead-time reduction, emissions impact, and supply chain resilience. Leadership & Influence Lead cross-functional teams indirectly by fostering alignment, clarity, and accountability across product, Digital/Data/IT, commercial, and operational stakeholders. Ensure timely delivery of initiatives through structured planning and proactive coordination. Mentor and guide team members across disciplines, encouraging best practices in product development, customer engagement, and solution design. Act as the product champion within the organization, advocating for the product vision and strategy. Influence senior stakeholders by presenting compelling, data-driven, and well-structured business cases. Drive stakeholder engagement by building trust, facilitating collaboration, and resolving conflicts constructively. Navigate complex organizational dynamics to gain buy-in and maintain momentum. Represent the product externally, engaging with customers, partners, and industry forums to gather feedback, share thought leadership, and reinforce the company's innovation agenda. Exemption Type Job Requirements Experience Proven experience as a Senior Product Manager in the logistics, or supply chain technology sector. Proven experience working on the delivery of PO Management, Origin cargo processes, and Destination management platforms. Experienced with product management principles and agile delivery methodologies. Experience managing and mentoring teams. Track record of delivering high-quality business cases and product documentation. Experience supporting Commercial organization, creating and presenting product value propositions as well as providing demonstration during tenders Experience costing / pricing products Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strategic relationships with both internal teams and external partners (suppliers and customers). Ability to lead through influence and manage complex stakeholder environments. Strong managerial capabilities, including the ability to lead directly/indirectly across global teams, influence decision-making, and drive execution without direct authority. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional project teams, manage competing priorities, and align diverse stakeholders toward shared goals. Experience in setting objectives, measuring performance, and providing structured feedback and guidance across functional and regional boundaries. Skilled in stakeholder communication at all levels, from operational teams to senior leadership, including executive-level reporting and presentations. Comfortable leading change in a complex, fast-paced global environment with multiple priorities and stakeholders. Personal Attributes Strategic thinker with a hands-on mentality and a passion for digital transformation. Tech savvy, capable of finding practical use cases to new technology Excellent project management skills, with a structured and methodical approach. High level of initiative, ownership, and accountability. Culturally sensitive and experienced in working with international teams. Fluent in English (very strong written and verbal); additional languages are a plus. BDP International - The Employer of Choice
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
Feb 02, 2026
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients' affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they're experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details - all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you'll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry. We'll help you succeed Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO's Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. Overview Our Risk Advisory Services (RAS) team helps organisations understand, manage and respond to risk in an increasingly complex and fastmoving environment. We work with a diverse portfolio of clients across the commercial and not-for-profit sectors, providing assurance and advisory support that strengthens governance, enhances controls and drives better decision-making. As part of the team, you'll work on a wide range of internal audit, risk and advisory engagements, gaining exposure to different industries, business models and operating environments. You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across the firm, applying innovative approaches, data analytics and professional judgement to deliver insights that add real value for our clients. As a Senior Executive within RAS, you will play an important role in delivering high quality internal audit, assurance and advisory services to our Public Sector clients. You will work as a senior member of engagement teams, taking responsibility for defined areas of delivery while collaborating closely with Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Partners. You will be hands on in the execution of engagements, building strong technical capability, developing professional judgement, and supporting the effective delivery of engagements. Alongside this, you will act as a role model for junior team members, helping to build a high performing and collaborative team environment. You'll be someone with An inquisitive and proactive mindset, with the confidence to challenge constructively, think critically about risks and controls, and contribute ideas that enhance audit quality and ways of working. A recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIA, CMIIA/MIIA, CCAB or equivalent), with relevant experience in risk management, internal audit and systems / controls testing. Awareness of compliance, legislative and wider market issues relevant to client organisations, and the ability to consider these when identifying risks and audit findings. Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to evaluate evidence, interpret data and support clear, well reasoned conclusions. Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage professionally with clients and colleagues and to explain issues clearly. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we're working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in them. Across the UK thousands of unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
The B-Hive is an in house creative agency bringing to life the creative needs of some of the most recognizable brands in the beauty industry including No7, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle and Boots own brand. We combine the capability of an external creative and production team, with the speed, flexibility, and in depth brand knowledge of an in house set up, underpinned by years of experience dedicated to Boots and No7 Beauty Company. The Head of Creative Operations is a key member of the B Hive Lead Team. They are responsible for leading and managing the people, processes, systems and tools that enable the effective and efficient operation of the whole B Hive. They understand that their role is about strategic value creation and not just asset volume (but also asset volume). They ensure the team has what it need to deliver on time, keep process sharp and make sure the machine doesn't break. They drive the adoption of new tools and systems to future prove our processes, ensuring we remain agile enough to pivot as quickly as our clients or market demands. They report directly to the Head of B Hive. Key responsibilities Works across all studio teams to own and operate our agency work management processes and procedures, through leading project & operations teams to deliver internal client needs as efficient and effectively as possible. Responsible for how the B Hive manages all project briefs from regular BAU briefs through larger, more complex and/or critical projects; leads operations & project management best practice. Support with building collaborative bridges and communication frameworks needed for effective inter agency ways of working. Be a champion for change, looking to evolve our operations through tech driven innovation, ensuring we remain agile enough to pivot quickly. Leads teams of project managers, scheduling and traffic managers, quality & compliance and digital production & delivery specialists to deliver the required quality on time and to budget. Is focused on the outcomes the business needs to drive and negotiates resource time and commitment across multiple teams and projects according to that client need. Supports Head of Client Management with understanding and delivering evolving client needs. Supports Head of Creative with tools, process and freelance selection. Leads the B Hive management of P&L and operational financial obligations, including overall staff utilisation targets. What you'll need to have (our must haves) Senior creative, project or operations management experience or other appropriate delivery experience in a creative agency or business. Experience managing a production house or working in a production studio. Demonstrate strong experience of digital asset management & delivery. Proven ability to navigate multi layered stakeholder landscapes, negotiating resources and driving cross functional alignment. Strong ability to understand, map and plan processes, turning them into robust project plans. Likely to hold a degree, or equivalent apprenticeship or experience in a creative
Feb 02, 2026
Full time
The B-Hive is an in house creative agency bringing to life the creative needs of some of the most recognizable brands in the beauty industry including No7, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle and Boots own brand. We combine the capability of an external creative and production team, with the speed, flexibility, and in depth brand knowledge of an in house set up, underpinned by years of experience dedicated to Boots and No7 Beauty Company. The Head of Creative Operations is a key member of the B Hive Lead Team. They are responsible for leading and managing the people, processes, systems and tools that enable the effective and efficient operation of the whole B Hive. They understand that their role is about strategic value creation and not just asset volume (but also asset volume). They ensure the team has what it need to deliver on time, keep process sharp and make sure the machine doesn't break. They drive the adoption of new tools and systems to future prove our processes, ensuring we remain agile enough to pivot as quickly as our clients or market demands. They report directly to the Head of B Hive. Key responsibilities Works across all studio teams to own and operate our agency work management processes and procedures, through leading project & operations teams to deliver internal client needs as efficient and effectively as possible. Responsible for how the B Hive manages all project briefs from regular BAU briefs through larger, more complex and/or critical projects; leads operations & project management best practice. Support with building collaborative bridges and communication frameworks needed for effective inter agency ways of working. Be a champion for change, looking to evolve our operations through tech driven innovation, ensuring we remain agile enough to pivot quickly. Leads teams of project managers, scheduling and traffic managers, quality & compliance and digital production & delivery specialists to deliver the required quality on time and to budget. Is focused on the outcomes the business needs to drive and negotiates resource time and commitment across multiple teams and projects according to that client need. Supports Head of Client Management with understanding and delivering evolving client needs. Supports Head of Creative with tools, process and freelance selection. Leads the B Hive management of P&L and operational financial obligations, including overall staff utilisation targets. What you'll need to have (our must haves) Senior creative, project or operations management experience or other appropriate delivery experience in a creative agency or business. Experience managing a production house or working in a production studio. Demonstrate strong experience of digital asset management & delivery. Proven ability to navigate multi layered stakeholder landscapes, negotiating resources and driving cross functional alignment. Strong ability to understand, map and plan processes, turning them into robust project plans. Likely to hold a degree, or equivalent apprenticeship or experience in a creative