Senior Manager, Business of Technology Transformation, Financial Services

We are looking for tech operating model and sourcing specialists to join our talented Financial Services team. You will be client facing, scoping solutions based on client need, and forming diverse teams to solve our clients' most complex problems. Our engagements range from visioning with C-Suite executives on the future of Technology in their business, through the design and delivery of the enabling operating model and sourcing strategy, to the detailed implementation of the process, organisation, and technical transformations., As a Senior Manager, you will be a senior team member within our team where you will have responsibilities for:

• Advising Financial Services CIOs and Tech Leaders, helping them define their strategy to transform their organisations for the digital age, including how to re-structure large technology ecosystems to meet objectives.
• Defining tech operating models to help our clients deliver their strategic ambitions by leveraging digital, cloud, and cutting-edge emerging technologies.
• Defining how a client can utilise internal resources and the 3rd party supply market to deliver speed and value to the business.
• Designing and leading programme(s) implement effective technology operating model change.
• Helping clients define and source the necessary technology outcomes (products, capabilities, services).
• Management of technology function transformations.
• Defining and delivering commercial management and cost reduction services for clients.
• Leading business and practice development activities relating to our growing our delivery capability.
• Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution., Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Identifying, leading and supporting potential sales opportunities.
• Leading and providing senior oversight to the delivery of multi-workstream commercial engagements.
• Experience of leading diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.
• Acting as a subject matter expert within Deloitte - supporting our UK Global capability with your knowledge and experience.
• Providing the expertise necessary to lead and coach the team and enhance and develop the team capabilities.
• Develop thought leadership, represent the team at forums and support external Deloitte eminence events and opportunities., As a Senior Manager, you will be a senior team member within our team where you will have responsibilities for:
• Helping teams improve their ways of working towards better value sooner, safer, happier by adopting various coaching, facilitation and delivery stances
• Lead and guide cross-functional teams in adopting agile principles and practices, promoting a culture of collaboration and transparency
• Facilitation of team self-organisation and delivery events as invited
• Working with executive and portfolio level teams to influence leaders and create flow in enterprise wide processes such as portfolio management and risk and control
• Identify and address any barriers or challenges to delivery, working with teams to overcome obstacles and drive continuous improvement
• Bringing back learnings as to how teams are innovating and how that can be shared back with other teams and other clients through the wider practice
• Leading business and practice development activities relating to our growing our delivery capability.
• Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.
  
  We are looking for candidates who are able to demonstrate skills and experience in some of the following:
• Understanding of technology functions and how they deliver value to the business.
• Understanding of strategy, from theory through to practice and application.
• Experience of Technology Operations / Product Management - including Service Delivery, IT Service Management practices, ITIL, Automation, DevOps and/or Product Management and Delivery or equivalent.
• Experience of understanding and articulating the impact of emerging technology trends such as AI, robotics, digital reality, cognitive technologies, and blockchain.
• Experience in the delivery of large technology transformation programmes, incorporating people, process and/or technology changes.
• Ability to work with Senior Stakeholders.
• Experience working in the Financial Services Industry.
• Proven track record of complex technology cost management and optimisation.
• Experience in at least one of the Technology domains: Application Development and Management, Networks, Hosting and Cloud, End User Computing, Service Desk, and SIAM or equivalent.
• Understanding of IT financial management including business case development, IT cost analysis and reduction, and IT service charging models.
• Desirable experience of agile methodologies such as SAFe® and Scrum., Proven experience delivering transformation projects and knowledge of both traditional and agile delivery methodologies within financial services; Banking, Capital Markets, Payments, Investment Management, Insurance
• Experience shaping programmes, understanding business challenges which you can translate and architect into delivery
• Experience working within mature and immature agile teams as a team member or in a lead or facilitating role
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams
• Agile methodologies and certifications, specifically Kanban, Disciplined Agile and/or ICAgile
• Knowledge of other methods (e.g. Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, XP) is of interest but not required
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a focus on driving results and achieving organisational goals
• Experience developing and implementing transformation strategies
• Working with portfolio functions to redefine initiatives into outcomes aligned to value streams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Proven experience developing market facing propositions, and building a strong sales pipeline through industry relationships
  
  Businesses are innovating at an unprecedented pace and technology innovation itself is causing businesses to re-think their business models and how they capitalise on new opportunities. This calls for transformational changes to today's organisations, and for Deloitte to continually re-imagine how we serve our clients on the most significant technology trends in the marketplace in a pioneering way.
Business of Technology is a key competency within our Technology Strategy & Transformation service area and an enabler to our strategic client and industry propositions. Our team helps our clients optimise the value they derive from technology by providing deep skills and expertise in operating model design and implementation, technology strategy, cost management/reduction, and tech supply chain selection and management. Enterprise Technology & Performance Want to work with business leaders, and alongside some of the most creative thinkers in industry? Can you develop and deliver innovative and core technology solutions that transform the digital enterprise and maximise ROI? From strategy articulation and process design to technology enablement, we work together to simplify the complex, creating tangible value for our clients. Connect to your career at Deloitte Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more. What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most., Businesses are innovating at an unprecedented pace and technology innovation itself is causing businesses to re-think their business models and how they capitalise on new opportunities. This calls for transformational changes to today's organisations, and for Deloitte to continually re-imagine how we serve our clients on the most significant technology trends in the marketplace in a pioneering way. Enterprise Technology Transformation is a key competency within our Technology Strategy & Transformation service area and an enabler to our strategic client and industry propositions. Our Enterprise Technology Transformation strives to deliver transformation that will reshape our world… We are predominantly a group of Technology Delivery Leaders, Design-led Analysts and Enterprise Delivery Architects. We work across the technology delivery lifecycle, advising, delivering, and running our clients' largest technology transformations. This translates into Enterprise Design and Delivery, Design-led Analysis, Tech Delivery and provision of Insight Led Services, supply chain selection and management. Enterprise Technology & Performance Want to work with business leaders, and alongside some of the most creative thinkers in industry? Can you develop and deliver innovative and core technology solutions that transform the digital enterprise and maximise ROI? From strategy articulation and process design to technology enablement, we work together to simplify the complex, creating tangible value for our clients. Connect to your career at Deloitte Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more. What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most. Connect to your opportunity We are looking for client focussed delivery specialists to join our talented Financial Services team. You will be client facing, scoping solutions based on client need, and forming diverse teams to solve our clients' most complex problems. Our engagements range from visioning with C-Suite executives on the future of Technology in their business, through the design and delivery of technology transformations, with constant focus on delivery of value., Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That's what connects us. That's what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we'll make an impact that matters. Enterprise, Technology and Performance Our clients want to achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance, Supply Chain and IT operations. That's where we come in. By taking a holistic view of performance improvement, including strategy, process design and technology enablement, we support the smooth operation of transformations. Personal independence Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). 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