Head of Strategic Systems
Job Description
Job Description :
- Responsibility and authority for Strategic Systems Profit and Loss (P&L) portfolio of projects, including delivery of a major KSA wide IP telephony network and related subsystems.
- Integration of system of systems to deliver required customer capabilities.
- Delivery of all financial targets for the portfolio.
- The portfolio includes responsibility for all stages of the project life cycle from design through to implementation, customer acceptance and technical transfer into operational use.
- Member of the company's executive team, advising on overall business strategy in addition to portfolio responsibilities.
- Responsible for leadership of a high performing team of project staff.
- Develop a close collaborative relationship with senior representatives from both the UK and Saudi governments.
- Ensure all portfolio projects develop technical and acquisition solutions to meet all customer requirements.
- Work with the Project Management Office to maintain a complete set of project schedules for the portfolio.
- Work with the Project Management Office to identify the overall programme resource requirement, control and manage overall headcount required to deliver the portfolio while maintaining overall financial targets.
- Deliver overall portfolio revenue, sales and margin targets.
- Ensure project risks are defined and managed.
- Develop and deliver a communications plan for the portfolio.
- Develop and manage performance of Project staff.
- Develop excellent working relationship with the customer based on honesty and visibility.
- Represent the portfolio at customer facing governance meetings.
- Be able to report to the Managing Director on the full spectrum of business activities and advise on technical, budgetary and commercial issues.
- Participate in senior strategic planning activities providing key recommendations and inputs across the programme.
- Identify improvements to all supporting functions and sub-contractor processes in order to achieve project success.
- Analyse and report measures of effectiveness of implemented recommendations.
- Act upon any important short term issues requiring immediate resolution.
- Overseeing highly prioritized projects.
- Participate in the development of financial strategies.
- Business experience in the Defence Sector.
- Programme/Project Management qualification.
- Up-to-date technical knowledge of telecommunications systems.
- Preferably experience of living or working in the Middle East.
Job Details
Employment Types:
Full time
Industry:
Telecom
Function:
Manufacturing / Engineering / R&D
Skills:
Head of Strategic Systems