Description

Accomplished and tech-savvy professional with versatile experience spearheading and delivering companies most strategically important IT programmes and projects within agreed timeframe and defined budget.

Proven track record over a 15 year consulting career, developing innovative, complex technology and analytics solutions for numerous FTSE 100 companies. Recovery of failing projects, outlining strategies, overseeing portfolios of work and addressing project/programme roadblocks in a pragmatic manner to achieve the defined objectives. Well-versed in managing priorities, growing and leading high-performance teams to achieve milestones and deliver programmes to schedule. Demonstrated expertise in change management, ground breaking technology implementation, governance processes administration, stakeholder engagement and analytics tools deployment. Instrumental at driving technical initiatives, uncovering and mitigating potential risks and determining a strategic portfolio. Articulate and refined communicator; excellent at forging and nurturing long-term relationships at all levels of management.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Bristol (up to 50km)

Private Company
Healthcare and Property Director
January 2020 - Today (6 years and 5 months)
London, UK
Mark is the owner and Director of a property and healthcare business, employing 35 people and operating semi-autonomously. He has implemented numerous changes to turn around the business, modernise and increase revenue during one of the most challenging times the industry has ever experienced.
DELOITTE
Technology Senior Manager
September 2006 - April 2021 (14 years and 7 months)
London, UK
Mark worked in Deloitte for 15 years setting up and delivering complex, business led, transformational programmes, underpinned by technology. As a senior leader, Mark brings together cross functional teams and works with people at all levels of the organisation; having 1:1 meetings with FTSE100 Board Members, liaising with junior developers or building relationships with end users. He defines and runs effective governance processes; Programme Steering Groups, project status reporting or Agile ceremonies. Many of these processes have been taken by the client as the 'golden template' and rolled out across their business.
UNILEVER
Global Promotion Analytics Programme Director
March 2020 - March 2021 (1 year)
Kingston upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom
Managed the creation of an innovative, complex analytics solution which defined the promotional calendar for all products, in all stores, globally – the first of its kind and in the words of the CEO, 'the most exciting thing to ever happen'