Associate Director, Major Programmes, People Transformation, Defence & Security

Within our Major programmes defence team, you'll be focused principally on working with clients in the South of England. This will likely include sites across London, Bristol, Portsmouth and Andover and therefore require flexibility to travel across sites.

Your role will allow you to:

Lead activity to support the growth of client relationships, identifying opportunities
within both existing and new clients, and manage proposals to win work.

Lead or support pursuits to grow the Major Programmes and Defence accounts.

Help lead the design, development and transformation of major programmes, including programme strategy and set up, programme/portfolio delivery, capability and digital transformation, and assurance reviews.

Lead client projects including development of engagement plans, production of deliverables, change management activities, and workshop/meeting facilitation across a wide range of propositions, focusing on Digital delivery and transformation, but also including:

o Scaled Delivery

o Operating Model design and implementation

o Programme leadership support and coaching

o Programme Governance

o PMO setup and operation

o Capability Development

Establish external alliances with complementary organisations to enhance market offerings

Help lead initiatives to aid the development of our propositions, solutions and methods, and industry points of view.

All applicants must hold UK security clearance, or be eligible for a minimum of SC level.

Essential:

Proven knowledge of Defence, its organisation and people - ideally with a good understanding of the market areas procuring digital focused support.

Demonstrable experience of delivering projects or programmes either in a management consulting or professional services firm at a senior level.

Demonstrable understanding of key digital themes that are relevant to today's defence market - e.g. Cyber, AI, Cloud, data and/or analytics

Demonstrated ability to deliver and lead bids and proposals

Demonstrated ability to generate new business through pursuits, networking and alliance development

Ability to lead teams in a high-pressure environment

Ability to engage effectively with client/stakeholders at all levels in an organisation.

Problem solving, attention to detail, creative thinking and analytical skills.

Self-starting with a high degree of personal motivation and drive.

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to form lasting relationships with both team members and clients.

Desirable (but not essential):

Strong market relationships or sector profile in the Ministry of Defence

Experience in engaging with Tech providers currently providing major digital products or services into Defence (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Service Now, Palantir etc)

Existing contributions to thought leadership, propositions or internal capability building

Existing UK security clearance (SC or above). If not existing, then must be eligible.

Do you want to be at the heart of some of the biggest and most ambitious digital programmes undertaken to keep our country safe?

We are proud of the impact we have with our Defence & Security clients, the strength of our relationships, and the variety of our skills and expertise that we bring to help them achieve their mission.

We're growing our teams across all of Technology and Transformation. If you are cleared (or have the eligibility to be cleared) to SC or DV level and want to grow your career in this sector, we are very keen to hear from you.

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Are you passionate about leading business transformation for high profile and complex capital programmes? The world has never before faced such a complex number of environmental, social and economic challenges and a new way of delivering major programmes is needed to respond to these. Our market leading transformation approach aims to challenge conventional thinking around the delivery of major programmes, using a multidisciplinary capability to help our clients deliver their most critical and demanding issues while reinforcing Deloitte's commitment to purpose-led change.

Our practice comprises a blend of those who have worked previously in industry (in both technical and non-technical roles) and those who have prior consulting experience. The strength and value Major Programmes bring to our clients and Deloitte is a result of our collectively diverse and highly relevant industry insights and experience; the complexity of challenges our clients face requires us to leverage this diverse range of skillsets and experiences.

You will have the opportunity to work across a range of programmes, building your skills and experience on the job, as well as supported by our world class professional development approach. You will also experience the breadth of what Deloitte offers, working with colleagues across a range of disciplines and drawing on our market leading methods, and our global assets and tools., 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.

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You'll be based in Bristol or London with hybrid working.

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