I am currently recruiting a Delivery Director – a hybrid role involving programme management, product management and technical innovation - for an early stage GIS technology company. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please contact me using the details below. Thank you.
The company
Founded in 2012, my client is an early stage
data services company that has quickly established a name for itself within the
Earth Observation arena and is creating a new market – ‘landscape
intelligence’. The company’s foundations were laid at University College London
(UCL), one of the UK’s leading universities. The startup is now led by an
exceptional Board and management team, leaders who have successfully grown
technology businesses in the past. My client is well funded by the UK government
through Innovate UK, the European Space Agency and a number of angel investors.
Role purpose
My client is working with funding from the
European Space Agency to complete the build of its landscape intelligence
platform. The first three paying customers will be transitioned onto the
platform from May 2015. The Delivery Director will initially be responsible for
managing the build and delivery of my client’s solution for the European Space
Agency but will quickly take on responsibility for delivery to the first three
customers in the water and agribusiness sectors. Longer-term, as the company
scales, the Delivery Director will lead the service provision to a rapidly
growing customer base and will become the driving force behind the development
of the solution in terms of product/market fit. It is envisaged that the
Delivery Director will at some point take over from the current CTO.
Key accountabilities
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Effectively manage a portfolio
of projects ensuring the successful delivery of the landscape intelligence
platform within budget and time constraints and to the customers’ expectations
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Work with the CTO and
Development Lead to introduce process/procedure that will provide a robust
foundation for successful and repeatable project delivery and further scaling
of the organisation
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Provide strong leadership to
and management of internal resources (spanning the development, data products
and pre-sales functions) with a mandate to grow the team as the customer base increases
in size
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Ensure effective engagement
with both customers and internal stakeholders throughout the project life
cycle, bridge the divide between technical and non-technical teams and manage my client's 3rd party software providers effectively
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Leveraging a strong
understanding of each customer and their needs, support product management and
solution architecture/design activities
Skills, experience and personal competencies
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You will have deep experience
of delivering high profile and complex projects for a software provider as a
project/programme/delivery manager
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You will have experience of
operating in a process-driven organisation with structured project management
and development methodologies
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You will have the significant
experience working in “data rich environments’’ and be comfortable
understanding, manipulating and delivering large data sets
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You will have previous line
management experience and possess the desire to continue down a line management
orientated career path
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You will have a technical
background and a demonstrable track record of driving product innovation (perhaps
as a junior CTO or product leader) at previous employers
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You will be comfortable
interacting with customers and be able to demonstrate a strong customer-focused
attitude
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Prior experience of working in
a start-up environment is critical; time spent working in corporate technology
companies would be advantageous
·
Previous experience in the
Earth Observation, GIS or related segments is beneficial
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You will have energy and
enthusiasm allied to a burning ambition to turn a start-up into a sizable and
valuable company
Qualifications
Degree-educated.
