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Led senior advisory on global Target Operating Model (TOM) design, re-architecting the organisation from a federated structure to a hub-and-spoke operating model to enable global consistency, shared service efficiency and controlled financial governance.

•	Designed the global Target Operating Model centralising finance, legal, marketing, IT and tax operations.
•	Implemented a unified global Transfer Pricing model and consolidated treasury operations (18 banks → 1).
•	Established governance, controls and adoption structures to support sustained cross-market implementation.

Skills:

Target Operating Model Design · Tax & Finance Transformation · Transfer Pricing · Governance & Controls · Operating Model Change

Global Tax Transformation Project Manager

Delivered a programme of Unified Communications, O365 and other digital technology initiatives, that cumulatively greatly increased the collaborative and productivity capability of HSF staff globally 

•	Introduction of Skype for business; Video, Audio, IM & Presence, Persistent chat, Federation and Mobility to a global community of 6000 users. 
•	Rollout of O365, and AnyConnect, a VPN client to 6000 users
•	The delivery of a Global SOE (Standard Operating Environment) blueprint incorporating Microsoft OneDrive, OneNote, Windows 10 and over 300 internal and 3rd party applications including iManage Worksite
•	Programme delivery using Agile Kanban methodology

Digital Transformation Programme Manager

• Merged GroupM and Wunderman Thompson capabilities to form WPP DataCo  
• Led strategic roadmap and market announcement to the C-suite

Strategic Data Integration Lead

Responsible for the evaluation and selection of a Global Physical Access Security (GPAS) solution
• Leadership of a Business Analyst & Access Control specialists, collating key business requirements
• Effectively collated business requirements from diverse groups of stakeholders, executives & users
• Reviewed options for the opportunistic solution roll-out & configuration across all Unilever locations
• Delivered an RFI / RFP process to select a ‘best of breed’ solution for roll-out to 1,000+ global sites

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

•	SAAS Solution Procurement and Development: Procured and developed a component requirements management SAAS solution (Polarion and Mendix) for Engineering Technical Practices and Operating Management Systems, enabling effective management of safety requirements across the project lifecycle

Project Manager

Responsible for Programme delivery of a Workflow solution to multiple business and legal functions
•	Executed global workflow programme across multiple service functions (Legal Service Centre, Document Specialists, HR, IT) in Magic Circle Law Firm
•	Instrumental in the rescue and recovery of a failing project
•	Review and re-prioritisation of business requirements through needs-based analysis workshops
•	Directed highly effective compressed RFP process to evaluate and select new vendor/solution 
•	Fronted Procurement and Contract negotiation with IBM and implementation partner
•	Design of Support model and vendor management framework 
•	Effective stakeholder engagement and management up to CxO and Partner level
•	Achieved successful delivery with lean project team, under extremely tight budget and timelines
•	Implemented repeatable, measurable workflow processes that enable service performance comparison within and across service centres 
•	Reduced end-to-end process time, process erro

Senior Project Manager

Responsible for the creation of a Project Charter, Terms of Reference and Business Case for a Spend Management Programme 

•	Writing the Project Charter, Terms of Reference, Business Case and a Presentation to a Governance Board
•	Analysis of $67B of Group Supplier spend on a Source-to-Pay programme, extrapolating the results to a Benefits register, illustrating how moving to a single solution would save £.5B spend annually

Management Consultant

Standardised asset data structures and integration workflows to improve reporting consistency and operational alignment across regions.

• Delivered cross-regional data strategy aligned to ISO 14224, CFIHOS and UMCL standards
• Built MoC templates and KPI dashboards to strengthen change compliance and oversight
• Mobilised engineering and CAD/Isometrics teams across India and Germany to unify workflows and data handling

Programme Manager – Integration & Data Strategy

•	Evaluation and comparison of machine learning solutions for organising, analysing and summarising Legal contracts, enabling the Allen &Overy increase efficiency and productivity and mitigate risks
•	Delivery of automated Document Proofing solution, Lexis Nexis, reducing document proofing times by over 80%
•	Delivery of automated document styling solution enabling the copying of client styles, restyling documents to the in-house style

•	Development of ‘SAAS Purpose Activation’ Ecosystem: Delivered a Purpose Activation Ecosystem on GoodUp’s SAAS platform, enabling Mars Associates to engage in volunteering initiatives for planetary and pet welfare 
•	Generative AI modeling – led a project to create personalised avatars for 125,000 employees, used for system access, digital meetings, and collaboration tools, driving innovation across the IT landscape

•	Target Operating Model – Carved out new business from within the current business (Intrapreneurship)
•	New Business Model: Led the rapid deployment of a new business model following £25m adult education contracts from the DWP
•	Work Stream Management: Managed 9 work streams, including IT, legal, compliance, quality, estates & facilities, people, operations, marketing, and finance
•	Service Delivery Model: Applied the ‘Operating Model Canvas’ to create a new Service Delivery Model for the business

Programme Manager

•	DAM System Procurement: Managed end-to-end RFP process for Digital Asset Management (DAM) System, including RFP, sealed bidding, PoCs, and selection
•	Contract Negotiations: Spearheaded commercial and contractual negotiations, achieving 40% savings and completing in a record 4 weeks
•	Vendor Onboarding: Oversaw vendor onboarding and workshops, ensuring successful implementation
•	Team Management: Managed a diverse team across 5 time zones
•	Taxonomy & Metadata Design: Designed taxonomy and metadata, conducted privacy, risk, and impact analysis, and planned deployment

Digital Transformation Project Manager

Led a multi-market finance and ERP transformation, reframing the programme where required and advising senior leadership on gap analysis outcomes and the correct way forward, to establish standardised processes and data structures supporting consistent financial governance and reporting.

•	Delivered Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central across Finance, Sales, Logistics and Procurement functions in 13 European markets.
•	Reduced month-end close timelines and improved data reliability through process standardisation and workflow automation.
•	Executed financial and systems separation for a depot business divestment while maintaining continuity of group reporting.

Skills 
ERP Transformation · Microsoft Business Central · Finance Transformation · Programme Delivery · Data & Process Governance · Programme Recovery · Stakeholder Management

ERP Programme Director (£8m)

•	GDPR Compliance: Ensured GDPR compliance across project solutions
•	Website development: Managed global teams to replace McDonald's UK, US, and Canadian websites with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) in the Adobe cloud
•	Agile PIM Project: Re-engineered supply chain processes and simplified PIM data management using Step Trailblazer PIM solution
•	Customer Services Outsourcing: Successfully outsourced Customer Services to a near-shore provider via Zendesk integration, serving internal users, restaurants, and customers

Digital Project Manager

<p>Founder of Senshin, the delivery intelligence platform: every project signal under one roof, so programme leaders deliver with evidence-backed confidence, keep projects green and land the ROI and benefits they promised.</p>

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Consultant programme director to FTSE 100 and blue-chip firms. Founder of Senshin, the delivery intelligence platform.

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