Strategic Development Manager

2 weeks ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Window World of Boston Full time

Reporting to Director of Automation and Location, The Head Of Automation Strategy UKI Leads a team to the strategy to grow Automation Capabilities, and the embedding and growth of an automation culture across the whole UKI division, ensuring that we enable, empower and excite our people about the opportunities automation and emerging AI capabilities.

Also responsible for building strong working relationships with large automation partners, such as UI Path, IBM Watson, AWS, Google and Microsoft, as well as identifying smaller vendors with emerging capabilities that could help transform our business.

Creating a strategy to embed automation across the organisation, Setting stretch targets, roadmaps and strategies to further drive automation capabilities in UK&I whilst leading cross divisional teams to ensure delivery of transformational solutions.

Works closely with senior leadership to support their business objectives through the utilisation of automation capabilities, ensuring that we assist in the creation of an efficient and effective organisation.

Partners with the automation delivery team to embed new technology into the automation teams capabilities, to allow for solutions to drive greater effectiveness and efficiency throughout the business.

Drives strong awareness throughout the business of the initiatives undertaken by automation teams and utilise these to further enhance roadmap opportunities.

Lead on the development of an automation technology partner portfolio, that minimisies duplication, maximises value, and allows for greater experimentation with emerging technology

~ Develops an approach to maximise the pace of delivery of transformational automation capabilities, utilising the relationships we have with automation technology suppliers and delivery partners.

Attract and selects a diverse pool of high calibre people, to ensure the constant evolution of automations capabilities.

Champions a culture of openness which encourages robust and constructive data driven debates and decision making, learning, experimentation and the creation of innovative solutions.

Highly ambitious with a drive to succeed and progress to more senior roles at pace.
Experience in the automation / AI space, delivering large scale, transformational initiatives
An existing senior manager in a strategy development / automation delivery position within an international customer obsessed company.
Extensive experience of managing and delivering change programmes, at least 12 months of which must be organisational change focused (At least 3 years in project management, process improvement or PMO leadership)
Bachelor/Master's degree in a business, technology or automation/ai discipline

Flutter UK & Ireland unites a dozen brands, hundreds of teams and thousands of colleagues who create trusted entertainment for millions of customers every week.

With the likes of Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Betting & Gaming in the fold, we're the largest division of global entertainment giant Flutter and boast some of the most popular apps and games in UK and Ireland markets.

Twice-yearly bonus (with part of it guaranteed)
Pension contribution scheme
Private healthcare
Flexible ways of working – home or office, it's your choice
Invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme

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