Technology Implementation Lead

3 days ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking two experienced Cutover Leads to join the Matrix Technology Implementation team to drive the cutover preparation and execution phase of the Matrix Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of consultants and civil servants, working across nine departments with a wide range of stakeholders, consultants, and technical specialists to implement user-centred back-office services for HR, Finance, Payroll & Procurement, supporting technical integration and cross-government interoperability.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead cutover planning in a complex programme of activity with competing priorities and multiple needs, whilst working at pace.
  • Use appropriate PPM methodologies to identify, monitor project risks and issues, applying mitigation, controls, and escalation as appropriate.
  • Contribute to effective governance, transition planning, and execution, utilising appropriate delivery methodologies, including between programme phases, to manage change effectively.
  • Provide assurance to the Technology Pillar leadership team that the technical cutover planning is compatible with the wider programme aims and timelines.
  • Delivery of key cutover deliverables, including a resource plan, detailed cutover plan, rollback plan, action logs, and post-go-live user adoption plan.
  • Lead and connect all parties involved in the cutover activities to ensure the creation of integrated solutions and plans meet organisational change management guidelines and priorities.
  • Working closely and collaboratively with colleagues in Strategy, Change, and Engagement to ensure effective communication and engagement with programme stakeholders, developing and maintaining key relationships, and working in partnership to resolve problems.
  • Working closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the Technology Implementation team to ensure accurate status reporting.
  • Form and maintain relationships with stakeholders, providing technical support and guidance as appropriate.
  • Manage multiple stakeholders, including external suppliers, while maintaining a complex and competing set of inter-dependencies.
  • Work with technical specialists from old and new shared services providers to ensure smooth transition.
Requirements
  • You will have a track record of working in cutover, working in a large-scale project/programme-based role.
  • Knowledgeable, with an in-depth understanding of the cutover activity throughout a project lifecycle.
  • Experienced in successfully delivering cutover planning and execution through multiple programme phases.
  • Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate effectively to all levels within an organisation.
  • Experience in engaging with and communicating to senior leaders in stakeholder organisations.
  • Experience of consulting with senior stakeholders to provide analysis and recommendations.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with strong personal impact and the ability to influence, challenge, and collaborate across boundaries.
Desirable Criteria
  • Knowledge and experience of working with tier 1 ERP technologies (SAP, Oracle, Workday, or MS Dynamics).
  • Understanding of technical system-to-system interfaces coordination and runtime management.
Benefits

Alongside your salary of £52,320, the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £15,157 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits, including:

  • A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking, and compressed hours.
  • Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
  • A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
  • An extensive range of learning and professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
  • Access to a range of retail, travel, and lifestyle employee discounts.
  • A hybrid office/home-based working model, where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month, with flexibility dependent on balancing business and individual needs.


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