Enterprise Architect - Birmingham Hybrid working Salary upto £75,00 Enterprise Architect required for a leading client based in Birmingham. My client is currently seeking a Enterprise Architect to come on board to join the IT Planning & Architecture team, you will work closely with senior stakeholders, solution architecture teams, and various IT and business units to deliver top-tier enterprise solutions. You will define the direction and establish the framework for integrating information systems, data, and programs. This role involves developing, coordinating, communicating, maintaining, cataloging, and promoting the adoption of the overall Enterprise Architecture. You will provide expert guidance and strategic advice on Enterprise Architecture, ensuring that solution designs align with business strategies and future technologies conform to established architectural principles. Key skills and responsibilities, * Enterprise Architecture * Key responsibilities include creating strategic architecture roadmaps, enhancing architectural governance, and offering guidance to internal and third-party solution architecture providers. * Proven expertise in two or more Enterprise Architecture domains (Business, Data, Application, or Technology), with a strong foundational understanding of all domains and the technologies relevant to each. * Actively contribute to strategic planning and vision, translating them into clear architectural models when needed. * Continuously refine and manage the Enterprise Architecture (EA) governance processes, ensuring they align with the overall strategic vision. * Develop Enterprise Architecture perspectives, with a strong emphasis on addressing business challenges. * Collaborate with the Head of Planning & Architecture to create strategic architecture roadmaps, fostering understanding, securing buy-in, and ensuring alignment with program roadmaps. * Practical knowledge of how different business models and processes influence Enterprise Architecture and how architecture can support and drive business value. * Hands-on experience in creating, applying, and deriving value from architecture principles. * Demonstrated ability to align business vision and strategy with capability roadmaps, ensuring prioritization and coherence. * Up-to-date knowledge of various systems, integration methods, emerging and existing industry standards, and the role of Enterprise Architecture in IS portfolio management. * Strong influencing and negotiation skills, capable of driving change among senior stakeholders. * Proven ability to plan and manage complex interventions and projects over extended timelines while effectively handling shifting priorities. * Strategic thinker and problem solver with a confident decision-making ability, comfortable with accountability at a senior level. * Certified in Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or an equivalent qualification Interested?! Send your up-to-date CV to Crimson for review Not interested?! Do you know anyone that might be? Refer a friend for this role to earn £250 worth of vouchers.
20/12/2024
Full time
Enterprise Architect - Birmingham Hybrid working Salary upto £75,00 Enterprise Architect required for a leading client based in Birmingham. My client is currently seeking a Enterprise Architect to come on board to join the IT Planning & Architecture team, you will work closely with senior stakeholders, solution architecture teams, and various IT and business units to deliver top-tier enterprise solutions. You will define the direction and establish the framework for integrating information systems, data, and programs. This role involves developing, coordinating, communicating, maintaining, cataloging, and promoting the adoption of the overall Enterprise Architecture. You will provide expert guidance and strategic advice on Enterprise Architecture, ensuring that solution designs align with business strategies and future technologies conform to established architectural principles. Key skills and responsibilities, * Enterprise Architecture * Key responsibilities include creating strategic architecture roadmaps, enhancing architectural governance, and offering guidance to internal and third-party solution architecture providers. * Proven expertise in two or more Enterprise Architecture domains (Business, Data, Application, or Technology), with a strong foundational understanding of all domains and the technologies relevant to each. * Actively contribute to strategic planning and vision, translating them into clear architectural models when needed. * Continuously refine and manage the Enterprise Architecture (EA) governance processes, ensuring they align with the overall strategic vision. * Develop Enterprise Architecture perspectives, with a strong emphasis on addressing business challenges. * Collaborate with the Head of Planning & Architecture to create strategic architecture roadmaps, fostering understanding, securing buy-in, and ensuring alignment with program roadmaps. * Practical knowledge of how different business models and processes influence Enterprise Architecture and how architecture can support and drive business value. * Hands-on experience in creating, applying, and deriving value from architecture principles. * Demonstrated ability to align business vision and strategy with capability roadmaps, ensuring prioritization and coherence. * Up-to-date knowledge of various systems, integration methods, emerging and existing industry standards, and the role of Enterprise Architecture in IS portfolio management. * Strong influencing and negotiation skills, capable of driving change among senior stakeholders. * Proven ability to plan and manage complex interventions and projects over extended timelines while effectively handling shifting priorities. * Strategic thinker and problem solver with a confident decision-making ability, comfortable with accountability at a senior level. * Certified in Enterprise Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or an equivalent qualification Interested?! Send your up-to-date CV to Crimson for review Not interested?! Do you know anyone that might be? Refer a friend for this role to earn £250 worth of vouchers.
Technology and Insights Manager - London/Birmingham Hybrid working £40,000 - 50,000 - (London flex) plus great benefits such as 30 days annual leave. Crimson have partnered with The Access Project to assist them in their search for a Technology and Insights Manager. This leading charity empowers under-resourced young people to reach top universities through a distinctive programme of mentoring, skills development, and tailored tuition. The Access Project aims to empower talented young individuals from under-resourced backgrounds to access education at leading universities in the UK. Their distinctive programme equips students with the tools to maximize their education and achieve upward social mobility. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated self-starter eager to play a pivotal role in driving strategy through technology and data insights. As a member of the leadership team within the Strategy, Finance, and Operations (SFO) department, you will ensure that every aspect of our work achieves a significant impact for young people. Key skills and responsibilities, * Previous Technology leadership experience * Provide leadership, development, and management for the Technology and Data Insights sub-teams (five staff, including this role), fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and results-driven culture dedicated to delivering meaningful outcomes for young people. * Oversee and manage Technology and Data Insights budgets effectively. * Collaborate closely with the Senior Finance and Operations Coordinator to manage and optimize the use of IT support service providers. * Demonstrated experience in managing external provider contracts to design and execute system development plans that align with organisational needs, delivered within budget and timelines, effectively leveraging external resources (eg, Accipio and Impact Box development support). * Proven ability to address end-user queries promptly and collaboratively, offering hands-on support when necessary. * Expertise in managing IT/technology budgets, including the evaluation and selection of hardware and software, financial modelling, business case development, and strategic analysis of technology and data insights solutions. * Comprehensive experience in overseeing IT infrastructure, managing cybersecurity risks, and addressing hardware requirements, covering the full life cycle from process and system design to procurement, delivery, and collection. * Skilled in optimizing the use of IT support service providers through close collaboration with the Senior Finance and Operations Coordinator. * Align the Technology and Data Insights team with strategic priorities, ensuring team and individual objectives directly contribute to the organisation's overarching goals and maximize impact. * Partner closely with the Head of Strategic Projects to foster a culture of continuous improvement in technology use across the organisation, offering training, resources, and guidance to streamline processes and enhance efficiency through technology. * Oversee technology and data insight processes, maintaining planning documents for the upcoming academic year, developing dashboards to forecast organisational resource needs based on the sales and renewals pipeline, and ensuring the leadership team has clear visibility of external resource requirements and targets. Interested?! Send your up-to-date CV to Crimson for review Not interested?! Do you know anyone that might be? Refer a friend for this role to earn £250 worth of vouchers.
20/12/2024
Full time
Technology and Insights Manager - London/Birmingham Hybrid working £40,000 - 50,000 - (London flex) plus great benefits such as 30 days annual leave. Crimson have partnered with The Access Project to assist them in their search for a Technology and Insights Manager. This leading charity empowers under-resourced young people to reach top universities through a distinctive programme of mentoring, skills development, and tailored tuition. The Access Project aims to empower talented young individuals from under-resourced backgrounds to access education at leading universities in the UK. Their distinctive programme equips students with the tools to maximize their education and achieve upward social mobility. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated self-starter eager to play a pivotal role in driving strategy through technology and data insights. As a member of the leadership team within the Strategy, Finance, and Operations (SFO) department, you will ensure that every aspect of our work achieves a significant impact for young people. Key skills and responsibilities, * Previous Technology leadership experience * Provide leadership, development, and management for the Technology and Data Insights sub-teams (five staff, including this role), fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and results-driven culture dedicated to delivering meaningful outcomes for young people. * Oversee and manage Technology and Data Insights budgets effectively. * Collaborate closely with the Senior Finance and Operations Coordinator to manage and optimize the use of IT support service providers. * Demonstrated experience in managing external provider contracts to design and execute system development plans that align with organisational needs, delivered within budget and timelines, effectively leveraging external resources (eg, Accipio and Impact Box development support). * Proven ability to address end-user queries promptly and collaboratively, offering hands-on support when necessary. * Expertise in managing IT/technology budgets, including the evaluation and selection of hardware and software, financial modelling, business case development, and strategic analysis of technology and data insights solutions. * Comprehensive experience in overseeing IT infrastructure, managing cybersecurity risks, and addressing hardware requirements, covering the full life cycle from process and system design to procurement, delivery, and collection. * Skilled in optimizing the use of IT support service providers through close collaboration with the Senior Finance and Operations Coordinator. * Align the Technology and Data Insights team with strategic priorities, ensuring team and individual objectives directly contribute to the organisation's overarching goals and maximize impact. * Partner closely with the Head of Strategic Projects to foster a culture of continuous improvement in technology use across the organisation, offering training, resources, and guidance to streamline processes and enhance efficiency through technology. * Oversee technology and data insight processes, maintaining planning documents for the upcoming academic year, developing dashboards to forecast organisational resource needs based on the sales and renewals pipeline, and ensuring the leadership team has clear visibility of external resource requirements and targets. Interested?! Send your up-to-date CV to Crimson for review Not interested?! Do you know anyone that might be? Refer a friend for this role to earn £250 worth of vouchers.
Talent Manager - Talent Management | competency management | people development | IT | skills Matrix management Full time - Hybrid 2 days on site per week in Birmingham Crimson is a Microsoft solutions consultancy based in the West Midlands who works closely with customers and partners on providing consultative digital transformation solutions. Due to market demand, we have decided to transform our business from a traditional, hierarchical structure to a more skills-based organisation, moving to a Matrix-management approach which will endeavour to support this strategy by also creating a flexible workforce where people are deployed for their skills and not just job titles. We therefore have a requirement to attract a Talent Manager who will be accountable for the professional development and pastoral care of resources and will have direct line management responsibilities for these resources, to include conducting regular 121's and annual performance reviews, coaching and development using the relevant continuous professional development (CPD) pathways, as well as ad-hoc pastoral care, supported by the People Practice Team. They are also responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the competency framework across the organisation. This role focuses on identifying key competencies required for various roles, ensuring that employees have the skills needed to succeed, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and development. The Talent Manager shall be required to collaborate with the People Practice (HR), department heads, and senior leadership to align competency initiatives with organisational goals and help drive a culture of continuous professional development. You will be working alongside IT Professionals so an understanding of IT will be essential for this role. Key Responsibilities: * Conduct regular 121s with allocated resources, including annual performance reviews * Conduct regular coaching and development sessions with allocated resources using the relevant continuous professional development (CPD) Pathway. * Provide ad-hoc pastoral care as required, supported by HR * Provide support to managers in implementing competency-based management practices. * Approval of expenses, mileage and holiday requests * Design, develop and maintain a comprehensive competency framework tailored to the organisation's needs. * Identify and define key competencies for various roles and levels within the organisation. * Develop and coordinate learning pathways along with supporting resources to address competency gaps. * Work closely with People Practice (HR), Resource & Planning Manager, Department Heads and Senior Leadership to ensure competency initiatives support business objectives. * Collaborate with managers to create individual development plans based on assessment outcomes. Interested? Please submit your updated CV to Louise Clark at Crimson for immediate consideration. Not interested? Do you know someone who might be a perfect fit for this role? Refer a friend and earn £250 worth of vouchers! Crimson is acting as an employment agency regarding this vacancy Crimson is acting as an employment agency regarding this vacancy
17/12/2024
Full time
Talent Manager - Talent Management | competency management | people development | IT | skills Matrix management Full time - Hybrid 2 days on site per week in Birmingham Crimson is a Microsoft solutions consultancy based in the West Midlands who works closely with customers and partners on providing consultative digital transformation solutions. Due to market demand, we have decided to transform our business from a traditional, hierarchical structure to a more skills-based organisation, moving to a Matrix-management approach which will endeavour to support this strategy by also creating a flexible workforce where people are deployed for their skills and not just job titles. We therefore have a requirement to attract a Talent Manager who will be accountable for the professional development and pastoral care of resources and will have direct line management responsibilities for these resources, to include conducting regular 121's and annual performance reviews, coaching and development using the relevant continuous professional development (CPD) pathways, as well as ad-hoc pastoral care, supported by the People Practice Team. They are also responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the competency framework across the organisation. This role focuses on identifying key competencies required for various roles, ensuring that employees have the skills needed to succeed, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and development. The Talent Manager shall be required to collaborate with the People Practice (HR), department heads, and senior leadership to align competency initiatives with organisational goals and help drive a culture of continuous professional development. You will be working alongside IT Professionals so an understanding of IT will be essential for this role. Key Responsibilities: * Conduct regular 121s with allocated resources, including annual performance reviews * Conduct regular coaching and development sessions with allocated resources using the relevant continuous professional development (CPD) Pathway. * Provide ad-hoc pastoral care as required, supported by HR * Provide support to managers in implementing competency-based management practices. * Approval of expenses, mileage and holiday requests * Design, develop and maintain a comprehensive competency framework tailored to the organisation's needs. * Identify and define key competencies for various roles and levels within the organisation. * Develop and coordinate learning pathways along with supporting resources to address competency gaps. * Work closely with People Practice (HR), Resource & Planning Manager, Department Heads and Senior Leadership to ensure competency initiatives support business objectives. * Collaborate with managers to create individual development plans based on assessment outcomes. Interested? Please submit your updated CV to Louise Clark at Crimson for immediate consideration. Not interested? Do you know someone who might be a perfect fit for this role? Refer a friend and earn £250 worth of vouchers! Crimson is acting as an employment agency regarding this vacancy Crimson is acting as an employment agency regarding this vacancy
