Job Description

Why this job matters

As part of BT Digital, we\'re spearheading and driving the digital transformation of one of the UK\'s most recognisable brands. We\'re talking about driving new digital experiences for our customers in new markets, transforming our architecture and developing industry leading capabilities in Data, AI, Fintech and Healthcare. We\'re stripping out unnecessary complexity for customers and colleagues and introducing agile methodologies.

Within Digital, the COO (Chief Operating Officer) team plays a critical role in driving the Digital transformation: we set and implement the overall BT Digital strategy and plans and we are the engine room driving the outcomes required for our customers. We work across multiple customer units (e.g., Consumer, Enterprise, Global divisions) covering needed updates to products, customer journeys, platforms, 3rd parties, strategic partners, IT architecture and innovation.

What you\'ll be doing

COO is a key enabler within Digital and is pivotal to creating a new BT. The COO and this role have been designed to drive outcomes required to deliver the Digital and BT transformation.

This role is pivotal to enabling the Digital strategy and plans to be delivered as the role will drive an ambitious digital transformation for ecosystems of partners across performance, data insights and commercial optimisation utilising the best of data and AI capabilities across Digital, that creates a world class partner ecosystem management engagement.

Execute the Digital ecosystems transformation initiatives, including benefit realisation - from ideation through to execution and manage Digital\'s partner efficiency plan through an interlock process between programmes and units.

Accountable for driving cost reduction initiatives for Value Realisation Office for Digital Partner Ecosystems efficiency and Sourcing initiatives, including benefit realisation - from ideation through to execution and associated benefit realisation that drives Digital vision and strategy.

You\'ll have the following skills and experience

• Experience with Digital transformation, strategic sourcing & cost reduction and sourcing Operating Model Design & implementation
• Advanced MS Office skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Practical experience in digital transformation, strategic sourcing, cost reduction, supplier innovation and benchmarking
• Experience of GTM strategies
• Defining and delivering transformation strategy which includes re-structuring large deals
• Defining and managing transformation strategy
• Defining and deliver commercial management and cost reduction projects
• Knowledge of vendor management function
• Experience in at least one of the key Technology Sourcing domains: Application Development, Application Maintenance (ADAM), Networks, Data Centres, Cloud, Hosting or End User Computing
• Commercial acumen for financial and commercial negotiation and full TCO analysis over medium and long term with internal and external factors.

• Competitive salary
• 25 days\' annual leave, plus bank holidays, and additional days for length of service
• 10% on target bonus
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme - If you pay in a minimum of 5% of your pensionable salary every month we will pay in 10%
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• 50% off BT and EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• BT TV, including BT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
• 30% discount for friends and family on EE mobile pay monthly and SIM only plans
• Shared Parental leave - maximum amount of leave you can share with your partner is 50 weeks
• Maternity leave - generous company maternity leave
• Paternity leave - up to 2 weeks paid
• 3 volunteering days per year
• Competitive employee discount on BT/EE products
• Competitive friends and family discount on EE Mobile
• Access to our brand new, innovative office spaces, including our new office in London which opened this year
• Access and involvement with our incredible 11 People Networks including Able2 network, Carers network, Ethnic diversity network, Gender equality network and Pride network

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