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Head of Operations

Urban Connect
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 5 days
Location

Epsom, Surrey KT18 7EW, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Epsom-based SME is seeking a Head of Operations for a 12-month fixed-term salaried contract to centralize their operations amid rapid growth.
  • The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in strategy and operations, operational excellence, and change management.
  • Candidates should possess a blend of experience from both mature organizations and fast-paced start-ups or SMEs.
  • The role offers a salary of £75,000 per year and requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
  • This position has a hybrid working pattern, requiring 3 days in the office and immediate availability to start by the end of March 2025.

Epsom-based SME with high growth strategy requires a Head of Operations on a 12 month fixed term salaried contract (not day rate) basis to centralise their Operations and ensure best-in-class Operational Delivery as they rapidly scale up.

You will be a senior leader in both Operational Excellence and Change Management. You will have worked in both mature/recognisable organisations as well as fast-paced start-ups/SMEs previously. This blended experience is vital to allow you to know 'what good Operations looks like' as well having successfully navigated Operational growing-pains for scaling SMEs in the past.

To be considered for this position you will have comprehensive experience in:

  • Strategy & operations.
  • Operational excellence.
  • Operational delivery.
  • Lean six sigma.
  • Continuous improvement.
  • Change management - IT, People, Business & Operations.
  • Business and IT transformation.
  • New ways of working.
  • Enterprise software transformation.
  • Customer journeys.
  • Management consulting - it is desirable that you will have experience in Strategy & Operations and/or Change & Transformation management consulting.

This is an urgent requirement and the successful individual will need to start by the end of March 2025. Given this timeframe we are therefore only able to consider individuals with a 1 month notice period or less. Ideally you will have immediate availability to start ASAP.

This opportunity has a hybrid working pattern where you will spend 3 days per week in the office and the rest from home.

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