Certification Business Area Lead - Flexible Hours

Interaction Recruitment PLC; Thorpe Malsor; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Group personal pension plan

Income protection

Free on-site parking

Flexible working hours

25-30 days' annual leave

Job summary

Interaction Recruitment PLC is recruiting a Business Area Manager - Certification to lead the Certification teams in a technical, regulated environment. Based in the Kettering area, you will drive performance, manage budgets and improve profitability while ensuring quality standards are maintained and customer experience is enhanced.

You will travel regularly within the UK and occasionally abroad, lead diversified teams and shape strategic objectives with strong stakeholder-management skills.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and people management experience within a technical, certification, testing or regulated environment.
• Strong operational management skills, incl. KPIs, budgets and business performance.
• Experience in budget control, forecasting and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Certification teams to create a high-performing, commercially focused environment.
• Drive performance against budgets, revenue targets and KPIs.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, cost control and month‑end reporting.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Budget management

Forecasting

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

ISO/IEC 17065 awareness

Certification knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

MS Teams

Job description

Interaction Recruitment PLC is recruiting a Business Area Manager - Certification to lead the Certification teams in a technical, regulated environment. Based in the Kettering area, you will drive performance, manage budgets and improve profitability while ensuring quality standards are maintained and customer experience is enhanced.

You will travel regularly within the UK and occasionally abroad, lead diversified teams and shape strategic objectives with strong stakeholder-management skills.