Delivery Principal - Financial Services

Version 1; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Delivery Principal to oversee successful project delivery in the Financial Services sector. The role involves managing delivery teams, driving business development, and ensuring quality standards. Candidates should have significant experience in technology programs and strong negotiation skills. This position offers a hybrid work schedule and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Hybrid work schedule

Private medical and life insurance

Incentivized certifications

Profit Share scheme

Pathways Career Development Quarterly

Qualifications

• Experience in managing large/complex delivery teams.
• Significant pre sales and business development experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage successful outcomes in Financial Services across multiple technologies.
• Drive presales and business development for account growth.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Commercial Awareness

Job description

Version 1 Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

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Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 26+ years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 26+ years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.

We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023.

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.

Job Description

Our Delivery Principals will be accountable for the overall successful delivery in an account and responsible, as part of a cross-functional team, for driving account growth.You will be responsible for the following:

• Managing successful outcomes and driving delivery in the Financial Services Sector across multiple technologies
• Deliver applications, services, products or platforms
• Ensures appropriate governance, standards and quality metrics are applied and adhered to throughout project delivery.
• Responsible of large/complex delivery teams within multi-supplier engagements.
• You will be communicating and negotiating effectively and credibly with our clients.
• Driving presales and business development to expanding an existing business, including written bid-response and formal presentations.
• Motivating and empowering teams to create an inclusive and positive culture aligned to Version 1 Core Values.
  
  

Qualifications

• Significant evidence of managing successful outcomes and driving delivery of multi-million technology programmes in the Financial Services domain.
• Experience in managing and leading large/complex delivery teams within multi-supplier engagements.
• A background in technology and capable of understanding technology solutions, challenges and future opportunities
• Evidence of being able to communicate and negotiate effectively and credibly.
• Strong commercial awareness with evidence of building strategic client partnership and business development
• Significant pre sales and business development experience, including written bid-response and formal presentations.
• Evidence of building high calibre delivery teams
  
  

Additional Information

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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