Operations Director

Empro Consultants; Glasgow, Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions firm is seeking an experienced Operations Director in Glasgow. This pivotal role requires overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring an efficient CMS platform, and driving team culture. Candidates must have a proven operations management background, excellent communication skills, and a full UK driving license. This position offers remote work with occasional travel within the UK and Europe.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in operations management within healthcare, police, courts, or prisons sectors.
• Extensive experience with SaaS products and start-ups.
• Must have a full, clean, and valid UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations including a bespoke CMS for Healthcare Professionals.
• Ensure efficiency and continuous improvement of the CMS platform.
• Drive growth and build team culture.

Skills

Operations management

Leadership

SaaS products

Microsoft Azure

Cyber security

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

Empro Talent are hiring on behalf of a leading IT solutions business within the Healthcare & Justice environments, an experienced Operations Director to oversee the day to day operations of the business including a bespoke CMS for use by Healthcare Professionals working in Criminal Justice.

This role is pivotal in ensuring the efficiency, reliability, and continuous improvement of the CMS platform, which integrates with NHS Digital, police, and courts systems. The successful candidate will also play a key role in driving growth and building the team culture.

This role seeks innovators, you must be looking to the next technology and how that technology can advance the reduction of recidivism in criminal justice.

This job requires you to have a full, clean, and valid UK driving license along with access to suitable car as you will be expected to drive to various locations within the UK.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience in an operations management role, preferably within the healthcare, police, courts, or prisons sectors.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Extensive experience with SaaS products and start-ups.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure, clinical systems, and cyber security
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.

Security Clearances:

• Must possess or be willing to obtain Security Clearances (SC) for UK prisons and NPPV Level 3 for police custody visits.
• This role primarily involves remote work with occasional on-site visits to client sites and head office in Chelmsford, Essex and Glasgow.
• Travel to UK prisons and police custody suites is required approximately every three months.
• International travel (North America and Europe) may be required once or twice a year to support CEO meetings.

Unfortunately only candidates with Full Right to Work in the UK & are based in the UK, will be considered for this role.