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Highly experienced Programme Manager
Paul Saunderson
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Horsham, United Kingdom
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A highly experienced and results-driven Programme Manager with a proven track record of business and IT delivery. With excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, has often worked closely with C Level stakeholders in global organisations, to successfully aid transformation.
Working to director level, has as a proven track record forming strategic product roadmaps, building, leading and mentoring global teams to deliver agreed objectives. Most recently has also performed the strategic role of Technical Product Owner. Leading programme teams, managing large budgets, is a qualified Programme manager (ISEB certificate in Project Management) with extensive experience and proven delivery performance.
Working to director level, has as a proven track record forming strategic product roadmaps, building, leading and mentoring global teams to deliver agreed objectives. Most recently has also performed the strategic role of Technical Product Owner. Leading programme teams, managing large budgets, is a qualified Programme manager (ISEB certificate in Project Management) with extensive experience and proven delivery performance.
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2015 - 2020
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Programme Manager
CWT.
This was a director level consultancy position reporting to the Vice President of core services and platforms. The overall goal of this strategic role was to deliver a global data transformation program allowing the business to own its own transactional data and to make the data available to all other systems via application services.
• Successfully delivered CWT Booking Repository Programme (budget £7m).
• Acted as a conduit to the business, communicating progress against plans to C-Level stakeholders.
• Delivered and Managed strategic product roadmap and acted in role as Technical Product Owner.
• Directed the delivery of product features via Agile development teams in EMEA, APAC and NORAM.
• Managed inhouse IT, business team and 3rd party vendor programme deliverables against plan.
• Mentored a team of business analysts assisting with business process change.
• Successfully delivered CWT Booking Repository Programme (budget £7m).
• Acted as a conduit to the business, communicating progress against plans to C-Level stakeholders.
• Delivered and Managed strategic product roadmap and acted in role as Technical Product Owner.
• Directed the delivery of product features via Agile development teams in EMEA, APAC and NORAM.
• Managed inhouse IT, business team and 3rd party vendor programme deliverables against plan.
• Mentored a team of business analysts assisting with business process change.
Budget, Agile development, Agile, C, Product owner, It, Transformation, Development, Booking, Manager, President
2014 - 2015
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IT Portfolio Manager
VAA.
Re-engaged by VAA for this short-term consultancy role (covering an employee sabbatical), reporting to the Head of IT for business systems. This interim position included the need to shape new projects.
• Bring to business new portfolio projects including EIP Enterprise Information Platform, EDM Enterprise Data Management, Oracle People Systems.
• Support the business needs of HR, Finance and Training departments
• Managed a team of Project Managers, Business Analysts and Quality Assurance resources.
• Bring to business new portfolio projects including EIP Enterprise Information Platform, EDM Enterprise Data Management, Oracle People Systems.
• Support the business needs of HR, Finance and Training departments
• Managed a team of Project Managers, Business Analysts and Quality Assurance resources.
Oracle, Training, Data management, Management, Finance, It, Quality assurance, Support, Enterprise, Interim, Manager
2011 - 2014
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Programme Manager
British Airways.
This consultancy role was to deliver the scope of the Airport Futures programme. Business change and IT focussed; this programme required extensive interaction with the leadership team. The programme had an operational customer self-service focus, with some commercial change projects during the business transformation.
• Delivery of Airport Futures change Programme (budget £5m).
• Recruited a team to deliver first of type self-service technology projects to key Airports along with web online and mobile projects, utilising SOA built services to talk to the back-end departure control system.
• Managed delivery of automated check-in product including Digital (BA.com) and mobile channels. UX development consultancy and customer testing were used throughout development with a third-party development vendor and large-scale controlled trials.
• Managed Programme included projects for self- service at bag drop and self-boarding utilizing biometrics. Other projects included business process change, as part of a known customer strategy, towards digital and self-service transformation.
• Engaged with the leadership team, provide the results of customer trials.
• Assisted commercial negotiating position for long-term investment with Airports (LHR/LGW)
• Delivery of Airport Futures change Programme (budget £5m).
• Recruited a team to deliver first of type self-service technology projects to key Airports along with web online and mobile projects, utilising SOA built services to talk to the back-end departure control system.
• Managed delivery of automated check-in product including Digital (BA.com) and mobile channels. UX development consultancy and customer testing were used throughout development with a third-party development vendor and large-scale controlled trials.
• Managed Programme included projects for self- service at bag drop and self-boarding utilizing biometrics. Other projects included business process change, as part of a known customer strategy, towards digital and self-service transformation.
• Engaged with the leadership team, provide the results of customer trials.
• Assisted commercial negotiating position for long-term investment with Airports (LHR/LGW)
UX, Budget, SoMe, Business transformation, Leadership, Service, Technology, SOA, It, Transformation, Testing, Development, Web, Online, Manager
2009 - 2011
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IT Programme Manager
BMI.
Following the acquisition of BMI by the Lufthansa group, there was a requirement to implement business and leisure trade sales, contracts and associated reporting on to the Lufthansa commercial digital platform. Engaged as a consultant program manager to deliver this business and IT integration.
• Worked with commercial teams to integrate group data and provide access via to data warehouse.
• Rolled out Lufthansa commercial contracting toolset and forecasting data feeds to the group.
• Working directly for the CFO, provided feasibility study on future revenue accounting system.
• Worked with commercial teams to integrate group data and provide access via to data warehouse.
• Rolled out Lufthansa commercial contracting toolset and forecasting data feeds to the group.
• Working directly for the CFO, provided feasibility study on future revenue accounting system.
Forecasting, Data Warehouse, Integration, Sales, It, CFO, IT integration, Contracts, Manager
2007 - 2009
freelance
IT Programme Manager
VAA.
This consultancy role involved the delivery of two significant and strategic programmes. Following the successful delivery of the first, re-engaged to repeat successful delivery on the second.
• Established a dedicated team of 15 which included Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and Quality Assurance resources, working from two sites.
• Performed commercial engagement with offshore 3rd party suppliers for the development of a bespoke application. The application included the introduction of GPS real time vehicle tracking and secure entry using ANPR and was awarded the TIF Real IT Innovation Award (2008).
• Delivered T3 Transformation Programme (budget £3m) into new Foster and Partners designed purpose-built facility. The program delivered largescale infrastructure and application change that facilitated VAA’s award winning ‘Limo to Lounge in 10-minute strategy’.
• Re-engaged to deliver Cargo Transformation Programme (budget £5m).
• Led the contract negotiation at the supplier selection stage, with the leadership of a procurement team (business stakeholders, procurement and legal). Successful negotiations over a two-month period in Dubai and UK with supplier.
• Formed and managed a large dedicated project team of 30 people (Project Managers, Business Analysts, Technical Architect, along with numerous business resources) and 3rd party suppliers.
• Full responsibility for the delivery of Programme which included both large scale IT and business change projects. This was a global application, infrastructure and business change delivery with successful implementation and training to all network station offices.
• Established a dedicated team of 15 which included Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and Quality Assurance resources, working from two sites.
• Performed commercial engagement with offshore 3rd party suppliers for the development of a bespoke application. The application included the introduction of GPS real time vehicle tracking and secure entry using ANPR and was awarded the TIF Real IT Innovation Award (2008).
• Delivered T3 Transformation Programme (budget £3m) into new Foster and Partners designed purpose-built facility. The program delivered largescale infrastructure and application change that facilitated VAA’s award winning ‘Limo to Lounge in 10-minute strategy’.
• Re-engaged to deliver Cargo Transformation Programme (budget £5m).
• Led the contract negotiation at the supplier selection stage, with the leadership of a procurement team (business stakeholders, procurement and legal). Successful negotiations over a two-month period in Dubai and UK with supplier.
• Formed and managed a large dedicated project team of 30 people (Project Managers, Business Analysts, Technical Architect, along with numerous business resources) and 3rd party suppliers.
• Full responsibility for the delivery of Programme which included both large scale IT and business change projects. This was a global application, infrastructure and business change delivery with successful implementation and training to all network station offices.
Implementation, LED, Manager, Winning, Development, Infrastructure, GPS, Transformation, Quality Assurance, Budget, Offshore, It, Network, Leadership, Procurement, Training, Innovation
2005 - 2006
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Senior Project Manager
Galileo.
A consultancy role to help integrate acquired company content on to the core selling platform.
• Delivered business integration Programme (budget £1m). The wholesale product of a newly acquired business (GTA) was integrated into the standard group B2B digital platform. This program had human resource and finance work streams. The systems integration and associated business change enabled operational cost reduction.
• Delivered complex project integrating content and providing a digital product for launch to market.
• Managed enhancements to the Global Distribution System (Galileo), including full Project Lifecycle, gate reviews and regular board meetings.
• Delivered business integration Programme (budget £1m). The wholesale product of a newly acquired business (GTA) was integrated into the standard group B2B digital platform. This program had human resource and finance work streams. The systems integration and associated business change enabled operational cost reduction.
• Delivered complex project integrating content and providing a digital product for launch to market.
• Managed enhancements to the Global Distribution System (Galileo), including full Project Lifecycle, gate reviews and regular board meetings.
Project Manager, B2B, Budget, Finance, Integration, Content, Wholesale, Manager
2005 - 2005
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Senior Project Manager
ACE Insurance.
A development management role, leading a team of developers working on insurance software.
• Resource planning for the delivery of digital Insurance products
• Managed definition of quoting models (Financial, Property, Accident and Health, Marine).
• Managed Agile development team and the delivery of products to the NORAM and LATAM markets.
• Resource planning for the delivery of digital Insurance products
• Managed definition of quoting models (Financial, Property, Accident and Health, Marine).
• Managed Agile development team and the delivery of products to the NORAM and LATAM markets.
Project Manager, Agile development, Agile, Management, Insurance, Development, Health, Software, Planning, Manager
2001 - 2005
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Senior Project Manager
TUI.
Close to home, this Project Management role enabled investment in formal training and structured practices at the same time as delivering large strategic change.
• Delivered Digital Air Selling Programme to migrate the business to a new Global Distribution System (Amadeus). Responsibility for the budget (£1m), a team of 5 Project managers, allocated business resources and the management of delivery from 4 software suppliers.
• Introduced digital presence, call centre product and business rationalisation through automation.
• Following the business acquisition, successfully migrated Hayes and Jarvis selling systems to the group selling platform, sales ledger and debt collection systems.
• Delivered a cost driven customer electronic documentation strategy for entire business.
• Delivered Digital Air Selling Programme to migrate the business to a new Global Distribution System (Amadeus). Responsibility for the budget (£1m), a team of 5 Project managers, allocated business resources and the management of delivery from 4 software suppliers.
• Introduced digital presence, call centre product and business rationalisation through automation.
• Following the business acquisition, successfully migrated Hayes and Jarvis selling systems to the group selling platform, sales ledger and debt collection systems.
• Delivered a cost driven customer electronic documentation strategy for entire business.
Project Management, Project Manager, Budget, Training, Automation, Management, Sales, Software, Manager
1999 - 2001
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Project Manager
Avro.
Recruited to this consultancy position by a previous associate to the lead this new implementation.
• Managed development team and implemented new booking system.
• Managed development team and implemented new booking system.
Project Manager, Implementation, Development, Booking, Manager
1998 - 1999
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Project Manager
Eurotunnel.
A consultancy role to deliver development projects to the newly opened transportation provider.
• Led a project team implementing complete yield management functionality.
• Led a project team implementing complete yield management functionality.
Project Manager, Management, Development, Manager, LED
1990 - 1997
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Project Manager
Anite.
Leading software house projects, delivering bespoke booking management systems to client companies.
• Project Managed team of developers, testers and trainers providing bespoke reservation software.
• Project Managed team of developers, testers and trainers providing bespoke reservation software.
Project Manager, Management, Software, Booking, Manager
1986 - 1990
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Analyst Programmer
Babcock International.
Sussex
Recruited following work experience on BTEC National Diploma in Computer studies.
• Analysis and programming of administration software for the civil engineering industry.
Recruited following work experience on BTEC National Diploma in Computer studies.
• Analysis and programming of administration software for the civil engineering industry.
Administration, Engineering, Analyst, Software
My education
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2002
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BIS, Project Planning and Control
BIS, Project Planning and Control
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1986
n/a
Hndhncorequivalent, Computer studies
Hndhncorequivalent, Computer studies
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1984
n/a
HighSchoolOrEquivalent, N/a
HighSchoolOrEquivalent, N/a
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