Interim Head of Digital Strategy

Objectives of this role:

1. Drive the interlock of strategic alignment with the accountable businesses, partnering to identify and support resolution of key business decisions that impact D&T strategy

· Including crafting the chain of why from business strategy through to D&T OKRs

2. Shape the D&T strategy (why we need to change, what we need to do, how we will do it)

3. Partner with D&T workstream leaders to bring together the design and communication of key shifts of the strategy, including:

· Our culture and ambition

· What we deliver for customers and colleagues

· Key shifts to deliver our technology strategy and governance

· Key shifts to deliver the D&T target Landscape

· Key shifts to deliver the target Operating Model and ways of working

· Key shifts to deliver the Sourcing and Partnership strategy

4. Model the strategy business case model showing the financial change impacts of the strategy

5. Partner with the Transformation/Evolution Management Office to shape the communication storyline and comms plan for the strategy (across multiple stakeholder groups – PLC, Exco, Bus Boards, DDT colleagues, suppliers, BIG, wider colleagues)

Core skills:

· Experienced in Digital and Technology work

· Experienced in retail or customer facing industries

· Comfortable managing complex workstreams and stakeholder relationships

· Comfortable with Excel based financial modelling of technology costs and benefits

· High quality Powerpoint and communication skills

· Experience at a top tier Strategy / Management Consultancy to Manager level or above​