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Are you a passionate and talented Art Teacher looking for an exciting ‘Head of Art’ opportunity in Step Teachers are working alongside a secondary school in Ealing, West London who are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a passion for art and a desire to instil that passion in the school’s students.

This is a full-time role starting from January until Easter in the first instance. As the head of art, you will be teaching at all key stages up to A-Level so previous experience is a requirement. For an outstanding ‘Head of Art’ there is a strong possibility of this position becoming a permanent role.

Position: Head of Art

Location: Ealing, London

Start Date: January 2025

Type: Full-time

Length: Until Easter 2025 in the first instance

Daily Pay: £186.73 to £248.88 depending on experience

Head of Art Role:

• Strong knowledge of the art curriculum.
• Organised and professional maintenance of the classroom and the associated resources.
• Work effectively with other members of staff, both within the classroom and throughout the school.
• Ability to assess students, monitor their progress, and provide constructive feedback to help them to progress.
• Able to plan and deliver engaging and comprehensive lessons.
• Compliance with the schools’ policies and the reliable implementation of these.

Head of Art Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent.
• A genuine passion for education and a commitment to helping students achieve their best.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to connect with students.
• Ability to lead the department and plan curriculum.
• Demonstrated experience teaching art at secondary level.
• A-Level teaching experience.

If you are interested in this head of art position, please click apply now!

Why Step Teachers?

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Lead Design Technology Teacher Redbridge
Lead Design Technology Teacher ASAP Start
Lead Design Technology Teacher MPS/UPS + TLR (depending on experience)

We are seeking an outstanding Lead Design Technology Teacher to join a forward-thinking secondary school in Redbridge. The ideal candidate will have a passion for Design Technology and the ability to inspire students from KS3 to KS5. As a lead teacher, you will be responsible for driving the subject forward, developing innovative schemes of work, and supporting both staff and students in achieving excellence.
Lead Design Technology Teacher The Role
In this role, you will oversee the Design Technology department, taking the lead in curriculum planning, assessment, and resource management. You will work closely with senior leaders to ensure high-quality teaching and learning. The ability to teach across a range of disciplines within Design Technology, including Product Design, Graphics, and Resistant Materials, will be essential.
Lead Design Technology Teacher The School
The school is a thriving secondary school located in Redbridge, with a commitment to academic excellence and personal development. With state-of-the-art facilities, including a fully equipped Design Technology department, you will have the tools and support needed to deliver engaging lessons and drive student success.
If you are interested in this Lead Design Technology Teacher role or would like more information, please contact Shanti at TLTP

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint aCoordinator of Learning - Design & Technology,joining usfrom January 2025. You will help to inspire our committed and supportive team across the academy, modelling and leading the improvement of teaching skills to raise student achievement in all groups and to narrow any gaps in attainment. We warmly welcome applications from experienced teachers who are passionateand dedicated to enabling students to make excellent progress.

Achievement for all students regardless of background is our key objective. We offer stimulating learning environments where effective teaching and learning are underpinned by high-quality interpersonal relationships. If you are ambitious for yourself and the learners you serve, then you are the person we need.

We’d like to hear from candidates who are:

• An excellent leader, passionate about learning and has strong subject knowledge within the D&Tcurriculum area
• Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships
• Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential
• Energetic and have a can-do attitude
• Confident and has strong career aspirations
• Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and well-being of everyone at the school
• Prepared to be involved in leading co-curricular activities either within or outside of their teaching subject

We offer this role on a permanent basiswith a salary of MPS/UPS+ Outer London Allowance, commensurate withexperience and dependent on the position.

Leigh Stationers' Academyis an academy which possesses all the essential ingredients to become a truly exceptional school.

In line with the ethos of all Leigh Academies Trust schools, our commitment to 'human-scale' education through a schools-within-schools model ensures every student is recognised and valued. At the heart of Leigh Stationers' Academy is robust pastoral care, which prioritises strong partnerships with parents and carers.

‘Pupils appreciate the close working relationships that they build with staff through belonging to one of the four small schools’ - OFSTED January 2023

As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, the IB philosophy is at the heart of our curriculum. We offer the IB Middle Years Programme for Years 7-9, a programme designed to nurture happy, curious, well-rounded, independent, globally aware, and resilient students. Moreover, our students enjoy an extensive range of clubs and activities. We are one of the largest Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award providers in the South, with hundreds of students achieving Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels every year. Additionally, as one of only six state schools with a Marine Combined Cadet Force (CCF), we offer a unique experience to every pupil.

‘A rich range of visits and activities are made available to pupils’. - OFSTED January 2023

Our dedicated and skilled team of professionals is key to transforming lives and securing the best outcomes for every student. We provide a wealth of professional development opportunities demonstrating our investment in our staff's professional growth.

Click here to find out more about the academy.

What the school offers its staff

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st September2024, our Trust comprises 33geographically organised academies (17secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff.Currently, 14 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is nearly 50% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint aCoordinator of Learning - Design & Technology,joining usfrom January 2025. You will help to inspire our committed and supportive team across the academy, modelling and leading the improvement of teaching skills to raise student achievement in all groups and to narrow any gaps in attainment. We warmly welcome applications from experienced teachers who are passionateand dedicated to enabling students to make excellent progress.

Achievement for all students regardless of background is our key objective. We offer stimulating learning environments where effective teaching and learning are underpinned by high-quality interpersonal relationships. If you are ambitious for yourself and the learners you serve, then you are the person we need.

We’d like to hear from candidates who are:

• An excellent leader, passionate about learning and has strong subject knowledge within the D&Tcurriculum area
• Collaborative, able to build strong professional relationships
• Able to motivate and inspire students and staff to achieve their full potential
• Energetic and have a can-do attitude
• Confident and has strong career aspirations
• Committed to safeguarding and the happiness and well-being of everyone at the school
• Prepared to be involved in leading co-curricular activities either within or outside of their teaching subject

We offer this role on a permanent basiswith a salary of MPS/UPS+ Outer London Allowance, commensurate withexperience and dependent on the position.

Leigh Stationers' Academyis an academy which possesses all the essential ingredients to become a truly exceptional school.

In line with the ethos of all Leigh Academies Trust schools, our commitment to 'human-scale' education through a schools-within-schools model ensures every student is recognised and valued. At the heart of Leigh Stationers' Academy is robust pastoral care, which prioritises strong partnerships with parents and carers.

‘Pupils appreciate the close working relationships that they build with staff through belonging to one of the four small schools’ - OFSTED January 2023

As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, the IB philosophy is at the heart of our curriculum. We offer the IB Middle Years Programme for Years 7-9, a programme designed to nurture happy, curious, well-rounded, independent, globally aware, and resilient students. Moreover, our students enjoy an extensive range of clubs and activities. We are one of the largest Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award providers in the South, with hundreds of students achieving Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels every year. Additionally, as one of only six state schools with a Marine Combined Cadet Force (CCF), we offer a unique experience to every pupil.

‘A rich range of visits and activities are made available to pupils’. - OFSTED January 2023

Our dedicated and skilled team of professionals is key to transforming lives and securing the best outcomes for every student. We provide a wealth of professional development opportunities demonstrating our investment in our staff's professional growth.

Click here to find out more about the academy.

What the school offers its staff

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st September2024, our Trust comprises 33geographically organised academies (17secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff.Currently, 14 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is nearly 50% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently looking to appoint a qualified, experienced teacher to join Harris City Academy Crystal Palace as Director of Art & DT toensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area, continuously developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.



We would like to hear from you if you:

• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a good, relevant undergraduate degree.
• Are an excellent teacher with a minimum of two years' teaching experience.
• Have proven success in raising achievement.
• Have experience of leading others, ensuring high quality performance.
• Have successful experience in implementation of monitoring, evaluation and review process to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
• Demonstrate a high level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement.
• Have recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development.
• Have experience of presenting to a wide audience including teachers, other managers, students and parents.
• Understand creative whole school strategies for improving literacy and numeracy and the importance of this in raising achievement.
• Have some successful experience of leading on cross subject initiatives that have contributed to raising achievement.
• Have experience of embedding innovative strategies for Assessment for Learning and Learning to Learn.
• Have recent and relevant experience of managing and implementing change successfully at subject leader level.
• Are willing to use coaching as a model for ensuring on-going professional development.

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.



What the school offers its staff

Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is a mixed Academy for 1,300 students aged 11-18, with a large sixth form of nearly 400 students. The Academy has three consecutive Outstanding judgments by Ofsted, with the most recent inspection in 2014 finding the Academy to be Outstanding in every aspect. We are a consistently high performing school. Our motto, ‘All Can Achieve' encapsulates our vision that all members of the Academy community are supported and encouraged to achieve their absolute potential. We believe that a well-supported and valued staff body is the key to our success.

We are the ‘Teaching School Hub' for Croydon and Sutton and we are able to offer all teachers an extensive programme of first class professional development. Harris City Academy Crystal Palace is part of the Harris Federation and this enables us to offer you a comprehensive induction programme and training and development opportunities to support your career development including Masters and other qualifications.

In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, and many other benefits.

Further details about the role



The purpose of your role will be:

• To be accountable for student progress and development in the subject area across KS3, KS4 and post 16, including meeting student achievement targets for subject areas which are agreed by the Principal and the Governing Body.
• To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through continuously, developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
• To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in the subject area, in accordance with the academy aims and policies, as determined by the Principal and Governing Body.
• To ensure that all school policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all staff in the subject area.
• To ensure agreed tutor programme is implemented and that tutors are effective in their role.
• To ensure effective behaviour for learning is evident throughout faculty
• To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area.
• To lead development for literacy, through the WORD strategy, within subject areas, to raise standards of Literacy across the Academy

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:

• Operational and strategic planning (including rigorous self-evaluation and review of subject area performance, formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, and leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching strategies)
• Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality and cost effective curriculum and leading development of the subject and its delivery
• Staff development (including recruiting, building and managing an effective team of motivated staff)
• Student outcomes (including ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring and evaluation systems and the input and maintenance of accurate student data)
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
• Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model



Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

The Creative Industries School at Kingston College are now seeking a Deputy Head of School – Art & Design.

As Deputy Head of School, you will combine leadership and management of several curriculum areas with being a member of the management team within the School and a wider operational role for the College. You will be responsible for the effective management of Art & Design delivery, including oversight of recruitment, enrolment, retention, attendance, achievement and liaise with the Head of School linked to budgeting, performance, and partnership management.

You will provide innovative strategic leadership, operational delivery and direction to the planning and development of provision of a high standard that meets the needs of various funding bodies. The Deputy Head of School will ensure that the curriculum is flexible, agile and responsive to learners’ needs by being well informed of local and regional skills, employment priorities and national policies. You will further ensure that monitoring of information on standards and the quality of provision is reviewed and acted upon to eliminate the risk of non-compliance with statutory timescales and requirements.

We’d like our Deputy Head of School to hold relevant professional qualifications, including a degree or equivalent professional qualification in an area relevant to the work of this Section – Art & Design. You’ll have a track record of successfully leading and managing a large team of staff (teachers, technicians and other support staff) and have excellent appraisal and training skills, coupled with clear experience of dealing effectively with issues through relevant HR processes.

You will also have excellent knowledge of Government policy and a strong awareness of future developments that influence the curriculum, in particular the needs of the local and regional economy. You should have excellent understanding of the work of Ofsted, OfS and other similar regulators, including awarding bodies, and have a strong record of identifying interventions for improvements and executing these effectively.

Subject to a cost of living review from 1 August, the successful candidate will be eligible for any subsequent increase in salary.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 14th May 2024

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.

Role: Head of Design, Account Mgmt. + Auth + Transactions

Location: Osterley

Global Streaming team is the core engine that creates streaming products which delight customers around the world, from sub-Saharan Africa to the streets of New York: we work closely with our design, technology, and business teams to create unforgettable experiences for our customers. We're the problem solvers who find smarter and simpler ways to connect customers to more of what they love. We are currently building a Global Streaming Product team, who will steer our core global product to service the business needs of each proposition (Peacock, NOW, Sky Showtime and Showmax). As we move to a new era for our platform we seek to bring consistency in our customer's service & compliance journeys, so that our Product team is able to execute standardised, repeatable integrations to reduce time to market and deliver support faster to our customers

The role

The Head of Product Design is responsible for leading the product design team and developing innovative designs that meet customer needs. The Head of Product Design will be in charge of managing the entire product design process, from concept to launch. This includes researching user needs, creating prototypes, conducting usability testing, and overseeing production. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of user experience principles and an eye for detail.

What you'll do:

• Leads the product design team by setting goals and providing guidance on projects.

• Researches customer needs through surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.

• Creates wire frames and prototypes to test concepts with users.

• Conducts usability testing to ensure products are intuitive and easy-to-use.

• Oversees production processes to ensure quality standards are met.

• Collaborates with other departments (marketing, engineering) to ensure successful launches.

What you'll bring:

• Proven track record in designing successful products.

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.

• Strong problem solving skills.

• Knowledgeable in UX/UI principles.

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

· Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

· A generous pension package

· Private healthcare

· Discounted mobile and broadband

· Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base: Osterley:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion;

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we've been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we've committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We've also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don't just look at your CV. We're more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

#globalstreamingproductcommerce

Head of Art & Photography Job (possibility of 2nd in charge of Art and DT Faculty for suitably experienced candidate)

Salary: Inner London Pay Scale MPS/UPS (£36,745 to £56,959) + TLR 2A (£3,017) / possibility of TLR 2B (£5,341)

Required: September 2024

Contract/Duration: Permanent, Full-Time

Location: SE3 0XX, Blackheath, London Borough of Lewisham

-Are you a talented, creative and ambitious teacher?

-Do you have a real passion and desire to enthuse pupils with your own love of your subject?

-Are you interested in fostering independent and collaborative pupil-led learning?

If yes, then we would like to offer you the opportunity to work with us here at St Matthew Academy, a high performing Catholic school where pupils flourish both academically and socially.We are looking for an Art & Photography specialist teacher as Head of Subject, both experienced and aspiring middle leaders are encouraged to apply. This is a great opportunity as a first leadership position, or for a suitably experienced candidate the post of 2ic of the Art and DT Faculty is available.The successful candidate will lead strategically on the continuing development of the curriculum at KS3 in particular and is an inspirational and collaborative leader with a 'can-do' attitude. The right candidate will be an excellent teacher with strong subject knowledge, experienced with curriculum initiatives and excited about learning beyond the curriculum. As an all-through school there will be opportunities to work with the primary team to deliver creative and engaging lessons to our younger pupils whilst also working collaboratively with colleagues as a member of the thriving Art & DT Team.In October 2019, Ofsted confirmed SMA as a good school where all pupils, through their hard work and commitment, are able to 'let their light shine'. In Feb 2023, our CSI inspection stated 'The behaviour of pupils is exemplary in lessons and around the school, and strong and positive relationships are evident throughout the school.' We are proud that our pupils are able to learn in an engaging and purposeful environment resulting in strong progress for all. We are now pursuing our mission to embed ourselves as a truly great school at the heart of the community we serve.

The successful candidate will be:

* Passionate about enabling every child to exceed expectations

* An enthusiastic and successful classroom practitioner

* Committed to ensuring high expectations for pupils, staff and themselves

* Well organised, an excellent communicator and keen to take an active role in academy life

* An active promoter of our Catholic ethos

* Able to fully support and drive the Academy's aim to ensure equality and diversity permeates throughout the Academy

St Matthew Academy is a diverse, vibrant Catholic all-through academy for girls and boys aged 4 to 16, where there are high expectations for everyone in our community.
At St Matthew Academy our school motto is 'let your light shine' and we ensure that we live this vision every day at the academy by encouraging, promoting and celebrating success with all of our pupils in everything that they do. Our academy is situated between Blackheath and Lewisham in South East London, benefiting from excellent public transport and road links to all parts of London and Kent. Our magnificent buildings offer state of the art resources and the latest technology. Our primary and secondary phases are situated on one site allowing a truly unique all through setting with opportunities for transition, collegiate working and subject development.

We offer:

* Fantastic pupils with enormous potential

* Staff who are supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively

* Personalised programme of professional development and coaching for all staff including a highly rated IMPACT programme for Early Careers Teachers and a July 1st start date for ECTs

* A modern building, in a delightful setting and excellent resources

* Excellent public transport and road links across London and Kent

* Fully equipped gym and fitness suite, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle-to-work scheme, Tech Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme

* A strong commitment to staff well-being

We value the importance of diversity in our community and the significance of having staff that are representative of the children we teach. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are currently under represented within the Academy.

Our school motto is 'let your light shine' and we ensure that we live this vision every day.

How to Apply

To apply, you are required to complete our school application form. Please request an application pack from Ellie or Francisca for more information.
Alternatively, please use the Quick Apply now to register your interest and we will send you the forms.Your application is a direct permanent application to our school (not through agency), Hays is our recruitment partner for all permanent appointments.We warmly welcome applicants who wish to visit us in advance of making an application and will be delighted to show you around our fabulous school.

* Closing: Immediate, no later than Wednesday 1st May 2024 at 12 noon

* Interview: Week Commencing: Tuesday 7th May 2024

Please note: Early applicants will be considered for interview as soon as application is received.

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Brief Description of the Organization

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million client accounts and does business in nearly 160 countries and jurisdictions. We are leading the next era of global business by undertaking a massive effort to make sure we can manage the speeds and volumes of the digital age while helping our clients and customers address the challenges of an ever-evolving world.  We strive to earn and maintain our clients’ and the public’s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.

U.S. Personal Banking (USPB) serves our home markets with the largest consumer wallet in the world and is building a purpose driven team to serve its diverse, digitally forward customers. USPB provides market leading banking, cards, lending, and investments products to its customers. We are looking for exceptional candidates who think digitally and differently, resolve problems in unconventional ways and strive to provide a remarkable experience for our customers.

Overview of the Role

As a Design & UX executive supporting our U.S. Personal Banking business line, you’ll lead a large team that design industry and market leading client solutions that are poised to exceed client expectations and push Citi as the brand leader. The role requires a hands-on, experienced, client obsessed and results oriented leader to drive strategic direction and execution of design across the business. You are adept in market trends, design best practices, and competitor insights, and how these factors impact our customers and our business results. You are passionate about building solutions that drive client loyalty, engagement and are relentless on simplification. You operate with the highest standards of integrity and have business strategic and financial acumen to understand the impact of decisions on economics. You know how to apply design thinking and agile product design and combine the art and science of design to create world class experiences, validating solutions through research and testing. Running effective design maintenance and operations with an eye on quality, analytics and ROI is part of the puzzle. The role is equal parts design engineer, artist, strategist, execution driver, and change agent, with a focus on marketing, product development, digital acquisition, onboarding, and servicing, and end to end service design. This senior leader will be responsible for defining and driving our long-term design vision and strategy, defining the client and colleague experiences across the spectrum of USPB platforms and products. The role will report directly to Citi’s Head of Design and UX, and will closely collaborate with business, product & engineering senior leaders to design and develop best in class client experiences and products. This executive will lead a diverse team of creative professionals based in our strategic technology sites (New York, Dallas).

Objective

The Citi Design & UX team is helping transform traditional corporate, commercial, and personal banking into the digital (human) age, scaling design as a critical strategic enabler for the firm. Our ambitious and rapidly growing team is taking over 200 years of Citi’s heritage and transforming it into an adaptable, client-focused, inclusive, and design-centric organization. We’re making banking more human, simple, and relevant, with modern cutting-edge products and services that are easy to get and use at the moment of need.

We're looking for a visionary “renaissance” leader with an entrepreneurial mindset and a high level of emotional intelligence, who has the experience of creating, communicating, and delivering a unifying vision; a senior innovator with exceptional technical, leadership, and communication abilities and ability to influence change at all levels of the organization. This individual will serve as a disrupter, elevating requirements to drive a global design strategy, and expand the scope and value of the design function across the organization. Developing and leading a team of creative professionals and building strong and collaborative relationships with senior leaders and key stakeholders to drive the vision forward is essential. An ideal candidate will be comfortable with not only leading and influencing but also diving into the most intricate of design details and rolling up her/his/their sleeves to guide and influence the work.

Key Function:

The User Experience Function Group Manager is an executive leadership role, with overall responsibility for all aspects of Design & UX for a significant business group or division. The User Experience executive partners with Product and Technology colleagues to create innovative and intuitive digital products that deliver best-in-class user experience and usability to our clients, both internally and externally. We undertake a wide spectrum of activities, from discovery and research, through definition, ideation and design, to the management of design systems and the delivery of interactive prototypes and high-fidelity designs to our development partners. The Design & UX group’s primary goal is to design products and solutions that are streamlined, intuitive, consistent, accessible, inclusive, great-looking, and easy-to-use, which perfectly suit (or even anticipate) our clients’ needs.

Priorities Include:

• Defines, manages, adapts, and communicates product and experience designs necessary for the USPB businesses, addressing all aspects of the customer lifecycle, including acquisition, service, growth capabilities, ensuring consistency in UI and UX across the ecosystem
• Partner with business, digital, technology and operations stakeholders to identify needs, validate pain points, and determine the high-level value proposition / business case for implementing innovative, relevant, and cost-effective design solutions. Deploy techniques such as Design Thinking, Service Design, current state analysis, data and analytics, and business case development to establish near and long-term design priorities. Conduct and incorporate qualitative and quantitative research and competitive analysis as required
• Align with and support our global client strategy, analytics and operations teams and relevant centers of excellence, networking and collaborating across the franchise to deliver the power of Citi’s global capabilities to our clients, accelerating change adoption and facilitating evolution of a client-obsessed workforce and expanding global product portfolio
• Establish routines and mechanisms to oversee and govern progress in achieving vision, strategy and simplification goals; inclusive of clearly defined metrics and milestones
• Strategize and collaborate with USPB business leaders to establish the design framework, blueprint, and experiences across client and colleague journeys, ensuring both business requirements and user experiences are optimized
• Build, lead, and evolve our next-generation digital design practice, aligned with business and brand needs and expectations, while driving a frictionless and delightful client experience
• Drive Design System development and adoption, deploying common UI components across Services ecosystems
• Develop approach to drive best-practice sharing and collaboration across business areas and design team along defined areas of future growth; provide support and guidance to partner as needed to ensure objectives are met
• Champion an inclusive and diverse global mindset and culture to attract a deep and diverse talent pool within the organization, as well as deliver inclusive products to the market
• Lead with human-centered and data-driven design principles, aligning with revenue, efficiency, and client experience business objectives
• Manage large team of employees, subcontractors, and agency relationships across locations to deliver on time and on budget and increase quality of design deliver, managing costs, risks, controls, and capacity forecasting.
• Lead large-scale programs to increase prevalence of design thinking and culture across our most strategic initiatives

Organizational Scope and Accountability

• Strong leadership skills, presence, and composure; can lead through influence / without formal authority
• Thinks Design first but quickly grasps and is conversant in business strategies with a particular focus on Digital and Technology based outcomes
• Innovative and curious, and readily able to think outside of the box, especially relative to disruptive technology
• Communicates effectively and impactfully to all levels of an organization, from front line client-facing staff to Board members
• Self-starter who brings high sense of urgency to assignments and goals
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Passionate about improving a wide range of employee and client experiences
• Has strong project management skills, but deploys a flexible approach to meet the needs of a broad group of diverse stakeholders
• Balances analytical and creative abilities effectively and with context

Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for all aspects of UX for an Organization
• Promote UX as a key driver for the overall product and technology strategy for organization
• Build, develop and retain a high quality team, coaching and developing managers and senior designers effectively.
• Work as a highly effective "manager of managers" providing guidance and opportunities for junior managers to grow and thrive
• Provide close partnership for senior business stakeholders and development heads to deliver world-class experiences
• Budget and resource management, and overall program management for the group
• Create an effective team structure, engaging 3rd party partners if needed, to provide scalability and flexibility to cope with fluctuations in demand
• Establish governance to ensure quality and consistency of work, and a joined-up approach for all teams in the business group/division.
• Hands-on design and thought leadership with your teams, coaching, mentoring, and developing their design skills and practices to ensure the highest quality designs.
• Direct engagement with clients whenever necessary and possible
• Regular, transparent communication of status and metrics to management and stakeholders
• Continuous seeking of opportunities to make improvements to team efficiency and process
• Keep up to date with the latest UX practices, innovations and tools
• Ensure all designs comply with ADA/WCAG standards for accessibility
• Deliver on-time, identifying and managing risks to ensure timelines are met, and escalating where needed
• Identify and articulate design and technical conflicts between senior stakeholders and partners, and drive resolutions, always championing the user
• Evangelism to get broad and strong buy-in to the benefits of UX
• Contribute to the wider UX community of practice
• Work as a figurehead to promote Citi's UX capabilities and achievements externally to raise Citi's profile and attract top talent.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Organizational Scope and Accountability

• Strong leadership skills, presence, and composure; can lead through influence / without formal authority
• Thinks Design first but quickly grasps and is conversant in business strategies with a particular focus on Digital and Technology based outcomes
• Innovative and curious, and readily able to think outside of the box, especially relative to disruptive technology
• Communicates effectively and impactfully to all levels of an organization, from front line client-facing staff to Board members
• Self-starter who brings high sense of urgency to assignments and goals
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Passionate about improving a wide range of employee and client experiences
• Has strong project management skills, but deploys a flexible approach to meet the needs of a broad group of diverse stakeholders
• Balances analytical and creative abilities effectively and with context

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience leading design-led technology-enabled change projects / programs that crossed functional and business area siloes, and which incorporated process, technology, and organization change. Experience within the Financial Services or another regulated industry is preferred
• Deep expertise as a hands-on design leader working on complex products in a large organization, structuring, establishing, and leading multiple customer-centric engineering teams
• Experience in digital, client experience strategy and operating model transformation
• Deep experience in building client experience, persona development, client journey evolution development 
• Proven track record in leading transformation and change, and ability to materially change business trajectory
• Demonstrated ability to build internal relationships with broader stakeholders across a franchise to drive to common goals and outcomes with specific focus on connecting dots across global clusters and regions
• Effective leader in defining and presenting the strategies to C-level executives
• Ability to utilize available tools and resources to accomplish end goals
• Open, transparent, and highly collaborative leader who builds trusted relationships across teams and geographies
• Proven leadership skills and ability to work in a matrixed environment
• Strategic, analytical, and systematic thinker who consistently challenges the status quo and constructively challenges the team to drive change and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated track record of positively impacting organizations and transitioning work, processes, and employees to higher value business models
• Specific subject matter expertise regarding transformation and program management disciplines and a strong business understanding of the products and services Citi offers
• Exceptional communicator who loves working with people, confident communicating at all levels from an individual team to the entire enterprise
• The ability to succeed in a cross-matrixed organization that relies on building support in other groups 
• 10+ years strong leadership of design teams
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Ability to partner directly with senior business stakeholders or clients, and “speak their language”
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Strong skills in professional design tools e.g. Figma, Adobe Suite, Sketch, Invision, Axure
• Experience working with agile methodology
• Skilled at working with third party service providers
• Experience in affecting large culture change
• Strategic organization and service design experience
• Financial services knowledge or experience
• Practical knowledge of software development

Desired Skills:

• Vision and Design Strategy Definition
• Visual Design
• Strategic Roadmap Development
• Client Experience Focus
• Research and Analytics
• Software & Product Engineering
• Business Transformation
• Technology & Digital Thought Leadership
• Operating Model Design
• Quality Assurance
• Program Management & Governance
• Business Case Development
• Rapid Prototyping

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Digital Design Engineering

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Time Type:

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Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Citigroup Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Citi”) invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.

View the "EEO is the Law" poster. View the EEO is the Law Supplement.

View the EEO Policy Statement.

View the Pay Transparency Posting

Brief Description of the Organization:

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million client accounts and does business in nearly 160 countries and jurisdictions. We are leading the next era of global business by undertaking a massive effort to make sure we can manage the speeds and volumes of the digital age while helping our clients and customers address the challenges of an ever-evolving world.  We strive to earn and maintain our clients’ and the public’s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.

Our newly integrated Services business brings together our Treasury & Trade Solutions with our Securities Services, providing global solutions that can help clients drive their business forward while investing in innovation to bring new solutions to life. Our award-winning CitiDirect® digital banking platform provides anytime, anywhere access to Citi’s global cash management and trade solutions and is fully integrated with our CitiConnect® direct connectivity solution.  Citi® Commercial Cards, with proprietary issuance capabilities in 100 countries, including local-currency programs in 59 countries, is a leading commercial card provider to large and multinational organizations.   With Citi's Payables solutions, clients can initiate payments securely and efficiently thanks to our straight through processing capabilities. And our solutions give access to information and integration with Treasury systems, to improve cash flow forecasting. Our Liquidity Management Services combine the reach of our global network with innovative digital solutions that help clients optimize liquidity, maximize returns and increase efficiency.  And our collateral management service, global custody network, and our suite of FX solutions help clients grow their business with access to local expertise and scalable securities management solutions.

Overview of the Role:

As a Design & UX executive supporting our Services business lines, you’ll lead global teams that design industry and market leading client solutions that are poised to exceed client expectations and push Citi as the brand leader. The role requires a hands-on, experienced, client obsessed and results oriented leader to drive strategic direction and execution of design across the business. You are adept in market trends, design best practices, and competitor insights, and how these factors impact our customers and our business results. You are passionate about building solutions that drive client loyalty, engagement and are relentless on simplification. You operate with the highest standards of integrity and have business strategic and financial acumen to understand the impact of decisions on economics. You know how to apply design thinking and agile product design and combine the art and science of design to create world class experiences, validating solutions through research and testing. Running effective design maintenance and operations with an eye on quality, analytics and ROI is part of the puzzle. The role is equal parts design engineer, artist, strategist, execution driver, and change agent. This senior leader will be responsible for defining and driving our long-term design vision and strategy, defining the client and colleague experiences across the spectrum of Services platforms and products. The role will report directly to Citi’s Head of Design and UX, and will closely collaborate with business, product & engineering senior leaders to design and develop best in class client experiences and products. This executive will lead a diverse team of creative professionals based in our strategic technology sites (New York, Dallas, London & Singapore).

Objective:

The Citi Design & UX team is helping transform traditional corporate, commercial, and personal banking into the digital (human) age, scaling design as a critical strategic enabler for the firm. Our ambitious and rapidly growing team is taking over 200 years of Citi’s heritage and transforming it into an adaptable, client-focused, inclusive, and design-centric organization. We’re making banking more human, simple, and relevant, with modern cutting-edge products and services that are easy to get and use at the moment of need.

We're looking for a visionary “renaissance” leader with an entrepreneurial mindset and a high level of emotional intelligence, who has the experience of creating, communicating, and delivering a unifying vision; a senior innovator with exceptional technical, leadership, and communication abilities and ability to influence change at all levels of the organization. This individual will serve as a disrupter, elevating requirements to drive a global design strategy, and expand the scope and value of the design function across the organization. Developing and leading a team of creative professionals and building strong and collaborative relationships with senior leaders and key stakeholders to drive the vision forward is essential. An ideal candidate will be comfortable with not only leading and influencing but also diving into the most intricate of design details and rolling up her/his/their sleeves to guide and influence the work.

Key Function:

The User Experience Function Group Manager is an executive leadership role, with overall responsibility for all aspects of Design & UX for a significant business group or division. The User Experience executive partners with Product and Technology colleagues to create innovative and intuitive digital products that deliver best-in-class user experience and usability to our clients, both internally and externally. We undertake a wide spectrum of activities, from discovery and research, through definition, ideation and design, to the management of design systems and the delivery of interactive prototypes and high-fidelity designs to our development partners. The Design & UX group’s primary goal is to design products and solutions that are streamlined, intuitive, consistent, accessible, inclusive, great-looking, and easy-to-use, which perfectly suit (or even anticipate) our clients’ needs.

Priorities Include:

• Defines, manages, adapts, and communicates product and experience designs necessary for the Services businesses, addressing all aspects of the client lifecycle, including sales, service, and growth capabilities, ensuring consistency in UI and UX across the ecosystem
• Partner with business, digital, technology and operations stakeholders to identify needs, validate pain points, and determine the high-level value proposition / business case for implementing innovative, relevant, and cost-effective design solutions. Deploy techniques such as Design Thinking, Service Design, current state analysis, data and analytics, and business case development to establish near and long-term design priorities. Conduct and incorporate qualitative and quantitative research and competitive analysis as required
• Align with and support our global client strategy, analytics and operations teams and relevant centers of excellence, networking and collaborating across the franchise to deliver the power of Citi’s global capabilities to our clients, accelerating change adoption and facilitating evolution of a client-obsessed workforce and expanding global product portfolio
• Establish routines and mechanisms to oversee and govern progress in achieving vision, strategy and simplification goals; inclusive of clearly defined metrics and milestones
• Strategize and collaborate with Services business leaders to establish the design framework, blueprint, and experiences across client and colleague journeys, ensuring both business requirements and user experiences are optimized
• Build, lead, and evolve our next-generation digital design practice, aligned with business and brand needs and expectations, while driving a frictionless and delightful client experience
• Drive Design System development and adoption, deploying common UI components across Services ecosystems
• Develop approach to drive best-practice sharing and collaboration across regions along defined areas of future growth; provide support and guidance to partner regional clusters as needed to ensure objectives are met
• Champion an inclusive and diverse global mindset and culture to attract a deep and diverse talent pool within the organization, as well as deliver inclusive products to the market
• Lead with human-centered and data-driven design principles, aligning with revenue, efficiency, and client experience business objectives
• Manage large team of employees, subcontractors, and agency relationships across locations to deliver on time and on budget and increase quality of design deliver, managing costs, risks, controls, and capacity forecasting.
• Lead large-scale programs to increase prevalence of design thinking and culture across our most strategic initiatives

Organizational Scope and Accountability:

• Strong leadership skills, presence, and composure; can lead through influence / without formal authority

• Thinks Design first but quickly grasps and is conversant in business strategies with a particular focus on Digital and Technology based outcomes
• Innovative and curious, and readily able to think outside of the box, especially relative to disruptive technology
• Communicates effectively and impactfully to all levels of an organization, from front line client-facing staff to Board members
• Self-starter who brings high sense of urgency to assignments and goals
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Passionate about improving a wide range of employee and client experiences
• Has strong project management skills, but deploys a flexible approach to meet the needs of a broad group of diverse stakeholders
• Balances analytical and creative abilities effectively and with context

Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for all aspects of UX for an Organization
• Promote UX as a key driver for the overall product and technology strategy for organization
• Build, develop and retain a high quality team, coaching and developing managers and senior designers effectively.
• Work as a highly effective "manager of managers" providing guidance and opportunities for junior managers to grow and thrive
• Provide close partnership for senior business stakeholders and development heads to deliver world-class experiences
• Budget and resource management, and overall program management for the group
• Create an effective team structure, engaging 3rd party partners if needed, to provide scalability and flexibility to cope with fluctuations in demand
• Establish governance to ensure quality and consistency of work, and a joined-up approach for all teams in the business group/division.
• Hands-on design and thought leadership with your teams, coaching, mentoring, and developing their design skills and practices to ensure the highest quality designs.
• Direct engagement with clients whenever necessary and possible
• Regular, transparent communication of status and metrics to management and stakeholders
• Continuous seeking of opportunities to make improvements to team efficiency and process
• Keep up to date with the latest UX practices, innovations and tools
• Ensure all designs comply with ADA/WCAG standards for accessibility
• Deliver on-time, identifying and managing risks to ensure timelines are met, and escalating where needed
• Identify and articulate design and technical conflicts between senior stakeholders and partners, and drive resolutions, always championing the user
• Evangelism to get broad and strong buy-in to the benefits of UX
• Contribute to the wider UX community of practice
• Work as a figurehead to promote Citi's UX capabilities and achievements externally to raise Citi's profile and attract top talent.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Organizational Scope and Accountability:

• Strong leadership skills, presence, and composure; can lead through influence / without formal authority
• Thinks Design first but quickly grasps and is conversant in business strategies with a particular focus on Digital and Technology based outcomes
• Innovative and curious, and readily able to think outside of the box, especially relative to disruptive technology
• Communicates effectively and impactfully to all levels of an organization, from front line client-facing staff to Board members
• Self-starter who brings high sense of urgency to assignments and goals
• Comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Passionate about improving a wide range of employee and client experiences
• Has strong project management skills, but deploys a flexible approach to meet the needs of a broad group of diverse stakeholders
• Balances analytical and creative abilities effectively and with context

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience leading design-led technology-enabled change projects / programs that crossed functional and business area siloes, and which incorporated process, technology, and organization change. Experience within the Financial Services or another regulated industry is preferred
• Deep expertise as a hands-on design leader working on complex products in a large organization, structuring, establishing, and leading multiple customer-centric engineering teams
• Experience in digital, client experience strategy and operating model transformation
• Deep experience in building client experience, persona development, client journey evolution development 
• Proven track record in leading transformation and change, and ability to materially change business trajectory
• Demonstrated ability to build internal relationships with broader stakeholders across a franchise to drive to common goals and outcomes with specific focus on connecting dots across global clusters and regions
• Effective leader in defining and presenting the strategies to C-level executives
• Ability to utilize available tools and resources to accomplish end goals
• Open, transparent, and highly collaborative leader who builds trusted relationships across teams and geographies
• Proven leadership skills and ability to work in a matrixed environment
• Strategic, analytical, and systematic thinker who consistently challenges the status quo and constructively challenges the team to drive change and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated track record of positively impacting organizations and transitioning work, processes, and employees to higher value business models
• Specific subject matter expertise regarding transformation and program management disciplines and a strong business understanding of the products and services Citi offers
• Exceptional communicator who loves working with people, confident communicating at all levels from an individual team to the entire enterprise
• The ability to succeed in a cross-matrixed organization that relies on building support in other groups 
• 10+ years strong leadership of design teams
• Excellent time and project management skills
• Ability to partner directly with senior business stakeholders or clients, and “speak their language”
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Strong skills in professional design tools e.g. Figma, Adobe Suite, Sketch, Invision, Axure
• Experience working with agile methodology
• Skilled at working with third party service providers
• Experience in affecting large culture change
• Strategic organization and service design experience
• Financial services knowledge or experience
• Practical knowledge of software development

Desired Skills:

• Vision and Design Strategy Definition
• Visual Design
• Strategic Roadmap Development
• Client Experience Focus
• Research and Analytics
• Software & Product Engineering
• Business Transformation
• Technology & Digital Thought Leadership
• Operating Model Design
• Quality Assurance
• Program Management & Governance
• Business Case Development
• Rapid Prototyping

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Digital Design Engineering

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Time Type:

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Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Citigroup Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Citi”) invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.

View the "EEO is the Law" poster. View the EEO is the Law Supplement.

View the EEO Policy Statement.

View the Pay Transparency Posting

Description of the Organization

 

Citi’s Operations & Technology (O&T) Organization enables Citi to achieve its day-to-day operational and long-term growth goals, enabling execution of Citi’s Strategy by providing services, technical solutions, and infrastructure across the bank. Within O&T, the US Personal Banking (USPB) and Wealth Operations organization provides global operational support to deliver a seamless client experience across service channels. USPB and Wealth Operations is a unified operations team responsible for the servicing and operations support for USPB business and Citi Global Wealth (CGW) Operations.

 

The Enterprise Excellence team is a group within the Operations and Technology (O&T) that designs solutions to enhance transparency; empowers Operations and Functions to improve processes; and evolves the organization through continuous improvement and simplification. The organization is responsible for defining, deploying, and driving alignment and progress against a firm-wide framework that reduces operational risk, standardizes workforce optimization, and improves process health. Augmenting the team and the organization with a professional experienced in designing and implementing process and activity led frameworks, taxonomies, and information intelligence as well as proficiency in running large operations and or functions is a critical to successfully bridge the gap between framework, methodology and practical implementation.

 

The Head of Taxonomy and Delivery manages multiple teams of senior professionals through other senior managers. The job requires a broad and comprehensive understanding of the different systems, theories, and practices relevant to a function as well as practical experience of multiple business cycles. In-depth knowledge of the industry and direct competitors' products/services is also necessary to contribute to the commercial objectives of the business. Requires thorough understanding of strategic direction of the function within the business, combined with a solid conceptual/practical grounding in both the function and/ or area of expertise. Excellent communication skills required to influence a wide range of audiences. The job is likely to be involved in both internal and external negotiations which will have a major impact on the area managed, and possibly on other related areas and organization. Develops medium- to long-term plans and executes functional strategies for a large/complex country, cluster of countries, or business requiring coordination and integration across units. Provides input into strategic decisions affecting job family or function within a region or business. Full management responsibility of multiple teams, including management of people, budget, and planning. Has authority to negotiate and make independent decisions on issues/activities that have critical impact or influence on company revenues, capital, or business operations. Typically, a direct report to an EB role and sits on the highest functional leadership team within a region, job function, or global business.

Responsibilities:

·         Sets challenging productivity goals and works closely with senior management and their teams to ensure these goals are met. Partner with Business, Function or Region leaders to optimize business models, simplify organizational structures, and create industrial-strength franchise processes, all while building capabilities and driving sustainable improvements in real productivity across the business value chain. Look to embed capabilities and continuous improvement relating to productivity to become part of the management framework across the company. Responsible for partnering with businesses on designing and implementing several large-scale productivity efforts to achieve meaningful improvements in productivity and efficiency, improve the company’s risk and controls, as well as create a more dynamic and engaging client experience.

·         Develop methodologies and approaches that relate to some of the primary productivity strategies being applied across the company.

·         Business Model Optimization – Design strategies to fundamentally redesign the operating models of businesses that are not achieving target returns, carefully considering products, client segmentation, delivery, service requirements, and which resources are required to deliver a distinctive client experience.

·         Organizational Productivity – Apply consistent design principles to make organizational processes, decision rights and structures simpler, more balanced, and meritocratic.

·         Process Productivity – Design approaches to create simple, globally common, lean, and digitally-enabled processes for targeted franchise activities that drive the greatest value.

·         Lead multiple teams comprised of business leaders, business project team members and productivity team members to drive large-scale productivity improvements and achieve sustainable efficiencies, improvements in resource allocation, resource productivity, while strengthening risk and controls and client experience.

·         Partner with senior business leaders to drive large and complex assignments that require cross-functional cooperation.

·         Create and drive inspiring and collaborative productivity capability building programs globally through in-person and digital training formats, digital communities, social media and partnership in leadership development programs.

·         Demonstrate thought leadership in presentations to the Citi Board, Management Committee, Operating Committee, and other senior leadership forums.

·         Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

·         Design, develop and maintain EE activity taxonomy with required hierarchy to support franchise and business outcomes (MTP reporting, Process Ownership requirements, Productivity requirements, Process Re-engineering, Benefit tracking)

·         Where directed, partner with Business Architecture to align and integrate process, function, and activity taxonomies to deliver unified and simplified tooling and reporting.

·         Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their information needs and requirements, utilize input to design and deliver strategy for integration of data, technology, and reporting strategies.

·         Work closely with content creators and information architects to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of taxonomies and hierarchies.

·         Develop prioritization methodologies for delivery of required integrated taxonomy in line with franchise and business outcomes. 

·         Where appropriate create and maintain documentation, including taxonomy schemas, data models, and metadata standards.

·         Conduct user testing and gather feedback to continuously improve the usability and effectiveness of taxonomies, hierarchies, headcount surveys, risk metric allocations and MI/BI dashboards.

·         Provide guidance and support to teams and individuals in the use and application of taxonomies and hierarchies.

·         Conduct research and analysis to identify industry best practices and emerging trends in taxonomy and hierarchy design.

·         Stay up to date with advancements in information management technologies and tools and recommend innovative solutions to enhance taxonomy and hierarchy design processes.

·         Train and educate colleagues on taxonomy and hierarchy design principles and best practices.

·         Develop targeted strategies for process standardization, end-to-end process documentation, process governance and process insights in line with business and franchise priorities.

 

Qualifications:

·         15+ years’ experience

·         Financial services and transformation experience (direct or consulting firm), with significant recent experience of driving large scale global transformation assignments for senior levels of a financial services organization.

·         Specialized financial and/or re-engineering certifications. Significant experience (direct or consulting) directly relatable to Citi’s businesses.

·         Demonstrated ability in driving multiple simultaneous large-scale productivity or transformation efforts across a global financial institution(s) or multi-national corporation.

·         People leadership capabilities beyond direct and matrix resource management, to managing large 15+ person teams of remote business/function/in-country resources who do not directly report to the leader on an engagement.

·         Proven change agent with exceptional interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience in driving transformations, fostering collaboration, and resolving conflicts.

·         Significant communication experience with executive constituents; presentation, facilitation, oral, written, listening skills and proven track record of conflict resolution. Demonstrated thought leadership in financial analysis, organizational strategy, process re-engineering (six sigma, Agile, Lean, etc.) and other transformation capabilities. Ability to quickly grasp and assimilate complex information throughout multiple business units and make or influence rapid fact-based decisions.

·         Demonstrated ability to lead an organization through a complex transformation and resolved significant corporate conflicts.

·         Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

·         Proficient in the management of enterprise data assets and products in a large, complex organization

·         Excellent management of global teams driving process standardization, including end to end process documentation, process governance and process insights.

·         Experience in designing and delivering targeted solutions to global business communities.

·         Expert in classifying and categorizing data.

·         Deep subject matter expert in one or more financial services/products that impact multiple businesses.

·         Collaborative and able to work with technology and business partners to ensure efficient and effective delivery.

·         Demonstrated thought leadership in financial analysis, organizational strategy, process re-engineering (Six Sigma, Agile, Lean, etc.) and other transformation capabilities.

·         Knowledge of the theoretical principles of taxonomy architecture and taxonomy and ontology standards (e.g., OWL, RDF, and SKOS)

·         Strategic, commercial, and operational dexterity, analytical and flexible thinking style

·         Effective communicator, driving accountability and strong listening skills and ability to influence key stakeholders.

 

Education:

·         Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Business Strategy, Management & Administration

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Job Family:

Business Process Re-Engineering

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Time Type:

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Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Citigroup Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Citi”) invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.

View the "EEO is the Law" poster. View the EEO is the Law Supplement.

View the EEO Policy Statement.

View the Pay Transparency Posting

Electronic & Software Design Engineer - West London

Technical Area: PIC microcontroller coding in C, Circuit Design, Analogue, Digital, Altium

Our client runs a thriving business designing and manufacturing safety-critical electronic and electromechanical devices for harsh environments.

The Job

As Electronic Design & Software Design Engineer, you will join a team working on projects to design circuits and develop software, integrating these into mechanical housings ready for testing and manufacture.

Technical responsibilities:

• PIC microcontroller design using C
• Prototyping and Breadboarding
• PCB layout design using Altium
• Design for CE marking, EMC and Low Voltage Directive
• Test and validation internally and with third-party approval bodies
About You

We seek the following skills and experience:

• HNC/HND/Degree in Electronics Engineering or equivalent
• Proficiency in analogue and digital circuit design using Altium or similar
• Programming skills in C for PIC 8-bit & 16-bit microcontrollers
• Knowledge of Assembler for legacy products is advantageous
Desirable Skills

• Understanding of hazardous location electronics
• Design experience with wide temperature range products

Benefits

£50000 - £62000, Annual Bonus, Pension, Medical insurance, Life assurance

Bauer Global Technology GmbH
Our Team:

The News and Entertainment content team is a buzzing news desk which provides the very best celebrity and TV content to our best-selling magazine brands.

The Main Focus of the Role:

We are looking for a Head of Content (News & Entertainment) to run our busy News and Entertainment content team. As Head of Content (News & Entertainment), you will drive these dynamic content teams to create News and Entertainment content for our market-leading Celebrity, Premium and Mass brands: heat, Closer, Grazia, Bella and Yours.
You will be a complete specialist in Celebrity News and Entertainment, and will work with Publishers and Group Editors to implement cohesive content plans across the relevant platforms, to achieve quarterly brand OKR targets. Your knowledge of digital content metrics, will also support to ensure delivery of hitting Apple News+ commitments.

This is a full time role, based in London (Hybrid).
Key Responsibilities:


- Leading an integrated, collaborative News and Entertainment content team, to create the very best celebrity news and entertainment content.
- Accountable for the ideation and delivery of all News and Entertainment content for Bauer UK brands in Mass, Celebrity and Premium titles. Responsible for ensuring the team is creating innovative content that delights audiences, is consistent with Brand USPs, and delivers on print and digital platform quarterly targets. (Includes content strategy for Apple News+)
- Building strong relationships with Brand teams, and creating positive collaboration to support co-planning content across all channels. This includes the provision of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly planning / news lists.
- Line managing a team of section editors and writers, and supporting them with Leadership and Development
- inspiring them to become dynamic news gatherers, be at the forefront of breaking news stories, and utilizing sources, events and all other internal and external ideation opportunities.
- Close collaboration with Picture team and Digital Editors on planning, strategy, and best content opportunities.
- Embracing best-practice workflows, best technologies, and keeping a keen eye on potential efficiencies, and cost savings.
- Supporting Brand teams with commercial propositions, where necessary.

What we’re looking for:


- Proven experience in people management and effective communication.
- Able to bring people together, set culture and lead a team through transition and change.
- Keen eye on personal development, to nurture the members of the team.
- Ability to forge relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Best-in-class journalist on their subject matter
- passionate and authoritative.
- The ability to juggle multiple deadlines. ​
- Great planner and creative thinker
- able to operate across multiple brands and platforms.
- Understanding user need, budgets and revenue targets​.
- Professional pride, driven and determined.


Closing Date: Sunday 14th January

Bauer Global Technology GmbH
Our Team:

The News and Entertainment content team is a buzzing news desk which provides the very best celebrity and TV content to our best-selling magazine brands.

The Main Focus of the Role:

We are looking for a Head of Content (News & Entertainment) to run our busy News and Entertainment content team. As Head of Content (News & Entertainment), you will drive these dynamic content teams to create News and Entertainment content for our market-leading Celebrity, Premium and Mass brands: heat, Closer, Grazia, Bella and Yours.
You will be a complete specialist in Celebrity News and Entertainment, and will work with Publishers and Group Editors to implement cohesive content plans across the relevant platforms, to achieve quarterly brand OKR targets. Your knowledge of digital content metrics, will also support to ensure delivery of hitting Apple News+ commitments.

This is a full time role, based in London (Hybrid).
Key Responsibilities:


- Leading an integrated, collaborative News and Entertainment content team, to create the very best celebrity news and entertainment content.
- Accountable for the ideation and delivery of all News and Entertainment content for Bauer UK brands in Mass, Celebrity and Premium titles. Responsible for ensuring the team is creating innovative content that delights audiences, is consistent with Brand USPs, and delivers on print and digital platform quarterly targets. (Includes content strategy for Apple News+)
- Building strong relationships with Brand teams, and creating positive collaboration to support co-planning content across all channels. This includes the provision of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly planning / news lists.
- Line managing a team of section editors and writers, and supporting them with Leadership and Development
- inspiring them to become dynamic news gatherers, be at the forefront of breaking news stories, and utilizing sources, events and all other internal and external ideation opportunities.
- Close collaboration with Picture team and Digital Editors on planning, strategy, and best content opportunities.
- Embracing best-practice workflows, best technologies, and keeping a keen eye on potential efficiencies, and cost savings.
- Supporting Brand teams with commercial propositions, where necessary.

What we’re looking for:


- Proven experience in people management and effective communication.
- Able to bring people together, set culture and lead a team through transition and change.
- Keen eye on personal development, to nurture the members of the team.
- Ability to forge relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Best-in-class journalist on their subject matter
- passionate and authoritative.
- The ability to juggle multiple deadlines. ​
- Great planner and creative thinker
- able to operate across multiple brands and platforms.
- Understanding user need, budgets and revenue targets​.
- Professional pride, driven and determined.


Closing Date: Sunday 14th January