operational excellence lead

Job id: 35223

Job location:

London, GB

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Why we need this role

As operational excellence lead, you’ll advocate Colt’s Lean program (Colt 3D) and other forward-thinking change initiatives. Your mission? Enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure continuous improvement across Operations & Engineering.

What you will do

Work with the Business Operations team to identify opportunities to reduce cost to serve
Lead the Operations & Engineering Colt 3D business coaches to deliver initiatives, including resource planning, development of internal skills and identification of future opportunities
Be accountable for the successful delivery of Colt 3D interventions, methodology and sustainment activities, driving benefit delivery through collaborative working with key stakeholders
Deliver a governance framework to ensure that existing continuous improvement programmes are delivering beneficial change and develop business cases to support wider strategic change
Effectively measure and communicate progress of initiatives to key stakeholders/sponsors
Drive accountability for the effective implementation of change initiatives, ensuring changes are signed off by appropriate business owner
Ensure strategic operational improvement initiatives are delivered on time, within budget and meet agreed SLAs and KPIs
Provide effective stakeholder management and work collaboratively with the Operations & Engineering leadership team to ensure initiatives are in line with the overall business strategy.

Measures of success

Benefits are established, tracked and realized
Stakeholders are fully informed, engaged and satisfied with delivery
Project standards and processes are adhered to
Mandatory Project documentation is produced and kept up to date

What we're looking for

Must haves:

Experience in Lean/Operational excellence tools
Knowledge of process improvement, and automation.
Strong project management and change leadership skills.
Ability to influence, communicate, and drive strategic initiatives.
A problem-solver with a results-driven mindset.
Commercial acumen with strong data analysis skills
Interpersonal skills – be able to build a positive team culture in a global team
Customer focused, results-focused, efficient, and pragmatic

Might haves:

A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering or a relevant field.
You may also have other formal IT qualification or be ITIL Foundation Certified

What we offer you:

Looking to make a mark?

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do.

Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions.

Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

Diversity and inclusion

Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth.

Most recently we have:

Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan
Trained 60 (and growing) Colties to be Mental Health First Aiders
Please speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you. For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages.

Benefits

Our benefits support you through all parts of life, for both physical and mental health.

Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.
Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.
Global Family Leave Policy.
Employee Assistance Program.
Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

A global network

When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech.