Digital Partnerships Director

Job Description

Reporting to the CDO as a key member of the Global Digital Team the purpose of the role is to create value for the company through the development of enduring technology partnerships that support corporate, regional, market and capability strategies. The Digital Partnerships Director is responsible for establishing and driving value from partnerships in line with curated demand from the business, market trends, customer buying behaviours and competitor actions leading, ultimately, to enhanced earnings and a differentiated brand.

Key responsibilities / functions :

• Develop a digital partnerships strategy to clearly articulate the vision, goals. and approach to unlocking value from strategic partnerships across the global business.
• Establish a consistent framework to define best practices across the full partnership lifecycle from initial identification, selection, mobilisation, management, and exit, acknowledging the lines oGlobal, Regional and Divisional level partner tiering.
• Grow revenues from partnership channels, ranging from system implementation and integration work from partners, co-creation of IP / new products and joint bids for partners’ core technology.
• Partners include Microsoft, Bentley, Autodesk, Aveva, Hexagon, emerging technology companies, and others such as Investment Funds and financial organisations to grow lead generation and growth.
• Support the identification of new partnerships, exploring and validating strategic and cultural fit with AtkinsRéalis business priorities.
• Support the CDO in establishing new relationships with potential partners, driving early engagement and exploration of mutual value.
• Leverage and grow existing partnerships in conjunction with internal business unit stakeholders, continuously improving and developing existing partnerships as they relate to the company’s strategic and tactical objectives.
• Oversee the performance of the partnership portfolio and manage the exit of partnerships that fail to meet expectations.
• Identify strategic opportunities, involve, align, and manage relevant stakeholders across teams and markets towards successful implementation.
• Develop, implement, and monitor the systems, people, and processes necessary to ensure the achievement of meaningful and effective digital partnerships.
• Provide early advice and guidance to regional digital leads and businesses regarding formation and management of potential partnership opportunities.
• Establish a value and benefits system to monitor partnership performance and value creation for the business and clients.
• Construct an internal community of practice that supports successful outcomes from technology partnerships by connecting the company’s domain expertise and intellectual property with enabling technology.
• Proactively work with digital and system integration teams to ensure relevant and current capabilities exist with the right capacity to support implementation opportunities with key clients.
• Monitor, measure, and report via CRM the added value technology partnerships bring to the company.
• This includes tangible benefits such as new revenue streams and enhanced margins plus intangible benefits such as brand, safety, staff retention and market insight.
• Work collaboratively with the Global Digital Delivery Hub, Global Technology Centre, IT Services and regional digital teams to drive strategic initiatives and harness opportunities.

Skills and Experience :

The Digital Partnerships Director is a proactive, ambitious person who thrives on working collaboratively to create new propositions and value. An articulate networker and great communicator, able to identify strategic opportunities for the business and harness technology partners to convert the opportunities into tangible business gains.

Key skills and experience required include :

Meeting your needs :

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Training :

AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

More about us :

AtkinsRéalis is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.

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Additional Information :

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.