Contract and Commercial Manager - Cloud Services

Contract & Commercial Manager - Cloud Services

Lloyds Banking Group

Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Halifax, Bristol, Manchester - We're happy with home working the majority of the time, however you'll need to be in office 2 days per week under your own cost.

Salary & Benefits: The base salary banding for this role is £57,048 - £79,274 in London and £48,784 to £66,140 outside of London plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays.

We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices flexibility to suit your lifestyle and ensure a good work-life balance.

Who are Lloyds Banking Group and where does this role sit?

At Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), we are driven by a clear purpose - to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are passionate about making a difference to customers, businesses, and communities.

As part of Group CI&SO, Cloud Services is the primary agent for creating and leading a future Cloud capability and the associated eco-system of future service partners to enable the bank of the future.

Your responsibilities will include leading and collaborating with a variety of stakeholders across Finance, Cost Management and Supplier teams as well as external 3rd party IT & resourcing suppliers. You will be ensuring there is efficient management and control of financials, resourcing and 3rd party contracted services.

Specific activities which you'll be responsible for include things like;

• Plan/Manage budgets, forecasting & track 3rd party IT & resource headcount actual to forecasts. Working closely with Finance, supplier & resourcing teams

• Lead meetings with Finance for risk & ops, journals, accruals, pre-payments, purchase order invoice tracking & Reporting

• Engagement with Cost Management in line with processes; plan & lead cost approvals for renewals of 3rd party contracts ensuring requirements are gathered, prioritised out, negotiated & justified to ensure fit for purpose

• Programmes and Projects - support projects, SMEs and HOF providing expertise and mentorship through cost management process.

• Ensure there is sufficient cross charging to hit end of year targets.

• Collaborate with leadership team to ensure robust justification are submitted, while being conscious of justification for any high day rates and long tenure.

• Manage the performance of the supplier in line with their contracted SLA's/KPI's

What do we need to see from applicants?

• Ability to lead, encourage and empower a wide cross-section of people from different backgrounds and make them feel a valued member of the team and motivated to deliver their best performance

• Budget /financials planning, forecasting, and tracking

• Supplier Management 3rd parties' engagement

• Strong communication (oral and written) with stakeholder teamwork and influential skills

• Robust detailed process & procedural skills - organised & efficient

• Experience in driving change across complex organisations

• Experience of operating in the Service Delivery, Cost Management and Finance environment with a good understanding of frameworks and internal processes

• Proven systematic & analytical approach to problem solving and improvements with the ability to implement effective business solution

What can I expect in Return?

We're dedicated to giving you opportunities and support to develop you both professionally and personally to optimise your potential!

As a new colleague to the team, you'll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel encouraged and valued.

We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We support the principles of agile working and equal opportunity and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

Together we'll make it possible!