Area Operations Manager
9 days ago
Sheffield
Role Title: Area Operations Manager Location: Sheffield/Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite Duration: 8 months Rate: £442 per day inside ir35 The Area Operations Manager is accountable for end-to-end Area COO activities, spanning financial oversight, workforce planning, and third-party/vendor management. The role partners closely with senior technology stakeholders to drive strategic delivery, ensure robust governance, and optimise operational performance across a complex, global environment. The role will be based in Sheffield, but some travel may be required. Key Responsibilities • Own and lead all Area COO activities, including financial management, workforce planning, and vendor oversight, • Support the design and execution of strategic initiatives, including business case development and benefits realisation, • Lead and develop a global business management team, • Manage delivery against a significant annual operating plan across ~65 countries, identifying and executing cost-saving opportunities, • Oversee workforce life cycle management - forecasting, hiring approvals, requisitions, and off-boarding, • Manage rate setting, recharges, and billing to recover service costs, • Lead and support vendor management activities, including risk oversight, performance management, negotiations, and competitive sourcing (RFI/RFP, major deals), • Oversee purchase-to-pay processes, including spend approvals, purchase orders, and invoice sign-off, • 5+ years' business management or related experience, ideally within Financial Services technology, • Strong knowledge of accounting principles (qualified or part-qualified preferred), • Experience developing robust business cases, • Deep understanding of financial and workforce planning cycles, cost management, and purchase-to-pay processes, • Experience managing multi-million-dollar global operating plans and programmes, • Familiarity with financial management tools (eg Oracle Fusion, Apptio preferred), • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage senior leaders, • Understanding of the global technology landscape and industry dynamics, • Experience working within diverse, global teams, • Ability to simplify and clearly articulate complex topics to varied audiences, • Highly adaptable, resilient, and able to perform effectively under pressure