Business Unit Leader

Role Overview

• The Business Unit Leader will report to a Group Leader/Portfolio Manager and will be responsible for: The financial and resource planning for all aspects of Imaginet and potential future Business Units.
• Ensuring the business is financially sound, well managed, and achieves key targets utilizing the best practise from within the group.
• Directing and managing employees and resources to meet business objectives, within budget.
• Overseeing the welfare and development of all employees.
• Developing, motivating and empowering a dedicated and experienced management team to deliver excellent results.
• Developing the product strategy and ensuring delivery against a published roadmap.
• Ensuring a high standard of work and customer service.
• Building relationships with industry partners and alliances, principally across the UK.
• Implementing risk management policies to address strategic, operational and legislative compliance risks.
• Ensuring company directives and reporting are executed successfully, and company policies and procedures are adhered to and are in line with current legislation and regulations.

Requirements

• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to engage, motivate and lead the organisation through and alongside the management team.
• Demonstrate the ability to plan and coordinate a range of business functions across different teams within a software business.
• Sound planning skills and the ability to contribute to and influence strategic direction and vision.
• Excellent decision-making skills and an analytical approach to problem solving.
• A collaborative leader with a willingness to actively work on customer accounts and problem solving alongside any member of the team.
• A proven track record growing a business by developing and implementing successful sales initiatives.
• Extensive hands-on experience building and maintaining long-lasting relationships with a broad range of clients from small businesses through to major enterprise chains.
• Proven track record in selling to corporate businesses, Local Authorities and Universities.
• A proven customer focus and extensive experience in a client service or sales environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to form real connections with people from diverse professional backgrounds – from interns through to CEOs.
• Experience in financial management and establishing controls and balances to minimise financial risk.
• Proven track record in meeting and/or exceeding revenue and profit targets v forecasts.
• Experience designing and managing bonus, commissions and reward schemes.
• Experience in developing, implementing and enforcing company policies and procedures.
• The ability to support the executive team to make informed decisions on behalf of shareholders.
• Knowledge of statutory, legal and contractual obligations.
• Contract negotiations and frameworks with both suppliers and customers.
• A degree or equivalent in a relevant management, business and/or information technology discipline, or comparable work experience.
• Senior Management experience and an established profile within the UK Transportation software industry is highly desirable.

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for progression throughout UK and globally