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Location: Hub based! Bristol, London or Glasgow

But you have the flexibility to work wherever suits you best

Team: Enterprise Security and Platforms

Salary banding: £83,720 - £100,000

Experience: Experienced

Working pattern:Full-Time

Reporting to: Simon Goldsmith, Director of Enterprise Security & Platforms

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Optimising Digital Workspace

Top 3 qualities for this role:  Problem-solver, Collegiate, Thorough

In the words of the team, you should leave your current role for this one because….

“At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. Your team configures the technologies that power OVO’s people on that mission. Join us and 10x the people changing the world!” 

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

We’re hiring creators, challengers and coaches. Every role we’re hiring puts people at the heart of our enterprise platform strategy and uses technology and operational processes to power a resilient and performant business. The Path to Zero is paved with productivity platforms!

This role in a nutshell:

You will lead the team responsible for buying, configuring and integrating software as a service, workplace technologies and people’s devices. Leading both an inventory, automation and insights squad and an enterprise SaaS and device operations squad, your team of specialists and engineers automate entitlements and optimise over £10M spend on enterprise devices and productivity software supporting over 10,000 people.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Engage: work closely with People, Operations and Finance teams to design the future Colleague experience and land messages with clarity to inspire and engage those who we work with, both within and outside Enterprise Security & Platforms.
• Pioneer: scan the horizon, innovate, and challenge ourselves and other teams to stay current with the technology landscape.
• Drive: fix ill-defined problems, increase reliability and predictability against a backdrop of continuous change and transformation, generate insights, and anticipate opportunities to deliver a transformative colleague experience. 
• Strategise: understand the business context in which OVO operates and how the technologies and processes fit together. Use critical thinking and rigorous decision-making to enhance the future health of our business and safeguard our people.
• Connect: serve and care for our people. Create an inclusive culture so all of our people feel they truly belong, are heard, and can be themselves. Develop people – coach them, advance their potential, and encourage them to contribute.Methods. Familiarity with the following approaches and platforms would be advantageous (not a must have nor exhaustive list):
• Google Workspace and Slack
• Atlassian (Jira Service Management, Jira Software)
• Workday, Salesforce, Genesys
• Tableau and Thought
• SpotSaaS Administration and Automated Operations
• CI/CD product development pipelines and automation
• MacOS, Windows and Linux Device management
• AV and other meeting space services
• Procurement and Supplier Management

You’ll be a successful Head of Productivity Technology at OVO if you…

• Are a coach: you have a passion for innovating new approaches to people productivity, industrialising methods to manage enterprise SaaS and devices securely and at scale and  are able to inspire change within your team. 
• Are a challenger: you embrace data and failures as opportunities to learn and use insights from OVO’s technologies to drive productivity and security improvements.
• Are a creator: you get energy from the unknown and are able to trust your judgement when you don’t have all the information. You are able to bring cross-functional groups of people together to solve big, chunky problems.

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £83,720 - £100,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay.  It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits. Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor your home  Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargersFor your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you! If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..