Associate Director, Tech Sourcing & Commercial Management

Businesses are innovating at an unprecedented pace and technology innovation itself is causing businesses to re-think their business models and how they capitalise on new opportunities. This calls for transformational changes to today’s organisations, and for Deloitte to continually re-imagine how we serve our clients on the most significant technology trends in the marketplace in a pioneering way.

Technology Sourcing and Commercial Management is a key competency within our Technology, Strategy & Transformation service area and an enabler to our strategic client and industry propositions. Our Technology Sourcing and Commercial Management team helps our clients optimise the value they derive from technology by providing deep skills and expertise in the financial management, cost reduction, and governance of IT financials.

As an Associate Director, you will be a senior team member within the highly skilled Technology Sourcing and Commercial Management team where you will have responsibilities for:

• Designing and leading programme(s) to realise cost savings across an IT estate
• Helping clients articulate value of IT back to business and secure funding to enable digital transformation and cost reduction initiatives
• Designing and leading programme(s) to help clients establish ITFM capabilities
• Defining strategies for IT cost chargeback and developing models for IT cost allocations
• Helping clients to identify, source and implement the appropriate toolsets to manage IT cost
• Leading business and practice development activities relating to our growing IT Financial Management capability

For an Associate Director grade, you must demonstrate experience in:

• Building and maintaining strong client relationships
• Identifying, leading and supporting potential sales opportunities
• Leading and providing senior oversight to the delivery of multi-workstream commercial engagements
• Experience of leading diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution
• Acting as a subject matter expert within Deloitte – supporting our UK and Global capability with your knowledge and experience
• Providing the expertise necessary to lead and coach the team and enhance and develop the team capabilities
• Developing thought leadership, representing the team at forums and supporting external Deloitte eminence events and opportunities

We are looking for candidates who are able to demonstrate skills and experience in the following:

• IT financial management including IT service charging models and financial planning
• ITFM tooling and approaches (e.g. Cloud FinOps, TBM etc.)
• IT cost analysis, including interrogation of general ledgers and defining cost allocation models
• IT cost reduction, including business cases development and delivery of cost reduction initiatives
• Working with IT vendors and ability to apply negotiating skills
• Experience in the key Technology towers: Application Development & Maintenance (ADAM), Networks, Data Centres, Cloud, Hosting, Service Desk or End User Computing

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely.

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before. We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution.