Digital Partnerships Manager

Let's transform the digital era:

The world is changing at an unprecedented rate. AtkinsRéalis is responding by rapidly becoming more agile, connected and sustainable.

We're transforming how we, embrace data and collaboration during design, leverage data within a global programme management service, exploit digital twins, and create an ecosystem that can harness the power of data across our worldwide organisation.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our policies, practices and business relationships. Some of our recent pledges are to increase female and ethnically diverse representation in our senior leadership community by 2023 (UK) and be a 'Disability Confident' and 'Inclusive Employer.'

Your insight, values and experience will help us shape our digital future.

Digital Partnerships Manager:

The Engineering Services Sector of AtkinsRéalis operates across five geographic regions (UK & Europe, Canada, USA, Middle East & Asia Pacific) with total revenues of around $4.0bn CAD and 20,000 employees. Our purpose is to stimulate growth across all markets and lines of business. By harnessing technology and data, we're changing how infrastructure is delivered, with unrivalled certainty and improved outcomes for clients and stakeholders.

As Digital Partnerships Manager, you'll be leading on developing our strategy to build and manage an industry-leading ecosystem of external digital partners, as well as exploiting specific ventures to accelerate our ambition of transforming infrastructure delivery. Reporting to the Global Digital Director, you’ll work with Global Programme Leads and their delivery teams, Global Practice Directors and IT Services to deliver partnerships that deliver on our strategic goals for the organisation.

In this exciting role you will bring a fresh perspective to external partnering across the global business, ensuring we work seamlessly with technology companies of all scale to advance our position as a leader in a data led industry.  You will develop a global framework to govern our approach to partnering while also taking a hands-on approach to shaping and driving new digital ventures.

With a proven track record in digital partnerships, you'll introduce industry best practices to standardise the approach and methods applied to partnerships. Ultimately, connecting, and harnessing partners for our global business for maximum impact and value.

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Your Purpose:

• Develop a global approach to forming and curating value from digital partnerships and ventures.
• Review and optimise the existing partner network to focus and align efforts in support of our Digital ambition.
• To engage with the market to find out what other organisations are doing and identify opportunities for collaboration.
• Progressively build a digital ecosystem of partners for our global business.
• Advise the business on best practice partnering standards.
• Establish a process to capture market and practice requirements for capabilities that could be met by existing or new partners.
• Maintain a view of the technology landscape in engineering and construction to identify and prioritise new partner and venture opportunities.
• Promote and leverage the Digital Governance Process to engage key stakeholders in build, buy or partner decisions.
• Support the evaluation of potential partners to ensure both technical and cultural fit with AtkinsRéalis.
• Bring rigour and control to external partnerships globally to ensure agreements and ventures deliver desired results and outcomes.
• Oversee and monitor partnerships to scale opportunities and drive revenue growth and value.

About you:

• An inspiring individual, deeply committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
• A team player and natural collaborator.
• Well organised and able to balance long term development with immediate/near term pressures.
• Passionate about leveraging technology and data to drive change across the infrastructure sector.
• Inquisitive and engaged with the digital landscape across engineering and construction.
• Experienced in forming and managing digital partnerships or ventures.
• Commercially aware and value focused.
• A strong collaborator able to build effective relationships with key stakeholders, internal and external.
• Proficient working with virtual teams globally.
• Able to operate and influence at multiple levels in a complex, global organisation.

Meeting your needs:

When you start with us, you'll enjoy "Total Reward", a package that can be tailored to your lifestyle, career and personal needs. From flexible holidays to life assurance, health & wellbeing benefits, and career planning for the senior stage of your career.

Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk about any adjustments you might need.

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Training:

AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

More about us:

AtkinsRéalis is a leading global consultancy with over 80 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world. AtkinsRéalis, ranked as one of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Companies, where UK professionals want to work and stay once they join.

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Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance.  If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.