Jodie Clover
Portfolio Lead at ALD Automotive UK- Claim this Profile
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Christopher Green
Jodie is a very organised and professional person. She is a strong and persuasive communicator, with excellent interpersonal skills. I was very impressed with her project management skills in the projects I worked alongside her.
Helen Picard
I worked with Jodie for 10 years. During that time she consistently performed well. Jodie is very dedicated to achieving objectives, is highly focused and manages clients effectively. Jodie is an excellent project manager with an eye for detail and sound commercial awareness.
Christopher Green
Jodie is a very organised and professional person. She is a strong and persuasive communicator, with excellent interpersonal skills. I was very impressed with her project management skills in the projects I worked alongside her.
Helen Picard
I worked with Jodie for 10 years. During that time she consistently performed well. Jodie is very dedicated to achieving objectives, is highly focused and manages clients effectively. Jodie is an excellent project manager with an eye for detail and sound commercial awareness.
Christopher Green
Jodie is a very organised and professional person. She is a strong and persuasive communicator, with excellent interpersonal skills. I was very impressed with her project management skills in the projects I worked alongside her.
Helen Picard
I worked with Jodie for 10 years. During that time she consistently performed well. Jodie is very dedicated to achieving objectives, is highly focused and manages clients effectively. Jodie is an excellent project manager with an eye for detail and sound commercial awareness.
Christopher Green
Jodie is a very organised and professional person. She is a strong and persuasive communicator, with excellent interpersonal skills. I was very impressed with her project management skills in the projects I worked alongside her.
Helen Picard
I worked with Jodie for 10 years. During that time she consistently performed well. Jodie is very dedicated to achieving objectives, is highly focused and manages clients effectively. Jodie is an excellent project manager with an eye for detail and sound commercial awareness.
Credentials
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Prince2 Practioner
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Experience
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ALD Automotive UK
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Portfolio Lead
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Jan 2021 - Present
Responsible for leading the Regulatory and Compliance, Operations and In Life Excellence Programmes to ensure projects and programmes are delivered in accordance with the required regulations and aligning with strategic business plan and objectives. Working on multiple complex deliveries that span multiple business divisions to deadlines set by the regulators. Supporting the Head of Change to develop and refine existing processes and techniques to continue building the capability and reducing the overheads of change to increase capacity. Ensuring there is an effective operating model and scalable processes. Working collaboratively with programme leads across the change community to deliver the business critical Portfolio to meet the strategic objectives. Show less
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Target Group
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Project Manager
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Dec 2019 - Jan 2021
Working alongside the Head of Project Management to improve the standards within the team across multiple methodologies, engaging with the Sales, Bid and Client Management Teams to transform the engagement process ensuring that opportunities are well defined and effectively transitioned into Project Delivery to maximize the opportunity for success. Oversight of key new business areas and associated programmes in order to create new or improve existing capabilities in addition to increasing capacity. Key responsibilities: Improvements to the engagement programme to include the addition of preparedness assessments to identify and manage risks. ensuring success criteria is agreed and fully understood leading to improved expectation setting and achievable delivery plans. Developed project complexity models leading to identification of recommended methodology, governance and the skills needed to enable delivery. Worked closely with Risk and Financial crime partners to develop new ways of working, tracking and measures to improve identification and management of key risks and issues from organizational thematic risks to individual project level and delivered several key initiatives to support these new processes. Ownership and implementation of critical 'special projects' for delivery of new features, functionality, capabilities or types of business. Responsible for creating new and repeatable models which are designed to realize benefits from economies of scale and leverage of partners / technology. Worked with Finance Partners and the PMO to enhance accurate controls of costs, benefit realisation and financial reporting across all projects and programmes Led and assisted a programme of improvements for the team to enable recognition of current skills and capabilities across the team and provided a model to facilitate clearer career progression Nominated for several internal recognition awards as well as an external nomination for Great Manager. Show less
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Apak Group, now Sopra Banking Software
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Global Co-Ordinator
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Aug 2018 - Dec 2019
Working directly for the Executive Board delivering components and developing strategic initiatives to support the company's vision and mission. Achieved company accreditation to ISO 9001:2015 standards by implementing change throughout the organization across several key areas. The accreditation is critical to the business as many contracts demand this level of quality in their suppliers. Developed IMS to enable critical decisions. Identification of all key data and associated processes, agreeing 'single points of truth' and developing integration into overall IMS to create full end to end automated data flow supporting key functions such as demand management, sales process and resource management. Implemented change to adopt a 'risk based thinking' approach across the entire organization. This empowers people to focus on outcomes and develops a 'devolved decision making' culture which supports the companies vision to be able to respond to change in a fast paced environment. Implemented global partner management processes to enable fast selection and on-boarding as well as creating joint outcomes to set expectations and enable both partners to be successful. Worked with marketing to identify global and regional opportunities within a 21st century eco-system which is critical to the companies growth. Show less
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VP Operations The Americas
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Apr 2011 - Jul 2018
Developed a new business unit in the US to support the company growth in addition to maintaining the Global PMO role until 2016. This unit achieved over 100% growth year on year and at the time of relocation had repeatable income of $6 million plus per annum utilizing a lean team of 30 employees.Developed relationships and created a network of partners to support the business growth and aspirations which was instrumental in the success of the unit. Adjusted operating model and associated processes and procedures to ensure the entire operation could function effectively globally and be adapted as new regions are added to ensure future scalability.Chairperson of the Global Leadership team responsible for many new initiatives to maintain the company identity during rapid growth and adjust to the needs of a millennial workforce which included implementation of company recognition schemes to enable the organization to recognize individuals who consistently add value as well as identification of potential future leadership candidates. Show less
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PMO Director
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Nov 2010 - May 2016
Responsible for creating and developing Global PMO across all Sword Apak business units.Implemented PMO practices at both business unit and group level to enable pro-active monitoring and full visibility of the portfolio.Developed in house methodology 'iterative' to enable faster on-boarding, repeatable and predictable implementation approach and consistent reporting and revenue recognition. Implemented a scalable and adaptable model which is able to support 20+ concurrent projects with full traceability. The model identifies project complexity using a number of risk based factors and is adaptable to both simple, zero gap projects through to large, complex programs.Developed stakeholder management processes to ensure visibility and accountability across the portfolio.Worked will all internal stakeholders to develop a full implementation lifecycle to ensure consistency and predictability across all stages of the clients engagement with the organization. Show less
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Programme Manager
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Feb 2009 - Oct 2010
Responsible for successful implementation of all programs within the business unit in addition to managing critical, complex, multi region project for Daimler.All projects live on time and on budget, successful model created for the on-going global rollout for Daimler
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Capita
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Manager
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Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
Successful design, build and rollout of an in house system to manage SIPS. Project focus was to reduce risk and remove manual processes, all targets met which saw a dramatic decrease in risk, fully automated processing which reduced the processing time by 60%. Project came in on time and under budget. Successful design, build and rollout of an in house system to manage SIPS. Project focus was to reduce risk and remove manual processes, all targets met which saw a dramatic decrease in risk, fully automated processing which reduced the processing time by 60%. Project came in on time and under budget.
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Project Manager
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Jan 2001 - Jan 2008
Working as an IT Project Manager. Responsible for implementating new financial systems to banks / finance houses. Working with .NET banking systems through to unit stocking systems (java & Oracle). Proven track record of on target deliveries. Holds Prince2 Practioner and ISEB certifcate in Project Management.Key Skills:· Full project life cycles knowledge, from user requirements through to post-project support· Management, motivation and administration of team· Excellent planning and organization skills· Excellent communication & negotiating skills· Highly motivated, hardworking and flexible· Ability to work to and meet deadlines, budgets and quality targets· Highly organized with excellent reporting skills· Excellent attention to detail· Computer literate in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project Show less
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Quality Assurance / Training Manager
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Jan 1997 - Dec 2000
· Creation of new support helpdesk, responsible for all aspects relating to helpdesk including standards, reporting and staffing· Creating internal Quality Assurance Department including Quality Assurance Standards and adherence to those standards.· Responsible for reporting internally and externally with regard to Quality Assurance· Creating & executing Training Plans for internal and external trainees· Conducting internal and external training, managing course content · Creation of training manuals, ensuring training manuals are reviewed in line with development schedules· Responsible for creation and update of online help areas Show less
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CompuServe
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Support Team Leader
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Jul 1995 - Dec 1996
· Creation of Business Support Helpdesk, maintaining high support levels for top 10% of clients· Liaison with marketing regarding high profile customers· Internal promotion of department· Conducting Internal Training · Involved with Quality Assurance· Dealing with and resolving customer issues
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Customer Service / Sales Representative
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Dec 1993 - Jun 1995
Dealing with incoming sales calls and maximising salesTargeted on call volumes and call times (consistantly exceeded)Responsible for presenting internal training to new recruits
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Education
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1986 - 1991
Ashton Park School, Bristol
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