Rebecca Willis
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French Elementary proficiency
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Lisa Angel
During the two years I worked with Rebecca, I had the privilege of both managing and working alongside her as peers. Whilst fulfilling her role as a Senior project manager, Rebecca was passionate about the people within her team and the quality of the product delivered and (very importantly to her) building incredibly successful and respectful relationships with her clients. She is a naturally organised and diligent individual who invests in making sure that processes are not just followed, but they are the right processes for the project and the whole team involved. These attributes lead her to being (justly) promoted to Head of Operations and since then she has thrived, making the role her own, and the expected pivotal position within the organisation. Using her characteristic enthusiasm and huge capacity to produce actual outputs(!); she has improved performance of the teams, the optimisation of budgets and efficiency of projects at CAF. Rebecca is a highly regarded and well respected member of the leadership team at CAF, from the people she mentors and supports to her peers. She has a huge talent in understanding the problems of an organisation or a project/ product; and leading solutions and teams to remediation. I can not recommend Rebecca enough and would work with/ hire Rebecca in a flash.
Lillian Austin
Rebecca is the linchpin of any organisation. She strives to make sure her workforce is motivated, engaged and happy. She cares about everything she does, and about the people around her. She is also very technically capable when it comes to understanding what is needed from a PMO function and ensuring financial targets are met. Her understanding of what makes an Agile team successful is inspiring, and so is her ability to make sure that a culture of collaboration, adaptability, engagement and accepting (and leveraging) uncertainty is embedded into the organisation.
Lisa Angel
During the two years I worked with Rebecca, I had the privilege of both managing and working alongside her as peers. Whilst fulfilling her role as a Senior project manager, Rebecca was passionate about the people within her team and the quality of the product delivered and (very importantly to her) building incredibly successful and respectful relationships with her clients. She is a naturally organised and diligent individual who invests in making sure that processes are not just followed, but they are the right processes for the project and the whole team involved. These attributes lead her to being (justly) promoted to Head of Operations and since then she has thrived, making the role her own, and the expected pivotal position within the organisation. Using her characteristic enthusiasm and huge capacity to produce actual outputs(!); she has improved performance of the teams, the optimisation of budgets and efficiency of projects at CAF. Rebecca is a highly regarded and well respected member of the leadership team at CAF, from the people she mentors and supports to her peers. She has a huge talent in understanding the problems of an organisation or a project/ product; and leading solutions and teams to remediation. I can not recommend Rebecca enough and would work with/ hire Rebecca in a flash.
Lillian Austin
Rebecca is the linchpin of any organisation. She strives to make sure her workforce is motivated, engaged and happy. She cares about everything she does, and about the people around her. She is also very technically capable when it comes to understanding what is needed from a PMO function and ensuring financial targets are met. Her understanding of what makes an Agile team successful is inspiring, and so is her ability to make sure that a culture of collaboration, adaptability, engagement and accepting (and leveraging) uncertainty is embedded into the organisation.
Lisa Angel
During the two years I worked with Rebecca, I had the privilege of both managing and working alongside her as peers. Whilst fulfilling her role as a Senior project manager, Rebecca was passionate about the people within her team and the quality of the product delivered and (very importantly to her) building incredibly successful and respectful relationships with her clients. She is a naturally organised and diligent individual who invests in making sure that processes are not just followed, but they are the right processes for the project and the whole team involved. These attributes lead her to being (justly) promoted to Head of Operations and since then she has thrived, making the role her own, and the expected pivotal position within the organisation. Using her characteristic enthusiasm and huge capacity to produce actual outputs(!); she has improved performance of the teams, the optimisation of budgets and efficiency of projects at CAF. Rebecca is a highly regarded and well respected member of the leadership team at CAF, from the people she mentors and supports to her peers. She has a huge talent in understanding the problems of an organisation or a project/ product; and leading solutions and teams to remediation. I can not recommend Rebecca enough and would work with/ hire Rebecca in a flash.
Lillian Austin
Rebecca is the linchpin of any organisation. She strives to make sure her workforce is motivated, engaged and happy. She cares about everything she does, and about the people around her. She is also very technically capable when it comes to understanding what is needed from a PMO function and ensuring financial targets are met. Her understanding of what makes an Agile team successful is inspiring, and so is her ability to make sure that a culture of collaboration, adaptability, engagement and accepting (and leveraging) uncertainty is embedded into the organisation.
Lisa Angel
During the two years I worked with Rebecca, I had the privilege of both managing and working alongside her as peers. Whilst fulfilling her role as a Senior project manager, Rebecca was passionate about the people within her team and the quality of the product delivered and (very importantly to her) building incredibly successful and respectful relationships with her clients. She is a naturally organised and diligent individual who invests in making sure that processes are not just followed, but they are the right processes for the project and the whole team involved. These attributes lead her to being (justly) promoted to Head of Operations and since then she has thrived, making the role her own, and the expected pivotal position within the organisation. Using her characteristic enthusiasm and huge capacity to produce actual outputs(!); she has improved performance of the teams, the optimisation of budgets and efficiency of projects at CAF. Rebecca is a highly regarded and well respected member of the leadership team at CAF, from the people she mentors and supports to her peers. She has a huge talent in understanding the problems of an organisation or a project/ product; and leading solutions and teams to remediation. I can not recommend Rebecca enough and would work with/ hire Rebecca in a flash.
Lillian Austin
Rebecca is the linchpin of any organisation. She strives to make sure her workforce is motivated, engaged and happy. She cares about everything she does, and about the people around her. She is also very technically capable when it comes to understanding what is needed from a PMO function and ensuring financial targets are met. Her understanding of what makes an Agile team successful is inspiring, and so is her ability to make sure that a culture of collaboration, adaptability, engagement and accepting (and leveraging) uncertainty is embedded into the organisation.
Credentials
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Certified Disciplined Agilist (CDA)
Disciplined Agile ConsortiumNov, 2016- Nov, 2024 -
Association for Project Management (APM), Level D Certification
APMP, International Project Management Association -
Certified Scrum Master
Mountain Goat Software (Mike Cohn) -
Certified ScrumMaster
Agil8
Experience
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Spektrix
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Agile Delivery Manager
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Dec 2018 - Present
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Chelsea Apps
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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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Head of Operations and PMO
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Jun 2017 - Nov 2018
Reporting to C-Suite with a focus on the successful delivery of client projects, maximisation of revenue, staff utilisation, and process improvement. Management of conflicting priorities, resource demand, and risk across entire project portfolio. Coordination and dependency management across sales, product delivery, marketing, HR and finance.Operations • Business owner of the Salesforce Kimble (PSA) system which underpins the entire business: system development, coaching, supplier management. • Responsible for the accuracy of data that drives business decisions: sales pipeline, project finances, timesheets, resourcing, reporting and analysis.• Refining operational processes and office workspace to increase efficiency and improved team dynamics.• Project management and implementation of change programmes eg. GDPR and Office 365/Sharepoint.PMO• Definition and implementation of project delivery processes, tools, and templates (Scrum, Disciplined Agile).• Chair of weekly project review & monitoring board• Stage gate reviewer of proposals and contracts, resource profiles• Mentoring staff, including PDPs and performance reviews. Resource Management • Responsible for all resourcing of Agile delivery teams - responding to rapidly changing sales pipeline and live projects• Responsible for recruitment priorities for both permanent and contract staff based on forecast. • Owner of relationships with offshore and onshore development partners.• Responsible for driving business value of Bench resources, training, R&D, sales. ★ Selected Highlight ★ In 5 months successfully implemented new processes and overall project margin increased by 15%, realisation by 30%, chargeable utilisation by 33% - exceeding expectations.
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Senior Project Manager
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Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
Project Manager on high value high risk £500k+ Client projects including FTSE 100 companies, as well as major internal initiatives.Client projects• PM/ScrumMaster leading 8-12 strong Agile teams (PO, Dev, TAs, QA, UX, UI) building B2B enterprise apps and websites improving operational efficiency and workforce engagement. Clients included KPMG UK & US, Rentokil Initial.• Deployed in final sprints to take a troubled B2B2C project to completion, resulting in an award winning web app.Business Change• Defined the plan, tools and training for a mentor scheme and competency model to support better career progression.★ Selected Highlight ★ Learnt all aspects of the Professional Services business to implement the Kimble Salesforce PSA in 3 months - managing sales pipeline, project delivery, resourcing and financial reporting. For the first time business decisions informed by accurate real-time historical and forecast information.
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Career break
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Nov 2013 - Dec 2015
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British Film Institute (BFI)
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United Kingdom
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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400 - 500 Employee
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Programme Manager
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2009 - Oct 2013
Programme management and PMO support on a multi-million pound portfolio of both Capital and Lottery funded B2C projects, including: Customer Engagement (Apr 2011-Oct 2013) • Part of senior team implementing a new Box Office ticketing and CRM system, increasing online ticket sales from 37% to 80% for the London FIlm Festival.Delivering Digital Access, Screen Heritage UK (Jun 2009-Aug 2011) • Led five project managers and co-ordinated nationwide teams on a £4 million government-funded programme creating access to the UK’s film archives.• Responsible for the budget, schedule, dependency and risk management across 5 projects.• Delivered a rapid disaster recovery plan in light of public sector spending cuts; implementing savings of c£500k to enable delivery of critical projects. ★ Selected Highlight ★ Enabled a UK wide partnership of senior Film Archive stakeholders for the first time. Navigating diverse and conflicting challenges and requirements, steered them towards a common vision and nationwide standards. It became the foundation for future collaborations such as the multi-award winning BFI Player.
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Digital Project Manager & Website Editor
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Jan 2005 - May 2009
Project management, business analysis, website maintenance, Information architecture, design, content and technical development. Managed the pioneering development of a prototype for a union catalogue of all UK film archive collections, the first such joint initiative by the sector.
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The National Gallery
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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200 - 300 Employee
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Assistant Editor (New Media)
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2002 - 2005
Sole responsibility for production and implementation website content and online collections databases. Sole responsibility for production and implementation website content and online collections databases.
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Royal Collection Trust
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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100 - 200 Employee
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Buckingham Palace Summer Opening Contractor, Conservation Team
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2001 - 2001
Part of a team with high-level security access to sensitive areas, restoring and conserving fragile artefacts. Part of a team with high-level security access to sensitive areas, restoring and conserving fragile artefacts.
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Manager of Antiques Business
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2000 - 2001
Sales, marketing, building the online business and managing the business’s participation in trade fairs. Sales, marketing, building the online business and managing the business’s participation in trade fairs.
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Education
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1999 - 2000
SOAS University of London
Master of Arts (MA), History of Art: Merit -
1996 - 1999
Courtauld Institute of Art, U. of London
BA Hons, History of Art: 2:1 -
1990 - 1995
Millfield School
5 A Levels / 11 GCSEs
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