HIring Information Strategy Manager @ Canary Wharf, East London

Location: Canary Wharf, East London (E14) Salary: £50,000 per annum plus flex fund in lieu of benefits  Date posted: 17/06/2014 12:05 Job type: Permanent  Company: High Speed Two Limited Information Strategy Manager Canary Wharf Circa. £50,000 per annum plus flex fund in lieu of benefits As the Information Strategy Manager, you will be responsible to the Head of Information Management for increasing HS2’s capability to manage information and to exploit and innovate it in order to benefit the delivery and operation of the railway. This is a very exciting time to join HS2 as it grows and transitions into the construction phase.In this role you will play a key part in influencing and enabling that change. You’ll understand the potential of information to an organisation like HS2 and will share your knowledge and enthusiasm across the organisation to lead thinking on the subject. You’ll establish and lead a small team of professionals including information/data architecture, data science and analytics specialists. Working with colleagues in ICT and across HS2, you’ll deliver a clear and common understanding of the organisation’s information and its issues, risks and opportunities. You’ll develop, share and drive through an end-to-end vision and strategy for managing information in HS2 that resolves issues, mitigates risks and makes the case for opportunities to exploit the value of information both inside and outside the organisation throughout the life of the programme. In doing this you’ll put governance in place to put information at the centre of business, digital and technology strategies and architecture. For this key position, you’ll have a passion for the value and opportunities of information to organisations and/or large delivery programmes. You’ll possess a track record of: IT and/or information strategy; information management; information/data modelling; data analytics approaches and tools (business intelligence, management information). You’ll also be able to inspire and lead a team and to enthuse others. For further information about this unique opportunity and to apply, please click the apply button. Closing date for completed applications is midnight on Monday, 30th June 2014. High Speed 2 (HS2) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs. Contact: Recruitment Team   ...(More..)