Director of Productivity and Collaboration
Director Productivity & Collaboration, Hands on, Team leadership, motivation.
My client is seeking a Director of Productivity & Collaboration to lead a large-scale enterprise productivity function within a complex global organisation.
This is a high-profile leadership opportunity for a technically credible professional who can combine technology vision, commercial acumen, and people leadership to drive the future of workplace productivity and collaboration across the business.
The successful candidate will oversee a team of between 10-14 professionals, manage significant vendor relationships and software contracts, and shape the roadmap for modern workplace technologies used by thousands of employees globally.
Key Responsibilities
The role will provide strategic ownership and oversight across a broad collaboration and productivity estate, including:
You will bring a blend of technical expertise, leadership capability, and commercial experience gained within a large enterprise environment.
I am particularly interested in candidates who have:
Director Productivity & Collaboration, Hands on, Team leadership, motivation.
My client is seeking a Director of Productivity & Collaboration to lead a large-scale enterprise productivity function within a complex global organisation.
This is a high-profile leadership opportunity for a technically credible professional who can combine technology vision, commercial acumen, and people leadership to drive the future of workplace productivity and collaboration across the business.
The successful candidate will oversee a team of between 10-14 professionals, manage significant vendor relationships and software contracts, and shape the roadmap for modern workplace technologies used by thousands of employees globally.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the enterprise Productivity & Collaboration strategy.
- Lead, develop and mentor a high-performing team of 10-14 direct reports.
- Own relationships with strategic technology vendors and service providers.
- Manage software and licensing budgets in the region of £15m-£20m.
- Drive the adoption and optimisation of modern workplace technologies.
- Oversee contract negotiations, renewals and commercial governance activities.
- Partner with senior stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Procurement and Finance.
- Ensure services remain secure, scalable, cost-effective and aligned to business objectives.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and develop strategic roadmaps to enhance employee experience and productivity.
The role will provide strategic ownership and oversight across a broad collaboration and productivity estate, including:
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Microsoft Teams & Teams Voice
- Power Platform
- Google Workspace
- Zoom
- Meeting Room & Collaboration Technologies
- Adobe Solutions
- Modern Workplace & Employee Productivity Platforms
You will bring a blend of technical expertise, leadership capability, and commercial experience gained within a large enterprise environment.
I am particularly interested in candidates who have:
- Significant experience leading enterprise productivity and collaboration teams.
- A strong technical background within modern workplace technologies.
- Proven people management experience, including leadership of managers and senior engineers.
- Experience managing large-scale software licensing and technology budgets.
- Strong contract negotiation and vendor management expertise.
- A background within Financial Services or other highly regulated environments Preferred.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Strategic thinking capability with the ability to translate business objectives into technology outcomes.
- Experience driving digital workplace transformation initiatives and technology adoption programmes.
Director Productivity & Collaboration, Hands on, Team leadership, motivation.
McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.