Anson McCade
Cost and Productivity Senior Manager
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Cost & Productivity Senior Manager
Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)
Location: London / Hybrid Working
Salary: 85,000 – 120,000 + Benefits Package
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to join a growing Cost & Productivity team focused on helping Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) organisations improve performance, optimise costs and deliver sustainable transformation.
This role offers the opportunity to work with high-profile software, media and technology clients facing margin pressures, changing customer demands, significant technology investment decisions and the challenge of scaling efficiently. As a senior leader within the team, you will lead complex engagements, shape strategic recommendations and play a key role in the continued growth of the practice.
What You'll Be Doing
- Leading multiple cost optimisation and productivity improvement programmes simultaneously.
- Driving operational improvement initiatives across software, media and wider TMT businesses.
- Developing and implementing cost control programmes across cloud, software licensing, technology operations, marketing, content production and corporate functions.
- Leading financial analysis, business case development, forecasting and scenario modelling activities.
- Identifying opportunities to improve performance across COGS, SG&A and R&D through benchmarking, spend analysis and value optimisation.
- Managing complex stakeholder relationships across finance, procurement, technology, product, commercial and operational functions.
- Overseeing project delivery, risk management, budgets and governance requirements.
- Coaching and developing junior team members while fostering a high-performance team culture.
- Supporting business development, proposal generation and client relationship management activities.
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What We're Looking For
- Significant experience delivering cost optimisation, productivity improvement, operational transformation or financial turnaround programmes.
- Strong understanding of cost transformation methodologies and business change delivery.
- Experience identifying and delivering cost reductions across operational and corporate functions.
- Excellent analytical and financial modelling capabilities.
- Proven ability to build credibility and influence senior stakeholders.
- Strong leadership experience, including managing multiple workstreams and developing junior professionals.
- Commercial acumen and experience supporting business development initiatives.
- Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
- Experience within Technology, Media, Telecommunications, Software, SaaS or Digital sectors is highly desirable.
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Why Join?
This is an opportunity to take a leadership role within a high-growth team, delivering impactful transformation programmes for some of the most innovative organisations in the market. You'll work on complex, high-profile engagements, collaborate with senior stakeholders and have the opportunity to shape both client outcomes and the future direction of the practice.
If you're passionate about helping organisations unlock sustainable value through cost optimisation, productivity improvement and business transformation, we'd love to hear from you.
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