Resilient & Inclusive Leadership

• Provide outstanding, steady leadership to a multidisciplinary commercial team, particularly through periods of significant organisational change or location strategy transitions.
• Foster a psychologically safe, inclusive environment, and actively coach team members to achieve commercial accreditations through Assessment and Development Centres.

Complex Deal & Dispute Resolution

• Act as the senior escalation point for complex, high-risk commercial situations.
• You will proactively intervene to negotiate terms, prevent formal legal challenges (e.g., managing risks akin to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation systems), resolve 'working at risk' situations, and eliminate financial risks such as double-licensing costs.

Governance & Functional Excellence

• Drive commercial capability and robust governance across the departments.
• This includes chairing Commercial Assurance Boards, implementing targeted spend controls for Consultancy and Professional Services, and establishing overarching agreements like the Memorandum of Understanding governing commercial services between the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury.

Contract Management & Audit Compliance

• Ensure rigorous contract management standards are embedded across the Security, Digital, and HM Treasury portfolios.
• You will be accountable for driving continuous improvement against internal audit targets, ensuring vital accreditations (such as achieving 'Green' status for Security Contract Management) are met and maintained.

Data Integrity & Transparency

• Champion the use of commercial systems and artificial intelligence to enable senior, data-driven decision-making.
• You will hold absolute accountability for maintaining 100% compliance in commercial data integrity, pipeline visibility, and statutory contract publication times.

Managing Change & Continuity

• Seamlessly manage complex inter-departmental transitions (Machinery of Government changes) into and out of your cluster, ensuring absolute continuity of critical live services and mitigating risks associated with contingent labour or transitioning digital systems.

Supply Chain Diversity

• Strategically leverage external delivery partners and frameworks to ensure the department benefits from market innovation.
• You will embed a relentless focus on securing value for money while continuously exceeding Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) utilization targets across all new procurements.

Commercial Leadership Team Contribution

• Work collegiately as a pivotal member of the Commercial Leadership Team, helping to set the overarching functional strategy, championing continuous improvement, and driving the transformation of the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury commercial offering.

• Be amongst the most senior members of the Government Commercial Function and play a role in the broader commercial reform programme led by the Government Chief Commercial Officer.

• Play a key leadership and change management role in developing a strong commercial function for the COHMT and across government.

Technical Skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Champions robust data governance and transparency. Demonstrates the ability to achieve flawless contract publication rates (100% compliance) and utilises market data to drive strategic supply chain diversity and high SME award rates.
• Significant experience as a senior decision-maker overseeing high-value portfolios across tech, security, and corporate services (e.g., £100m+ contracts). Capable of making robust, evidence-based decisions under pressure.
• Exceptional track record of leading complex negotiations with global technology giants. Able to assess software agreements to secure favorable terms, mitigate financial risks, and deliver millions in cashable savings.
• Expert in navigating complex stakeholder landscapes at the senior level. Proven ability to embed commercial thinking into organisational decision-making and foster productive relationships with external stakeholders.
• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams. Committed to developing commercial knowledge across the organisation, supporting your team's professional growth, and championing an inclusive and diverse working environment.
• Manage complex digital, tech, and security suppliers. Experience of devolved contract mgmt & operational contract mgmt across business units. Deliver savings, resolve disputes, and support effective supplier management strategies.

For further information, please go to CS JOBS - ref number 477829. Please be aware that LinkedIn easy apply will not be accepted and only applications submitted via CS jobs will be considered.