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Accountable for change management, business readiness & adoption across the Technology & Transformation (T&T) portfolio. Member of T&T Senior Leadership Team.

Head of Global Change & Readiness

Emerge Management Consulting

Delivering real business results using a human-centered approach. Current projects include:
• Global Change Lead across multiple transformation programmes for an international vehicle glass replacement & repair organisation
• Transformation Lead for a large public sector department. Using a data-driven approach to define the change strategy, service model and channel shift approach
• Defining the growth & marketing strategy for multiple SMEs to enhance their brand and generate additional revenue

Director

Accenture

My focus was on major customer experience and business transformation programmes with core roles including:

• Customer Experience Transformation & Cost Reduction Programme - Mobilised a data-driven operational desk function using predictive analytics and machine learning to proactively resolve customer issues and identify £Xm efficiency savings. Established the PMO function, delivering agile governance and commercial management across 120+ resources
• Customer Service Strategy – led the assessment of a global £Xbn contact centre contract, covering multiple customer channels, segments and countries
• GDPR Business Readiness & Change - led all business critical change and readiness activities to drive data compliant behaviour ahead of the imminent EU GDPR deadline

Strategy & Consulting Manager (Comms & Media)

My focus was on major B2B transformation programmes and core roles included:

• B2B Digital Agile Transformation - managed the customer experience team in a digital transformation programme, defining the overall customer experience framework and strategy 
• B2B Sales Transformation (Pegasystems) - led the agile delivery and global rollout of Pegasystems platform across 1000 users. Responsible for managing a team of 30+ resources to deliver all onboarding, support, training and comms. 
• Digital Strategy Design (B2B) - designed the overall customer experience and capability roadmap
• eCommerce International Deployment - led all European market onboarding, readiness and engagement for an eCommerce deployment
• B2B Sales Transformation (Salesforce.com) - designed the overall sales and governance requirements for a global Salesforce.com deployment

Management Consultant (Comms, Media & Technology)

My focus was on a B2B Global Sales Transformation programme (award winning international Salesforce.com deployment) and my core responsibilities spanned the end-to-end delivery lifecycle.

I managed end user training, change, comms and operational readiness activities across multiple releases, ~24 markets and ~20,000 users. I developed a multi-tiered global support model and ticketing tool spanning ~60 agents & led deployment go live activities.

Consulting Analyst (Comms, Media & Technology)

Accepted within a cohort of ~20 interns, my core responsibilities included: market analysis, global pipeline support, process definition and programme risk management

Internship

I Help Transform Businesses with Real Consulting

I spent my entire career as a Management Consultant at a leading global consulting firm. During this time, I helped to successfully transform some of the world's best companies. I led award winning transformations & delivered multi-million pound savings for global leaders including Vodafone, Telefonica, Openreach, BT and Canon.

During 2020 when COVID struck, I decided to take a leap of faith in myself and become an independent consultant. I haven't looked back since.

I now help to transform small, medium and large businesses using my breadth of cross industry expertise alongside my human & wellbeing centred approach.

For large businesses, I deliver the following:
• Business, Digital and Agile Transformation
• Business Change Management & Readiness 
• Programme and Project Management
• Customer Experience and Capability Design
• Data Driven Consulting, Analytics & Insights

For small & medium businesses, I deliver the following:
• Defining a winning business strategy
• Growing sales, marketing & engagement
• Enhancing brand and social media presence
• Improving operational processes & identifying cost reduction opportunities
• Business coaching & mentorship

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Some feedback extracts I received during my career - from client, managers & team members

"Shiv’s an excellent person to work with, a hard worker who is able to switch from task to task seamlessly. He is personable and data focussed and has that rare skillset of knowing the detail yet being a truly innovative and strategic thinker"

"Shiv is an absolutely joy to work with. He has the rare ability of being able to drive tangible client results in a truly human way - an example we should all strive to follow"

"Shiv is calm under pressure which is key in managing teams especially when work needs to be produced under tight deadlines and when there are problems that need to be quickly escalated and solved"

"Shiv has been an exemplary leader and coach - he has had a major contribution to my learning, growth and success. He always has been and continues to be a very forward thinking and innovative leader"

"It’s rare to come across talent like Shiv. I was particularly impressed by Shiv’s ability to handle even the toughest of projects effortlessly and deliver high quality results every time"

"Shiv has such a strong reputation for making a positive impact for his clients and for our business. He's is always a safe and trusted pair of hands, and can always work to help solve some of our client's most challenging endeavours"

Shiv Singh

Evolve Sustainability Limited

I support businesses with sustainability strategies resulting in securing their long-term goals and financial future.

Also, supporting accountants on how they are better placed to help their clients thrive financially through sustainability strategies.

Consultant

Smith & Nephew

Global Functional Cost Reporting ($100m). Finance Business Partner to Chief HR Officer and CFO team to help drive functional costs down across the business at the Corporate Head Quarters. 

Business Partnering – Guiding and supporting Finance and Non-Finance Managers and Executives through the Budgeting and quarterly Forecasting process.

HR Transformation / Restructuring Project – Finance Lead (Programme Sponsor and Board) 
Investment appraisal identifying 11% of annual savings across the HR Function. Supported the Project with iterations on the financial modelling together with financial governance to ensure informed decision making through the life of the Project. The Project also enhanced end-user experience with automation on multiple processes such as onboarding new employees.

Finance Business Partner

90 North Real Estate Partners LLP

At this firm I was in charge of value-add projects across various assets and took charge of the set-up of internal accounting systems. Managed vendors relations, various workstreams, strategy / roadmap planning, and end-to-end service reporting.

Key Deliverables:
•	Operational Cash Flows: Created effective cash flow forecasts for each asset held to monitor Actuals versus Forecasts and integrated this with Xero systems for efficient reporting and adjusting / iterating forecasts. This led to better visibility of asset performance.
•	Exit Cash Flows: Support with modelling to determine the selling of asset at the prime time for maximum return to shareholders. All aspects to completion were managed with various internal and external stakeholders with timely feedback to shareholders. Managed one asset through its entire lifecycle with net returns of 30%.
•	Project Management – Enhancing Asset Value: Operational value add for an asset held – the University of Bradford accommodation. Implementation of end-end Finance system resulting in stream-lined reporting processes and have better accountability of financials. Managed and led the process bringing various external stakeholders together to upgrade systems in a timely manner for the next round of student intake.
•	Xero – Accounting system set-up: Instrumental in bringing the accounting in house with processes and automation. Savings were realised in headcount redeployed elsewhere.

Asset Management Analyst

BAA Airports

Finance Analyst

Xerox

With a background in Finance, I support accountants and companies to make informed decisions on their journey to Net Zero.

Strategy and implementation on going green and optimising finance!

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