Description Head of Service Delivery – Service Lifecycle Management Location: We operate a flexible, hybrid working environment with the candidate required to travel to our London, Winchester or Huddersfield /Emley Moor office up to twice a week. Total Package Salary - up to £90k 15% bonus 6% pension contribution Private Medical 25 days annual leave Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance Role Overview: Define and lead the organisation’s service vision and catalogue, owning the end-to-end processes, ways of working, and delivery outcomes. Drive the service strategy and lifecycle management, working in close partnership with key stakeholders to align service capabilities with the company strategy and product roadmap. Lead and develop a high-performing team, strengthen customer engagement, and ensure every service change and improvement delivers measurable customer and business value. Key Responsibilities: Recommend the service vision, strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer expectations. Design and implement the service portfolio, ensuring it is delivered on time, within budget, and to the required standard, including setting vendor relationships and service level agreements with internal parties to align with business requirements and customer expectations. Lead and execute initiatives to deliver the service vision, using structured methodology and data & insights to drive continuous improvement. Design and ensure that the service catalogue is up-to-date and accurately reflects Arqiva’s product and service offerings and meets service availability, capacity, continuity, security and compliance requirements Lead a team of service strategy, assurance & design specialists, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and agility. Collaborate with other senior leaders to ensure alignment between service vision, roadmap, service delivery and other operational functions. Drive the adoption of agile and iterative service delivery processes, ensuring flexibility and responsiveness to customer needs. Input to departmental OPEX/CAPEX budgets and own delivery elements of operating plan Manage self & task: role model Arqiva’s culture goals with the team, building respect and credibility; set a high-performance bar and challenge the team to deliver sustainable results, by developing the skills and capabilities of the team and focusing on outcomes. Manage relationships & communications: connect, collaborate & lead communication transparently, balancing face to face and virtual, with own team and teams across the business to encourage cross-functional understanding, agreement and knowledge sharing. Skills & Experience Required: Extensive experience of setting/recommending service strategy or customer strategy or in setting a vision based on customer/operational insight in a related strategy field. Extensive experience of managing large-scale service design, mobilisation, delivery, onboarding, adoption projects. Extensive experience of leading complex projects and mentoring senior team members. Strong experience applying ITIL principles and translating them into effective, operational processes. Demonstrated ability to drive change and engage effectively with stakeholders across the organisation. Why Arqiva: We enable a switched-on world to flow. As the UK’s leader in TV and radio broadcast and the country’s top smart utilities platform, we are shaping the future of connectivity. Our infrastructure delivers media and data exactly where they’re needed - whether that’s bringing TV and radio to your home or sending smart meter data to your utility provider. Our technology works quietly behind the scenes, connecting millions every day. But it’s not just what we do, it’s how we do it. At Arqiva, you’ll find real connection: supportive teams, active colleague networks and plenty of ways to get involved and feel part of our community. We’ll give you the space and support to grow - whether that’s developing your skills, trying something new or taking on fresh challenges. And because there is more to life than work, our rewards and benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, your lifestyle and what matters most to you. Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion At Arqiva, we’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, heard and empowered to succeed. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences, and we work hard to remove barriers so every colleague can thrive. If you need any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to talent&64;arqiva.com. If this sounds like the right next step for you, we’d love to hear from you! LI-KM1