Mathew Benefer's Linkedin Analytics

A customer, business and people focussed technology leader with 20+ years’ experience in technology consultancy, delivery, IT investment portfolios management and business stakeholder engagement within complex and political environments at executive, director and senior management levels. A leader who actively encourages and supports others to think more broadly, consider alternative ideas/views and manages conflict to gain consensus, win hearts and minds and achieve better outcomes. An objective thinker, who delivers change harnessing differing ideas and points of view. A personal drive and commitment to building, motivating and retaining high performing teams. Passionate about developing, coaching and mentoring others to achieve their career and life goals. Proven skills, experience and track record of: • IT strategy development and delivery – maximising value derived from business systems, developing product roadmaps to support business strategic objectives. • Building strong working relationships with senior stakeholders, becoming a trusted partner and helping them determine where technology can best support to deliver their business objectives. • Leveraging relationships and utilising business acumen, problem solving, facilitation and negotiation skills to influence outcomes and manage expectations/conflicts in political situations. • Shaping and leading delivery of IT enabled business change management programmes/projects as well as business audits and associated IT systems/data remediation activities. • Building and leading teams to successfully deliver IT enabled change within an organisation. • Implementing best practice IT demand management governance, processes and business value assessment criteria to support optimal value realisation in context of differing business priorities. • Producing/delivering papers and presentations to Exec/programme boards and governance forums. • Budget planning and delivery management experience with multi-year/£m IT investment portfolios.