Role Level

L6 - Head of

Effective leader focused on building teams and process for high impact results. Proven management and leadership experience.

Role models Elvie values to both within and outside of their team. Leads initiatives and approaches that positively promote and build Elvie's culture and is proactive in finding solutions to cultural challenges. Recognised for their impact on team culture.

Elvie Values

Leads the activities of a functional area or multiple integrated disciplines/teams.
Established leader who builds and supports high functioning, motivated teams and is comfortable managing people with different skills sets and areas of focus.
Leads and supports their function whilst continually achieving impact and improvements across their areas of responsibility.
Creates opportunities for direct reports to grow, coaching and developing managers in their team to be successful.

People Management

Able to partner with senior management on organisational design for their functional area and lead implementation of change in their team. Empowers their team to understand the reasons for change and their role in it.

Managing Change

Understands deeply the end to end nature of their craft. Serves as an expert for specific areas of their craft and is comfortable guiding, supporting or leveraging the knowledge of people in their team, who might have different and/or more advanced expertise in certain areas.

Craft Knowledge

Integrated understanding of wider Elvie context and the interrelationships between different crafts and departments.

Elvie Knowledge

Participates with senior management to help develop organisational-level strategy and define functional strategy and priorities. Delivers strategic insights related to their function/craft area.
Effectively cascades functional strategy within their team, translating into functional plans and guiding execution.

Planning and Strategy

Applies extensive knowledge of theories and best practice to direct and guide the development of new ideas, approaches and policies both own craft.
Makes final decisions on implementation of functional policies and procedures and ensures operational effectiveness.

Procedures and Practices

Works on issues that impact Elvie's success and/or address future strategy, concepts and products.
Leads large projects that are business critical and may affect the whole organisation.

Scope and Complexity

Works on complex issues where problems are not clearly defined and where fundamental principles do not fully apply. Capable of solving the most difficult and critical problems the team encounters.
Leads teams to solve critical technical, operational or organisational problems, using professional concepts to guide resolution.

Problem Solving and Judgement

Impeccable track record of delivering improvements and impact within own department and the wider business. Makes real change in how Elvie delivers its business.

Reliability and Delivery

Anticipates change and developments relating to their craft and ensures Elvie stays ahead of the curve.

Anticipation

Connects their team's effort with organisational context, prioritising effectively based on OKRs. Exceeds at getting their team to focus on the highest impact work.
Reduces the complexity of projects and processes and maximise their own their teams' productivity.

Efficiency and Productivity

Autonomous and self-directed in their area of work. Makes independent operational and tactical decisions for their team and takes accountability for ensuring successful execution. Surfaces significant strategic issues and requirements to senior leadership.

Independence

Creates formal networks internally and externally related to key issues and ideas both within and outside of their craft.
Interacts regularly with senior management and external partners/stakeholders, which frequently involves discussing and negotiating matters of significance concerning their functional area.May manage relationships with major external suppliers and partners (particualrly at L6 level).

Collaboration and Interaction

Leads internal conversations about areas of their job function/craft and builds consensus around direction. Uses this direction to engage and motivate their team.
Reconciles multiple stakeholder views (inc senior leaders) to drive business results, while confidently and sensitively managing any emerging conflict.

Communication and Influence

Actively promotes the giving and receiving of feedback to improve the effectiveness of others. Able to deliver difficult feedback constructively, including upwards.