52 Productivity jobs in the United Kingdom

Our client is a global SaaS type company who are now seeking a Sales Operations Analyst based at their impressive UK headquarters in central London. This is an 12 month contract, hybrid with 3 days a week in the office.

Duties: -

• Provides insight reporting on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to sales managers to drive channel performance.
• Reports on current processes and proactively looks for ways to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Troubleshooting support for team of sales agents using Salesforce, Amazon Connect and other software tools.
• Create new data insights through handling/joining/cleaning multiple sources of data to provide recommendations.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in Sales Operations.
• Experience developing a clear and concise communication strategy with Senior Leadership teams.
• 2 + or more years of experience with Salesforce. Advanced Excel
• SQL, Tableau, and Alteryx would prove useful

Benefits.

• Long contract
• Friendly supportive team
• Global organisation.
• Hybrid role.

Location: Remote

Salary: £100,000 - £20,000

At Arbor, we’re on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better. 

We believe in a future of work in schools where being challenged doesn’t mean being burnt out and overworked. Where data guides progress without overwhelming staff. And where everyone working in a school is reminded why they got into education every day. 

Our MIS and school management tools are already making a difference in over 7,000 schools and trusts. Giving time and power back to staff, turning data into clear, actionable insights, and supporting happier working days. 

At the heart of our brand is a recognition that the challenges schools face today aren’t just about efficiency, outputs and productivity - but about creating happier working lives for the people who drive education everyday: the staff. We want to make schools more joyful places to work, as well as learn. 

We are looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Head of Developer Productivity to join our Engineering team and help us design, implement, and own metrics-driven approaches to productivity; drive process and tooling improvements; and introduce an Internal Developer Platform (IDP) to enable engineers to deliver value quickly, consistently, and with high quality. The remit and focus of the role is to define and lead the strategy to improve engineering productivity, developer experience, and adoption of AI-powered tooling across Arbor’s product and platform teams. It’s a broad and exciting role, so we’re looking for someone up for a challenge - if you’re a highly technical and collaborative candidate, this is the role for you.

• AI Tooling & Process Integration
• Lead the adoption of AI-powered developer tools and embed AI-assisted workflows into engineering processes, collaborating with Engineering Managers and Tech Leads.
• Identify, pilot, and scale AI tooling to improve productivity, velocity, and code quality across teams.
• Productivity Metrics & Continuous Improvement
• Define and implement productivity metrics; develop dashboards and regular reporting for leadership and teams.
• Design and execute strategies to systematically improve developer productivity and flow.
• Identify sources of developer waste and remove bottlenecks through automation, better tooling, and process re-engineering.
• Developer Experience & Internal Platform
• Own the strategy and implementation of our Internal Developer Platform (IDP), likely Atlassian Compass, to provide self-service tooling, templates, and documentation for engineers.
• Develop and maintain a service catalogue within the IDP in partnership with the platform team.
• Build and maintain templates, frameworks, and tools for rapid, consistent bootstrapping of new services and components.
• Utilise the Atlassian platform to provide joined up developer experiences
• Collaboration & Leadership
• Partner closely with Platform Engineering to deliver foundational changes, before growing an autonomous DevX function.
• Advocate for a culture of continuous improvement, sharing best practices internally and externally.
• Over time, hire and lead a small team of Developer Experience (DevX) specialists.
• Accountability
• Be accountable for delivering a 12-month roadmap focused on measurable productivity gains through AI tooling adoption and platform improvements.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading developer productivity, Developer Experience (DevX), or Platform Engineering initiatives in a SaaS environment.
• Proven expertise with Internal Developer Platforms (e.g., Atlassian Compass, Backstage, or similar) and experience implementing/operating IDPs at scale.
• Deep familiarity with developer productivity metrics (DORA, SPACE, custom frameworks) and using them to drive change.
• Demonstrable track record of introducing and scaling AI-assisted tooling within engineering workflows.
• Experience designing and delivering templates, developer tooling, and service catalogues.
• Strong technical background in software engineering (hands-on coding experience required).
• Proven ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• SQL/BI experience (ideally with platforms like Snowflake) to query metrics and data

Bonus skills

• Prior experience in EdTech or other regulated SaaS environments.
• Experience leading or managing small technical teams.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native patterns (AWS preferred).
• Track record of driving change in organisations scaling from legacy processes to modern DevEx platforms.

Benefits

The chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you’ll see the impact of your work everyday. We also offer:

• A dedicated wellbeing team who champion initiatives such as mindfulness, lunch n learns, manager training, mental health first aid training and much more!
• 32 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays). This is made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 extra company wide days given over Easter, Summer & Christmas
• Life Assurance paid out at 3x annual salary
• Comprehensive wellness benefit provided by AIG Smart Health, which provides a 24/7 virtual GP service, Mental health support, Counselling, and personalised Health Checks 
• Private Dental Insurance with Bupa 
• Salary sacrifice Pension provided by Scottish Widows
• Enhanced maternity and adoption leave (20 weeks full pay) and paternity (6 weeks full pay) pay
• 5 free return to work maternity coaching sessions, helping you adapt to this new exciting time of life!
• Access to services such as Calm and Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching) 
• All of our roles champion flexible working and we are happy to discuss what this means to you
• Social committees that plan team, office and company wide events to bring people together and celebrate success
• Dedicated professional development training budget (CPD courses, upskilling resources, professional memberships etc)
• Volunteer with a charity of your choice for a day each year
• Dog friendly offices!

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We are committed to a fair and comfortable recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable adjustments during your application or interview process, please reach out to a member of the team at .

Our commitment is also backed by our partnership with Neurodiversity Consultancy, Lexxic who provide us with training, support and advice. 

Our goal is for Arbor to be a workplace which represents, celebrates and supports people from all backgrounds, and which gives them the tools they need to thrive - whatever their ambitions may be so we support and promote diversity and equality, and actively  encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. 

Know someone else who would be good for this role? You can refer a friend, family member or colleague, if they are offered a role with Arbor, we will say thank you with a voucher valued up to £200! Simply email:  

We are recruiting for an experiencedCollaboration & Personal Productivity Technology Lead to join a dynamic and international organisation. This highly visible and influential role will focus on End User Computing (EUC), ensuring the successful deployment and adoption of technology solutions for over 2,000 office workers across multiple locations.

The successful candidate will be responsible for def.

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

Our Digital Product Organization is a collection of portfolios that drive value via technology across our BCG business. As the Product Owner Director of Case Team Productivity improving the working experience of the case team by addressing their major pain points and finding opportunities for optimization. The portfolio is prioritizing the use of Generative AI tools to enhance BCG's productivity. You will drive a digital-first, AI-powered agenda that enables seamless, effective teamwork, across BCG's global workforce.

The Product Owner must be a leader who is customer-centric and enjoys working with teams to design and deliver exceptional products to customers. Your squad will be responsible for:

• Managing a suite of GenAI productivity tools
• Continuous rapid POCs to identify and deploy high value Case Team productivity tools

Among your responsibilities, you will:

• Lead a high-impact and fast paced squad managing tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, ClaudeAI, and internally built tools supporting our GenAI agenda.
• Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives focused on solutions to drive case team productivity and GenAI productivity.
• Define and execute a product roadmap, ensuring your tools align with business priorities
• Drive data-driven decision-making, leveraging user insights and analytics to optimize platform adoption and engagement
• Ensure Agile execution and adoption, enabling continuous innovation through iterative enhancements and cross-functional collaboration
• Ensuring BCG employees maximize the benefits of modern collaboration tools with strong change and communications strategies.
• Obsess over the employee experience, ensuing that every digital collaboration and productivity tool is intuitive, frictionless and adds measurable value to users
• Deliver business results and customer value, delivering on specific and measurable KPIs to be defined for your Squad
• Serve as the voice of customer or end-user, translating the voice and needs of customer into user stories, engaging users as needed
• Oversee what is delivered by the Squad and when, prioritizing work through a well-organized backlog of user stories and clearly communicating what needs to be done and by when
• Support and enabling the Squad to get its work done, regularly engaging with the Squad to offer feedback on work-in-progress and clarify requirements
• Set an overall vision to direct and inform the Squad's work, working closely with the Product Portfolio Lead to understand and drive alignment on the Product Portfolio's business strategy, goals, and objectives
• Enable the organization's new way of working, modelling behaviours to support the organization's transformation to a new way of working

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Being customer-focused and dedicated to understanding and learning about customer needs and requirements
• Operating with a transparency mindset, communicating clearly and openly both above and below
• Being comfortable leading, directing, and empowering team members without formal management authority
• Working with ambiguous requirements and multi-disciplinary teams
• Influencing stakeholders up to the senior levels of the organization
• Bringing a data-driven approach to decision making, both in day-to-day management and in making strategic trade-offs
• Looking for opportunities to innovate and get things done better and faster

What You'll Bring

• 10-12+ years' relevant experience as Product Owner, including preferably also experience as Scrum Master or Agile Coach/ Mentor in 1 or more organizations
• Relevant experience in various Case Team Productivity products including meeting, messaging, content collaboration and productivity products
• Agile Certifications, preferably Scrum.org (Professional Scrum Product Owner) or Scrum Alliance (Certified Product Owner)
• Understanding of agile principles and ways of working
• Good understanding of technology enabled business transformation, Digital transformation, Organizational transformation, delivering enterprise-level IT and Digital projects
• Divergent thinker who can converge ideas into tangible products
• Exceptional communications and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in consulting is a plus

Who You'll Work With

• Every member of your squad, for which you will be its servant leader
• Internal customers, translating their voice and needs into user stories and engaging users as needed
• Product Portfolio Leaders, who will set the vision, roadmap, budget, and priorities & OKRs for the Product Portfolios and subsequently, for the squads
• Scrum Masters, which will act as your right hand to remove impediments and will assess you in dealing with the different artifacts and ceremonies
• Other Product Owners within BCG, to share best practices and ensure alignment between squads and a culture
• Agile Coaches, with whom you will share passion about Agile ways of working and with whom you will shape promote business agility (within your teams and in the whole company)

Additional info

YOUR TRAVEL

• Occasionally work at other BCG offices.
• Working in the Office: This is a hybrid role - roughly half time in the office

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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Do you want to join a manufacturing business that has been awarded the Sunday Times best places to work 2025?

Are you a Process Improvement Specialist? Please read on.

W Talent Manufacturing are delighted to be retained on a search for Process Improvement Manager for Arbor Forest Products Ltd. Arbor are the UK's largest independent timber importer and processer and have invested heavily across its large facility based in Barrow-upon-Humber. Arbor Forest Products founded in 1951 still hold a strong family culture whilst embracing the future of manufacturing. Arbor Forest Products follow 4 key pillars in their culture - Ambition, Family, Cares and Quality.

Arbor Forest Products are committed to innovation through its full supply chain and strive to be leaders of their industry whilst ensuring sustainable and ethical practices in all aspects of their operations. This is a great business to work for and a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Manufacturing (sawmill and treatment) to join a business that truly cares.

Role Overview

W Talent Manufacturing are in partnership with Arbor Forest to support them on a Brand New role for the organisation, we are seeking a dynamic Process Improvement Manager to lead and embed continuous improvement across all areas of our operations. This newly created role will be responsible for identifying, managing, and delivering business improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, capable of engaging with all levels of the organisation, from shop floor to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and sustainability of continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
li>Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other best-practice methodologies to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and improve process capability.
• Identify and prioritise improvement opportunities in collaboration with department heads and cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate workshops (e.g., Kaizen, value stream mapping) and training sessions to build internal CI capability.
• Support compliance with industry standards and internal governance through process documentation and audit readiness.
• Manage and deliver projects from concept through to execution and handover.
• Track and report progress of improvement projects, delivering measurable benefits in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Be a visible change agent, coaching and supporting team members through change.
• Develop standard work practices and ensure alignment with operational excellence goals.
• Contribute to the strategic improvement roadmap, aligned to the business' wider operational and cultural transformation journey.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience in a manufacturing environment - Exposure to or experience in world-class manufacturing environments would be highly advantageous
• Demonstrated success leading Lean / Six Sigma projects (Green Belt expectation)
• Strong project management skills - able to prioritise, manage multiple initiatives, and see tasks through to completion (starter-finisher).
• Experience engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, from operators to directors.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insight.
• Proficient in root cause analysis, problem-solving tools, and performance management techniques.
• Working knowledge of compliance and audit processes within manufacturing.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
• NEBOSH/IOSH qualification or strong understanding of H&S in a manufacturing facility

What's on Offer

• A unique opportunity to shape and lead a new function within a forward-thinking business.
• Supportive and collaborative culture with a strong focus on sustainability and growth.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for further development and career progression.

*All third party applications will be forwarded to W Talent for review

Do you want to join a manufacturing business that has been awarded the Sunday Times best places to work 2025?

Are you a Process Improvement Specialist? Please read on.

W Talent Manufacturing are delighted to be retained on a search for Process Improvement Manager for Arbor Forest Products Ltd. Arbor are the UK's largest independent timber importer and processer and have invested heavily across its large facility based in Barrow-upon-Humber. Arbor Forest Products founded in 1951 still hold a strong family culture whilst embracing the future of manufacturing. Arbor Forest Products follow 4 key pillars in their culture - Ambition, Family, Cares and Quality.

Arbor Forest Products are committed to innovation through its full supply chain and strive to be leaders of their industry whilst ensuring sustainable and ethical practices in all aspects of their operations. This is a great business to work for and a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Manufacturing (sawmill and treatment) to join a business that truly cares.

Role Overview

W Talent Manufacturing are in partnership with Arbor Forest to support them on a Brand New role for the organisation, we are seeking a dynamic Process Improvement Manager to lead and embed continuous improvement across all areas of our operations. This newly created role will be responsible for identifying, managing, and delivering business improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. The successful candidate will be an effective communicator, capable of engaging with all levels of the organisation, from shop floor to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and sustainability of continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
li>Apply Lean, Six Sigma, and other best-practice methodologies to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and improve process capability.
• Identify and prioritise improvement opportunities in collaboration with department heads and cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate workshops (e.g., Kaizen, value stream mapping) and training sessions to build internal CI capability.
• Support compliance with industry standards and internal governance through process documentation and audit readiness.
• Manage and deliver projects from concept through to execution and handover.
• Track and report progress of improvement projects, delivering measurable benefits in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Be a visible change agent, coaching and supporting team members through change.
• Develop standard work practices and ensure alignment with operational excellence goals.
• Contribute to the strategic improvement roadmap, aligned to the business' wider operational and cultural transformation journey.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven experience in a manufacturing environment - Exposure to or experience in world-class manufacturing environments would be highly advantageous
• Demonstrated success leading Lean / Six Sigma projects (Green Belt expectation)
• Strong project management skills - able to prioritise, manage multiple initiatives, and see tasks through to completion (starter-finisher).
• Experience engaging and influencing stakeholders at all levels, from operators to directors.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insight.
• Proficient in root cause analysis, problem-solving tools, and performance management techniques.
• Working knowledge of compliance and audit processes within manufacturing.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
• NEBOSH/IOSH qualification or strong understanding of H&S in a manufacturing facility

What's on Offer

• A unique opportunity to shape and lead a new function within a forward-thinking business.
• Supportive and collaborative culture with a strong focus on sustainability and growth.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for further development and career progression.

*All third party applications will be forwarded to W Talent for review

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