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‘Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.’ (YST) is a travel demand management and mobility-tech company that helps venues, teams, and destinations move fans and visitors more smoothly, sustainably, and cost‑effectively. YST has recently secured contracts with two Major League Baseball clubs and is now investing in a senior US-based commercial leader to accelerate growth across North America.

Shape the future of how millions of fans travel to the world’s biggest events.

The Vice President, Business Development – North America is a senior, quota-carrying role accountable for building and closing a high-value pipeline across US sports, entertainment, and destination partners. The focus is on new logo acquisition and expansion within leagues, clubs, venues, and destination marketing organizations that can benefit from YST’s travel demand and fan mobility solutions.

Location:

  • Remote, US-based, with regular travel to MLB club cities and key prospects.
  • Preference for Eastern or Central time zones for collaboration with UK-based leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Business development and sales
  • ÌýBuild, manage, and close a robust pipeline of net-new opportunities across MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS,college sports, live entertainment, and major event venues.
  • Target and win complex, multi-stakeholder deals with C‑suite, VP, and Director-level buyers (e.g.,Ticketing, Operations, Fan Experience, Transportation, Sustainability).
  • Lead the full sales cycle from prospecting, outbound campaigns, and first meetings through proposal, solution design, negotiation, and contract execution.
  • Consistently meet and exceed quarterly and annual contract and revenue goals.
Go-to-market and strategy
  • ÌýLocalize and execute YST’s North American go‑to‑market plan, including target accounts, verticals, and partner channels.
  • ÌýUse YST’s MLB club relationships as referenceable case studies to drive league-level and multi-club conversations.
  • ÌýProvide structured feedback to UK product and leadership teams on US market needs, competitive landscape, and pricing expectations.
  • ÌýRepresent YST at key US conferences, league meetings, and industry events to raise brand visibility and generate high-quality leads.
Account and partner development
  • Land and expand: grow contract value through cross-sell and upsell with clubs, venues, and destination partners after initial wins.
  • Develop strategic partnerships (e.g., ticketing platforms, mobility providers, fan engagement and venue-tech vendors) to create integrated, “better togetherâ€� solutions and co‑sell opportunities.
  • Ensure a smooth handoff to YST’s Client Development team, while staying engaged as executive sponsor for key North American accounts.
Forecasting, process, and collaboration
  • Maintain accurate, up-to-date forecasts and deal hygiene in CRM; communicate clearly on pipeline health, risks, and upside.
  • Work closely with marketing to refine messaging, campaigns, and content for the US audience, with clear value propositions and ROI stories.
  • Collaborate with product and operations to shape commercially viable solutions and proposals that meet US customer requirements.

Candidate Requirements

Essential Experience
  • 5–10+ years in B2B enterprise or upper mid‑market sales, with at least 5 years selling into US sports, live entertainment, venues, or related tech ecosystems (ticketing, fan engagement, venue operations, mobility, or SaaS).
  • Proven track record of “hunterâ€� new business success, consistently overachieving quota on five‑ and six‑figure annual contract values.
  • Experience selling solutions with multiple stakeholders and typically long sales cycles (6–18 months), ideally to leagues, clubs, venues, or public sector agencies.
  • Strong network within North American sports, entertainment, and venue decision-makers is highly desirable.
Skills and attributes
  • Highly commercial mindset with strong deal strategy, negotiation, and closing skills.
  • Comfortable operating with autonomy in a scale-up environment; able to build structure where needed and roll up sleeves to execute.
  • Strong communicator and presenter, able to articulate YST’s value proposition and ROI to executive audiences, both in‑person and virtually.
  • Data-driven, using metrics and insight to prioritize accounts, qualify opportunities, and drive focus on the highest-impact prospects.
  • Willing and able to travel frequently within the US and periodically to the UK.

Nice-to-Have

  • Experience with ticketing platforms
    (e.g. Tickets.com, Ticketmaster, SeatGeek).
  • Understanding of transport, mobility, or city infrastructure.
  • Experience working on league-wide or multi-venue rollouts.
  • Exposure to sponsorship or commercial rights partnerships.

What YST offers

  • Opportunity to be the senior commercial lead for North America, building on early MLB traction and shaping the future growth of the region.
  • Competitive base salary, uncapped commission plan, and meaningful upside tied to individual and company performance.
  • Equity participation aligned with growth-stage value creation.
  • Flexible, remote-first working model with direct access to the CEO and executive team.

Next Steps

Send your CV and a covering email to: hello@yousmartthing.com
Subject of your email ‘YST VP BD Application’.

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Client Development Manager /blog/client_development_manager Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:12:44 +0000 /?p=45354 The post Client Development Manager appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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Ready to improve visitor experiences through smarter, more sustainable travel?
Join our dynamic team and work with clients who are driving real change.

The Client Development team supports Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ clients to increase engagement with their travel assistants and achieve key objectives including net zero targets, improved visitor experience, increased revenue and operational efficiency. As a Client Development Manager, you will play a central role in building and growing long-term client relationships, working at the intersection of client services, project delivery and data insight to ensure customers gain maximum value from YST’s platform.

Working with Leading Destinations, Venues and Events

You will be part of a team managing a diverse and high-profile portfolio of clients, including major sporting and cultural organisations such as Manchester City Football Club, All England Lawn Tennis Club, London Marathon Events and Bradford 2025 City of Culture. The team also stretches across various sectors such as destination and local authority partners including Visit Manchester and Transport for Greater Manchester. From onboarding through to live deployment, renewal and expansion, you will act as the primary point of contact, working closely with internal product, delivery and technical teams to deliver impactful, data-driven solutions that improve visitor experiences and promote sustainable travel at scale.

You are a confident, organised and client-focused professional with a passion for sustainability and improving how people travel. You enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders, balancing multiple priorities and using insight to inform decisions. Comfortable in a fast-paced, growing organisation, you are motivated by purpose and keen to make a tangible, real-world impact.

Please find a short company overview, further details, and application instructions below (please note that we do not work with recruitment agencies and only accept direct applications).

About ‘Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.’

°Â³ó´Ç? ̹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ (YST) is the leading travel demand management platform for destinations, venues, and live events.

What? Our map-based travel assistant service enhances visitor experience & increases revenues whilst reducing the disproportionate carbon footprint created by travel.

Why? A 30% cut in transport carbon emissions by 2030 equals about 16% of required atmospheric decarbonisation for climate stability. * It’s a crucial step we can take now.

How? YST helps organisations achieve sustainability ROI by providing personalised low-carbon travel plans for visitors that incentivise behaviour change.

Which? Live events account for as much as 80% of transit-based emissions. This is why we focus on the sports, music, cultural, conference, and hospitality sectors.

When? Spring 2026. Whilst our approach is measured, there is a sense of urgency about helping our clients accelerate their journey towards net zero and beyond.

Where? Our platform and founding relationships were developed in the UK. We’re operational in Europe, North America, and Australia with roles available in each market.

*Based on 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data.

More About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

  • Serve as the main point of contact for a portfolio of clients, managing day-to-day communication, support, and relationship growth.
  • Support clients through onboarding, setup on internal systems and training sessions to ensure successful adoption.
  • Oversee the full client relationship via Hubspot.
  • Monitor and raise engagement levels of client deployments.
  • Deliver client renewals and retention, manage change requests, and identify expansion opportunities.
  • Configure supported client deployments via the YST dashboard.
  • Gather and analyse client feedback and usage metrics to inform product and service improvements.
  • Support full deployment delivery, ensuring technical and visual elements are completed to client satisfaction.
  • Support client queries using Atlassian Service Desk and Jira.
  • Data:
    – Use the YST dashboard to provide clients with regular analytics and insights.
    – Utilise available data to support the clients’ sustainability goals.
  • Projects:
    – Assist with the end-to-end delivery of innovation projects, including reporting to funding bodies, and progress tracking.
  • Coordinate relationships with consortia and stakeholders.

About You

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • At least 1 year of relevant experience, degree qualification or equivalent.
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment, with flexibility to work across multiple responsibilities.
  • Proficiency with office software and online business tools.
  • Conscientious approach to information and cyber security.
  • Strong client relationship management and customer focus
  • Project management and organisational capability
  • Data-driven and analytical mindset
  • Confident communicator with excellent presentation skills
  • Self-confident and personable
  • Professional and motivated
  • Demonstrable passion for environmental sustainability

Benefits:

  • £25-35,000 pa (subject to experience)
  • Pension, private healthcare
  • Annual profit-share-based bonus scheme
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Flexible working from home and shared workspace
  • Personal and career development support

How to apply

 In the first instance please send your CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in and suitable for this position to: client.development@yousmartthing.com

Please mark the subject of your email ‘YST CDM Application’.

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Marketing Manager /blog/marketing-manager Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:35:07 +0000 /?p=43878 The post Marketing Manager appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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Can you help us promote a sustainable future? Join our dynamic team and drive impactful initiatives while supporting your commercial colleagues in a diverse, live events focused marketing role.

Our marketing strategy aims to balance creative flare and detail-oriented administration to communicate the ‘Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.’ (YST) value proposition through impactful engagements and activations across a range of markets and live events sectors. In turn, the Marketing Manager role necessitates coordination across a range of tools and disciplines: from image creation and video editing, to WordPress and social media management, campaign coordination and CRM.

As YST’s Marketing Manager you will apply your creativity, people skills, and natural cross-platform communications ability as an extension of our commercial team. You’ll lead coordination of YSTs direct and indirect marketing channels, including key trade events and strategic marketing relationships, monitoring effectiveness and lead attribution.

Please find a short company overview, further details, and application instructions below (please note that we do not work with recruitment agencies and only accept direct applications).

About Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.

Who? Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ (YST) is the leading travel demand management platform for destinations, venues, and live events.

What? Our map-based travel assistant service enhances visitor experienceÌý& increases revenues whilst reducing the disproportionate carbon footprint created by travel.

Why? A 30% cut in transport carbon emissions by 2030 equals about 16% of required atmospheric decarbonisation for climate stability. * It’s a crucial step we can take now.

How? YST helps organisations achieve sustainability ROI by providing personalised low-carbon travel plans for visitors that incentivise behaviour change.

Which? Live events account for as much as 80% of transit-based emissions. This is why we focus on the sports, music, cultural, conference, and hospitality sectors.

When? SummerÌý2025. Whilst our approach is measured, there is a sense of urgency about helping our clients accelerate their journey towards net zero and beyond.

Where? Our platform and founding relationships were developed in the UK. We’re operational in Europe, North America, and Australia with roles available in each market.

*Based on 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data.

More About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate marketing strategies and campaigns
  • Organise marketing collateral, document and digital asset management
  • Oversee social media account management and content curation
  • Coordinate marketing events, both virtual and in-person
  • Conduct market research and analyse trends to inform marketing strategies
  • Prepare and distribute marketing materials, such as PDFs and newsletters
  • Monitor and report on the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
  • Maintain the marketing database and ensure data accuracy
  • Collaborate with external vendors, partners, and agencies

Benefits:

  • ~£40k pa (subject to experience)
  • Pension, private healthcare
  • Annual profit-share-based bonus scheme
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Flexible working from home and shared workspace
  • Personal and career development support

About You

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of relevant workplace experience
  • Degree qualification or equivalent.
  • Excellent written, verbal communication, and numeracy skills
  • Tech savvy (we use Microsoft Office 365 on Macs), and a whizz with content creation and management platform
  • Experience with HubSpot CRM (or similar)
  • Demonstrable passion for environmental sustainability

How to apply:ÌýIn the first instance please send your CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in and suitable for this position to: hello@yousmartthing.com

Please mark the subject of your email ‘YST MM Application’.

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Want to Make a Difference? /make-a-difference Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:05:21 +0000 /?p=43850 The post Want to Make a Difference? appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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We’re expanding our commercial team with two inspiring impact-driven roles in sustainability.

Our mission is to enable a planet that can support the rituals of human behaviour, by enabling humans to support the rituals of Mother Nature. We achieve this through helping destinations, venues, and events to deliver brilliant sustainable visitor experiences.

As a purpose-driven business, ‘Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.’ (YST) recognises that sustainable growth and long-term prosperity are direct outcomes of the environmental and social impact we help generate. Following continued growth we are looking for Sustainable Travel Consultants and a Head of Environmental & Socio-economic Impact. You can find a shortÌýcompany overview, job descriptions, and application instructions below (please note that we do not work with recruitment agencies andÌýonly accept direct applications).

About Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.

Who? Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ (YST) is the leading travel demand management platform for destinations, venues, and live events.

What? Our map-based travel assistant service enhances visitor experienceÌý& increases revenues whilst reducing the disproportionate carbon footprint created by travel.

Why? A 30% cut in transport carbon emissions by 2030 equals about 16% of required atmospheric decarbonisation for climate stability. * It’s a crucial step we can take now.

How? YST helps organisations achieve sustainability ROI by providing personalised low-carbon travel plans for visitors that incentivise behaviour change.

Which? Live events account for as much as 80% of transit-based emissions. This is why we focus on the sports, music, cultural, conference, and hospitality sectors.

When? Now. Whilst our approach is measured, there is a sense of urgency about helping our clients accelerate their journey towards net zero and beyond.

Where? Our platform and founding relationships were developed in the UK. We’re operational in Europe, North America, and Australia with roles available in each market.

*Based on 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data.

Sustainable Travel Consultant

As a Sustainable Travel Consultant at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ your primary responsibilities will be:

  • Identifying organisations that are responsible for visitors attending destinations, venues, and events (with activity supported by YST’s marketing team)
  • Managing a contact and deal pipeline on the HubSpot CRM platform from initial engagement through contractual agreement to service deployment
  • Drafting email-based outreach campaigns to engage relevant stakeholders within identified organisations (typically their sustainability, operations, and marketing leads)
  • Progressing opportunities generated by our membership and commercial partnership activities
  • Demonstrating the YST platform, both remotely and in prospective client meetings, including platform configuration options that can maximise visitor engagement and travel behaviour change
  • Modelling and drafting commercial proposals that clearly demonstrate impact and return on investment: carbon reduction; risk mitigation (financial and safety), brand positioning and sponsorship, ESG compliance, and improved visitor experience/spend)

About You

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • At least 1 year of relevant workplace experience
  • First class degree or equivalent
  • Excellent written, verbal communication, and numeracy skills
  • Comfortable drafting and formatting proposals and presentations
  • Tech savvy (we use Microsoft Office 365 on Macs)
  • Demonstrable passion for environmental sustainability

Benefits

  • £30-40,000pa (subject to exp.), pension, private healthcare
  • Quarterly companywide reward scheme
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Flexible working from home and shared workspace
  • Personal and career development support

How to apply:ÌýIn the first instance please send your CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in and suitable for this position to: hello@yousmartthing.com

Please mark the subject of your email ‘YST STC Application’.

Head of Environmental & Socio-economic Impact

As Head of Environmental & Socio-economic Impact (ESI), you will shape and lead YST’s commercial strategy to attract and onboard visionary organisations—cities, venues, events, and institutions—that are committed to going beyond net zero and co-creating sustainable socio-economic outcomes.

This role is about inspiring alignment, securing commitment, and delivering mutual value through purpose-led client partnerships. You will be the commercial voice of YST’s mission, with direct responsibility for securing contracted revenue that enables and evidences our environmental and social impact.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Leadership

  • Own the full lifecycle of new commercial relationships—leading YST’s Sustainability Consultants from lead generation and opportunity shaping through to proposal, negotiation, close, and contract signature.
  • Be accountable for achieving contracted revenue targets that underpin YST’s impact delivery and long-term growth.
  • Collaborate with the CEO and leadership team to shape pricing models, value frameworks, and investment cases rooted in ESI outcomes.
  • Track and report on commercial performance, contracted revenue, pipeline development, and key ESI-aligned growth metrics.
  • Work closely with Product, and Client Development teams to ensure solutions are scoped for impact, implemented to meet client expectations, and tracked for measurable outcomes.

Driving Vision-Led Growth

  • Champion and communicate YST’s mission and ESI proposition to the market in a way that inspires belief, urgency, and strategic alignment.
  • Identify and engage senior stakeholders in prospective partner organisations (public and private sectors) who share a mandate for sustainable transformation.
  • Design and lead partner development strategies that align ESI with client KPIs—be that emissions reduction, visitor satisfaction, data insight, accessibility, or economic development.

Market Advocacy & Thought Leadership

  • Position YST as a thought leader in Environmental and Socio-economic Impact for destination, venue, event, and transport planning.
  • Represent the business at strategic industry forums, summits, and bid processes—ensuring YST’s voice shapes the global agenda on sustainable visitor experiences.
  • Help evolve “ESIâ€� into a category-defining narrative that differentiates YST from traditional ESG consultancies and SaaS competitors.

About You

You’re a strategic, mission-led commercial leader with a proven ability to align purpose with business growth.

  • Experienced in commercial negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and relationship-building with public sector organisations, large venues, event organisers, or enterprise clients.
  • Commercially accountable, with a strong track record of securing contracted revenue in SaaS, sustainability, or mobility-related sectors.
  • An excellent communicator—able to translate vision into value, and insight into investment.
  • Entrepreneurial, persuasive, and comfortable forging new paths in complex, evolving markets.
  • Familiar with the ESG landscape, but excited to redefine the future through an impact-first approach.
  • Data-informed and results-driven, with the ability to track, analyse, and act on commercial performance.

Location & Structure

This is a senior leadership role within a fast-scaling SaaS company. The role can be based remotely (UK or internationally), with occasional travel for client meetings, industry events, and team collaboration.

Success Metrics

  • Number and quality of new strategic client partnerships formed.
  • Total value of contracted revenue secured and its alignment with ESI-driven goals.
  • Evidence of impact delivered (e.g. visitor engagement, ROI, modal shift, carbon reduction, accessibility improvements, data utilisation).
  • Influence on the industry’s understanding and adoption of Environmental and Social Impact as a strategic priority.

Benefits include

  • Competitive remuneration based on age and experience
  • Pension, private healthcare
  • Quarterly profit-share-based reward scheme
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Personal and career development support

How to apply:ÌýIn the first instance please send your CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in and suitable for this position to: hello@yousmartthing.com

Please mark the subject of your email ‘YST ESI Application’.

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Finance Manager (P/T) /blog/finance-manager Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:31:00 +0000 /?p=43770 The post Finance Manager (P/T) appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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Could you help account for a sustainable future? Join YSTs dynamic team supporting our senior management in a flexible part-time accounting role.

We are seeking a proactive and meticulous part-time Finance Manager to join our team for circa 2 days a week (Flexible hours). As the Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the financial operations of the company, working directly under the guidance of the CEO/COO and FD. Your responsibilities will encompass managing day-to-day financial activities, maintaining accurate bookkeeping with proficiency in Xero, preparing management accounts and information for the board. You can find a short company overview, job description, and application instructions below (please note that we do not work with recruitment agencies and only accept direct applications).

Who? Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ (YST) is the leading travel demand management platform for destinations, venues, and live events.

What? Our map-based travel assistant service enhances visitor experienceÌý& increases revenues whilst reducing the disproportionate carbon footprint created by travel.

Why? A 30% cut in transport carbon emissions by 2030 equals about 16% of required atmospheric decarbonisation for climate stability. * It’s a crucial step we can take now.

How? YST helps organisations achieve sustainability ROI by providing personalised low-carbon travel plans for visitors that incentivise behaviour change.

Which? Live events account for as much as 80% of transit-based emissions. This is why we focus on the sports, music, cultural, conference, and hospitality sectors.

When? Q3 2025. Whilst our approach is measured, there is a sense of urgency about helping our clients accelerate their journey towards net zero and beyond.

Where? Our platform and founding relationships were developed in the UK. We’re operational in Europe, North America, and Australia with roles available in each market.

*Based on 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data.

Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities:

  • Financial Operations Management: Oversee and manage daily financial operations, ensuring all financial activities are conducted efficiently, accurately, and in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
  • Bookkeeping: Maintain comprehensive financial records using Xero accounting software.
  • Transactions: process all invoices, expense claims, credit card and bank transactions.
  • Controls: Ensure costs are reviewed, authorisations & signoffs are in place and adhered to.
  • Bank: Ensure bank accounts reconciled daily; prepare/send supplier payment runs.
  • Credit Control: ensure timely billing and chase outstanding debtors for payments.
  • Reconciliation: ensure a regular cadence of Balance Sheet reconciliation and control.
  • Management Accounts: Prepare monthly management accounts to be reviewed during board meetings. Update and maintain the financial model.
  • VAT: prepare, validate and submit VAT Return.
  • Payroll: run end to end payroll administrations on Xero incl all payments and submissions.
  • Pension: manage any administration and submissions related to the Nest Pension scheme.
  • Liaison: Act as the primary contact for finance matters, liaise with accountants and advisors.

About You

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • Relevant Accounting qualification/experience; ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA preferred.
  • Demonstrable experience with Xero accounting & payroll software is essential, Hubdoc also ideal.
  • Knowledge of Hubspot CRM would be an advantage.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with all levels of staff and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
  • Working knowledge of MS Office and cloud-based tools.

Benefits:

  • Opportunity to shape the growth of a pioneering travel technology company with a strong sustainability mission.
  • Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
  • Flexible remote working arrangements
  • Collaborative, values-driven team culture.

How to apply: Please submit your CV and a cover letter by email to financerole@yousmartthing.com outlining your relevant experience and why you are passionate about joining ‘Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.’

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Executive Assistant to the Senior Management Team /blog/ea-to-the-senior-management-team Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:50:03 +0000 /?p=42452 The post Executive Assistant to the Senior Management Team appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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Could you help organise a sustainable future? Join our dynamic team and drive impactful initiatives while supporting our senior management team in a diverse, sustainable-live-events-focused role.

Our senior management team and marketing partnerships require detail-oriented administration to manage engagements, business affairs, and activations. This diverse role necessitates coordination across a range of business management systems, from the Microsoft Office suite to social media platforms, resource management, and accounting software. As Executive Assistant to the Senior Management Team you will apply your gift for organisation and natural ability with people across our internal departments, with a focus on marketing coordination, and externally, across YSTs supply chain partnerships. You can find a short company overview, job description, and application instructions below (please note that we do not work with recruitment agencies and only accept direct applications).

Who? Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ (YST) is the leading travel demand management platform for destinations, venues, and live events.

What? Our map-based travel assistant service enhances visitor experienceÌý& increases revenues whilst reducing the disproportionate carbon footprint created by travel.

Why? A 30% cut in transport carbon emissions by 2030 equals about 16% of required atmospheric decarbonisation for climate stability. * It’s a crucial step we can take now.

How? YST helps organisations achieve sustainability ROI by providing personalised low-carbon travel plans for visitors that incentivise behaviour change.

Which? Live events account for as much as 80% of transit-based emissions. This is why we focus on the sports, music, cultural, conference, and hospitality sectors.

When? Q3/4Ìý2024. Whilst our approach is measured, there is a sense of urgency about helping our clients accelerate their journey towards net zero and beyond.

Where? Our platform and founding relationships were developed in the UK. We’re operational in Europe, North America, and Australia with roles available in each market.

*Based on 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data.

EA to the Senior Management Team

EA Responsibilities:

  • Manage the schedules and appointments of senior management
  • Organise and coordinate meetings, including preparing agendas and minutes
  • Handle confidential information with discretion
  • Help implement YSTs workflow and HR management processes
  • Assist in the preparation of reports, presentations, and correspondence
  • Arrange travel and accommodations for senior management
  • Provide administrative support, including document and digital asset management
  • Handle communications on behalf of senior management
  • Perform other administrative duties as required

Marketing Administration Responsibilities:

  • Help deploy marketing strategies and campaigns
  • Oversee social media account management and content curation
  • Coordinate marketing events, both virtual and in-person
  • Conduct market research and analyse trends to inform marketing strategies
  • Prepare and distribute marketing materials, such as PDFs and newsletters
  • Monitor and report on the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
  • Maintain the marketing database and ensure data accuracy
  • Collaborate with external vendors and partners

About You

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • At least 5 years of relevant workplace experience
  • Project management experience/certification an advantage
  • Degree qualification or equivalent.
  • Excellent written, verbal communication, and numeracy skills
  • Tech savvy (we use Microsoft Office 365 on Macs)
  • Demonstrable passion for environmental sustainability

Benefits:

  • £35-45,000pa (subject to experience)
  • Pension, private healthcare
  • Annual profit-share-based bonus scheme
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Flexible working from home and shared workspace
  • Personal and career development support

How to apply:ÌýIn the first instance please send your CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in and suitable for this position to: hello@yousmartthing.com

Please mark the subject of your email ‘YST EA Application’.

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Want to Transform Visitor Experience? /want-to-transform-visitor-experience Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:54:44 +0000 /?p=42167 The post Want to Transform Visitor Experience? appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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We are expanding our Product & Customer Success team with ‘impact-driven’ roles in sustainable travel.

The relationship between our product and our customer’s success is the reason we exist. Understanding visitor travel, its operational, commercial, and environmental impact is central to this role. Reporting to our Head of Product & Systems Integration you will help our customers deploy YST to best effect whilst identifying challenges and feeding back ideas that can increase our impact and our customer’s return on investment in sustainable travel demand management.

Who? Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ (YST) is the leading travel demand management platform for destinations, venues, and live events.

What? Our map-based travel assistant service enhances visitor experienceÌý& increases revenues whilst reducing the disproportionate carbon footprint created by travel.

Why? A 30% cut in transport carbon emissions by 2030 equals about 16% of required atmospheric decarbonisation for climate stability. * It’s a crucial step we can take now.

How? YST helps organisations achieve sustainability ROI by providing personalised low-carbon travel plans for visitors that incentivise behaviour change.

Which? Live events account for as much as 80% of transit-based emissions. This is why we focus on the sports, music, cultural, conference, and hospitality sectors.

When? March/April 2024. Our approach is measured but there is a sense of urgency about helping our clients accelerate their journey towards net zero and beyond.

Where? Our platform and founding relationships were developed in the UK. We’re operational in Europe, North America, and Australia with roles available in each market.

*Based on 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data.

Product & Customer Success Manager

As a Product & Customer Success Manager at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ your primary responsibilities will be:

  • Managing live deployments via our HubSpot deal pipeline
  • Ensuring that customer success actions are accurately recorded and scheduled for completion
  • Directly engaging with customers to resolve issues, address queries, and coordinate regular catch-up sessions
  • Support in the onboarding process of new customers
  • Assist in the administration of live projects, including file management, meeting scheduling, and project plan management
  • Add to and update customer facing product information pages
  • Support the maintenance of the product backlog by adding new requirements identified during product and deployment review sessions
  • Assist in capturing new product requirements and ensuring suitable prioritisation
  • Triage and allocate service desk issues to ensure appropriate allocation to EPICs/release numbers
  • Contribute to the development of UI/UX designs for product enhancements
  • Attend and contribute to regular sprint planning, grooming and prioritisation sessions
  • Perform quality assurance checks on individual issues and new features whilst in our staging environment
  • Conduct regression testing to ensure QA prior to scheduled production releases

About You

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of relevant workplace experience
  • Project management experience/certification an advantage
  • First class degree or equivalent.
  • Excellent written, verbal communication, and numeracy skills
  • Tech savvy (we use Microsoft Office 365 on Macs)
  • Demonstrable passion for environmental sustainability

Benefits

  • £30-40,000pa (subject to experience)
  • Pension, private healthcare
  • Annual profit-share-based bonus scheme
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Flexible working from home and shared workspace
  • Personal and career development support

How to apply:ÌýIn the first instance please send your CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in and suitable for this position to: hello@yousmartthing.com

Please mark the subject of your email ‘YST PCSM Application’.

Product & Customer Success Manager (degree apprentice)

As a degree apprentice Product & Customer Success Manager at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ your primary responsibilities will be:

  • Managing live deployments our HubSpot deal pipeline
  • Ensuring that customer success actions are accurately recorded and scheduled for completion
  • Directly engaging with customers to resolve issues, address queries, and coordinate regular catch-up sessions
  • Support in the onboarding process of new customers
  • Assist in the administration of live projects, including file management, meeting scheduling, and project plan management
  • Add to and update customer facing product information pages
  • Support the maintenance of the product backlog by adding new requirements identified during product and deployment review sessions
  • Assist in capturing new product requirements and ensuring suitable prioritisation
  • Triage and allocate service desk issues to ensure appropriate allocation to EPICs/release numbers
  • Contribute to the development of UI/UX designs for product enhancements
  • Attend and contribute to regular sprint planning, grooming and prioritisation sessions
  • Perform quality assurance checks on individual issues and new features whilst our staging environment
  • Conduct regression testing to ensure QA prior to scheduled production releases

About You

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • >6m Workplace experience
  • Excellent written, verbal communication, and numeracy skills
  • Tech savvy (we use Microsoft Office 365 on Macs)
  • Demonstrable passion for environmental sustainability

Benefits

  • £25,000±è²¹
  • Pension, private healthcare
  • Annual profit-share-based bonus scheme
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Flexible working from home and shared workspace
  • Personal and career development support

How to apply:ÌýIn the first instance please send your CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in and suitable for this position to: hello@yousmartthing.com

Please mark the subject of your email ‘YST PCSM-DA Application’.

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Want to Change the World? /want-to-change-the-world Thu, 15 Feb 2024 21:19:01 +0000 /?p=42066 The post Want to Change the World? appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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We’re expanding our market engagement team with two inspiring new roles in sustainability.

Following continuedÌýgrowth ‘Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.’ isÌýlooking for Sustainable Travel Consultants and aÌýStrategic Partnerships Manager. You can find a shortÌýcompany overview, job descriptions, and application instructions below (please note that we do not work with recruitment agencies andÌýonly accept direct applications).

Who? Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ (YST) is the leading travel demand management platform for destinations, venues, and live events.

What? Our map-based travel assistant service enhances visitor experienceÌý& increases revenues whilst reducing the disproportionate carbon footprint created by travel.

Why? A 30% cut in transport carbon emissions by 2030 equals about 16% of required atmospheric decarbonisation for climate stability. * It’s a crucial step we can take now.

How? YST helps organisations achieve sustainability ROI by providing personalised low-carbon travel plans for visitors that incentivise behaviour change.

Which? Live events account for as much as 80% of transit-based emissions. This is why we focus on the sports, music, cultural, conference, and hospitality sectors.

When? Q3/4Ìý2024. Whilst our approach is measured, there is a sense of urgency about helping our clients accelerate their journey towards net zero and beyond.

Where? Our platform and founding relationships were developed in the UK. We’re operational in Europe, North America, and Australia with roles available in each market.

*Based on 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) data.

Sustainable Travel Consultant (open)

As a Sustainable Travel Consultant at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ your primary responsibilities will be:

  • Identifying organisations that are responsible for visitors attending destinations, venues, and events (with activity supported by YST’s marketing team)
  • Managing a contact and deal pipeline on the HubSpot CRM platform from initial engagement through contractual agreement to service deployment
  • Drafting email-based outreach campaigns to engage relevant stakeholders within identified organisations (typically their sustainability, operations, and marketing leads)
  • Progressing opportunities generated by our membership and commercial partnership activities
  • Demonstrating the YST platform, both remotely and in prospective client meetings, including platform configuration options that can maximise visitor engagement and travel behaviour change
  • Modelling and drafting commercial proposals that clearly demonstrate impact and return on investment: carbon reduction; risk mitigation (financial and safety), brand positioning and sponsorship, ESG compliance, and improved visitor experience/spend)

About You

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • At least 1 year of relevant workplace experience
  • First class degree or equivalent
  • Excellent written, verbal communication, and numeracy skills
  • Comfortable drafting and formatting proposals and presentations
  • Tech savvy (we use Microsoft Office 365 on Macs)
  • Demonstrable passion for environmental sustainability

Benefits

  • £30-40,000pa (subject to exp.), pension, private healthcare
  • Quarterly companywide reward scheme
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Flexible working from home and shared workspace
  • Personal and career development support

How to apply:ÌýIn the first instance please send your CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in and suitable for this position to: hello@yousmartthing.com

Please mark the subject of your email ‘YST STC Application’.

Strategic Partnerships Manager (position closed)

As a Strategic Partnerships Manager at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ your primary responsibilities will be:

  • Forging lasting and impactful relationships across our destination, venue, and event clients, local authorities, and transport operators.
  • Liaison with our Product & Customer Success teams, to ensure effective delivery against client ESG and commercial objectives.
  • Organising and hosting strategic partnership engagement meetings and events, both remotely and in face-to-face meetings settings.
  • Identifying and brokering commercial partnership strategies that deliver mutual benefit in line with stakeholder decarbonisation and socio-economic objectives.
  • Project managing innovative technology-based or digital transformation initiatives whilst ensuring stakeholder buy-in and user engagement.
  • Forming consortia to respond to publicly funded innovation competitions and overseeing funding submissions.
  • Authoring and overseeing the production of periodic impact reports for key clients and stakeholders.

About You

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

  • At least 5 years of relevant workplace experience.
  • First class degree or equivalent.
  • Excellent written, verbal communication, and numeracy skills
  • Comfortable drafting and formatting proposals and presentations, including responding to innovation competitions and commercial tenders
  • Experience of managing multi-stakeholder groups comprising public and private sector members.
  • Project management experience including resource and budget forecasting
  • Tech savvy (we use Microsoft Office 365 on Macs)
  • Demonstrable passion for environmental sustainability

Benefits

  • £50,000pa, pension, private healthcare
  • Quarterly companywide reward scheme
  • Employee share option scheme
  • Flexible working from home and shared workspace
  • Personal and career development support

How to apply:ÌýIn the first instance please send your CV and a covering email explaining why you are interested in and suitable for this position to: hello@yousmartthing.com

Please mark the subject of your email ‘YST SPM Application’.

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Mindful September /mindful_september Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:44:24 +0000 /?p=41850 The post Mindful September appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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In September, the Europe-based cohort of ‘Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.’ (YST) convened in Coniston to take on the Adventurous Ewe ‘Lake District Triple Challenge’ in aid of Mind.

We came, we saw, and we successfully conquered our £1,000 fundraising target (£1,840 and counting)! Your support fuelled our determination and has made an invaluable impact on the lives of those facing mental health battles and disorders.ÌýOur choice to supportÌýMindÌýstems from a shared understanding of the profound impact mental health issues have on individuals and their loved ones. As a team, we decided to push our boundaries and fundraise with purpose to shed light on the importance ofÌýmental health awareness.

What was the challenge?

The Lake District Triple Challenge was no small feat. Despite persistent rain and low-hanging cloud, the YST team tackled a 10-mile cycle, 5-mile hike, and 2-mile kayak. By the time we pushed our kayaks out onto Coniston Lake we were soaked through, but somehow the team remained enthusiastic.

The challenge was designed to test our physical endurance as well as bring the team closer together. The unforgiving conditions and arduous terrain forged a supportive environment and even tickled our artistic side – the Lake District landscape was consistently hidden from view, so we distracted ourselves from our aching legs by imagining the rolling hills and dazzling lakes.

Getting to the Lakes

Other than the weather, the event was meticulously organised. Using our innovative travel demand management technology, we deployed a Coniston Charity Challenge travel assistant service. The travel assistant allowed us to plan the team’s journeys to the Lake District from Milan, Istanbul, Edinburgh, London, and the Midlands.

The YST team travelled by train, plane, London Underground, EV, and car, taking public transport and carpooling journey options where possible. Using the web-based travel assistant interface, we planned the car-pooling roots. Without advanced planning, the driving leg of multi-modal routes would have been taken in separate cars, increasing actual petrol car emissions from 153 kg of CO2e to 297 kg of CO2e one-way.

As well as nudging individuals towards sustainable, active journey options, the travel assistant service captures insightful data on distance travelled, modal split and carbon footprint. By capturing this data, we were able to calculate the carbon footprint our journeys generated cumulative, which was 841.86 kg of CO2e one-way, and then offset total travel-related emissions using the YST/Ecolobrium integration.

Thank you!

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who donated and offered kind words of encouragement. Your actions reverberated far beyond the shores of the Lake District, touching the lives of those battling mental health struggles across the globe.ÌýThank you for supportingÌý‘Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.’ in our endeavour to make the world a better, kinder place – one step, one pedal, one stroke at a time. #LifeIsaTripOut

And finally, massive shout out to our Director of Channel Partnerships, Simon Grieve. On top on the Lake District Challenge Simon (Messy) ran a half-marathon in aid of Mind.

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Business Development Manager (Venues & Events) /about-us/career-opportunities/business-development-manager-venue-events/ Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:17:08 +0000 /?p=31016 The post Business Development Manager (Venues & Events) appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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Business Development Manager

Market leading destination and travel management platform , ‘You, Smart. Thing.’ (YST), is seeking an experienced business development manager to focus on new deployments of its web-based ‘Travel Assistant’ service for UKÌýdestinations, venues and events.

The role covers the entertainment, tourism, cultural and sports sectors, meetings, conferences and exhibitions with a focus on major UK events.

Supported by our software engineering and customer success teams, as part of our existing business development team, you will undertake outbound direct sales campaigns, initiating and negotiating ‘Travel Assistant’ deployments that generate recurring licensee fee revenues.

NB: Recruitment of this position was deferred due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Having secured multiple Travel Assistant deployments in parallel sectors, and as venues and events anticipate recover and the return of audiences, we are reigniting our pre-Covid sector focus and business plan.

Personal Attributes

  • Self-confident
  • Personable
  • Professional
  • Inquisitive
  • Measured
  • Self-starting
  • Motivated

Experience

  • 3-5+ years in a relevant business development role
  • Knowledge of ticketing solutions, events marketing / destination management ecosystem

Skills

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • A dab hand at formatting proposals and presentations
  • A digital native, comfortable in a cross-platform environment (we use MS360 on Macs)
  • Time management skills and diligent reporting and (we use HubSpot for pipeline management)
  • Conducting initial business analysis, qualifying and clearly communicating customer requirements

PackageÌý& Benefits

  • 30k – 40k basic, £60k uncapped OTE
  • Private healthcare
  • Flexible working (WFH / Birmingham HQ)
  • Employee share option scheme

About the Product

By embedding the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½«Ã½.’ Travel Assistant into existing customer touchpoints, websites and booking flows, destinations, venues and events can offer up-to-date personalised travel advice, improving visitor experience and driving repeat visits.

Like Google Maps, the Travel Assistant is easy to add to a website, social media post or mobile app. Unlike Google, it offers destination and transport operators a valuable ‘travel forecast’ of people’s intended travel plans, enabling demand management alongside real-time messaging.

Based on pre-defined business rules, or in collaboration with local transport authorities and transport operators, the platform offers the capability to design bespoke routing that ensures safe and timely arrival and departure, whilst optimising regional transport network capacity and venue accessibility.

 

Next Steps

Please send your CV and a covering email to hello@yousmartthing.com

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We’re hiring! Public Sector Sales Vacancy /about-us/career-opportunities/were-hiring-public-sector-sales-vacancy/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:16:19 +0000 /?p=26940 The post We’re hiring! Public Sector Sales Vacancy appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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Exciting opportunity for top business development professionals

Public Sector Sales Vacancy

Introduction

Established in 2014, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. (YST) provides intelligent mobility solutions to private and public sector customers. Its core product, the Travel Assistant, is a cloud-based solution for organisations that need to manage people-flow and travel demand whilst delivering world-class visitor experiences.

Based in a prestigious Birmingham city centre office the company has a dynamic technical, commercial and creative culture, together with exciting plans for growth. In addition to its core market of private-sector venues, events and destinations, YST is accelerating extension of its Software-as-a-Service offering to the public sector.

Travel Assistant is currently being deployed for clients such as Coventry City Council, Coventry City of Culture 2021, West Midlands Metro tram network, and Transport for Wales Rail. Building on these contracts Travel Assistant is now being promoted to regional and local authorities via the Crown Commercial Service’s G-Cloud and Spark procurement portals, and we are seeking an appropriately experienced individual to initiate sales, respond to tenders and close sales prospects.

Reporting to the Business Development Director, this new full-time position offers a competitive basic salary, a sales commission scheme, a comprehensive benefits package, plus a genuine opportunity for personal career progression. The YST team are currently working remotely, however periodic visits to the Birmingham office, and frequent visits to customer premises, will resume when permitted.

To apply, please emailÌýSimon.Grieve@YouSmartThing.comÌýwithÌýan up-to-date CV,Ìýa briefÌýcovering letter,ÌýplusÌýdetails of any notice period you are committed to.ÌýNo agenciesÌýor recruitersÌýplease.

 

Responsibilities

  • Selling YST products and services to new and existing customers in the public sector, in England & Wales.
  • Achieving agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for identifying, qualifying, defining, negotiating, and closing sales opportunities.
  • Identifying, exploring and following up new sales opportunities by monitoring relevant events, publications, and announcements, including the various public sector procurement portals.
  • Establishing prospective customer business challenges, needs and goals, and tailoring sales proposals accordingly.
  • Ensuring proposals and contract obligations are consistent with YST technology and operations.
  • Recommending changes in products, services, pricing, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
  • Collaborating with existing strategic partners to jointly address the public sector; identify and propose new YST partnership opportunities, either as the lead or a sub-contracted partner.
  • Planning and executing a personal work schedule; keeping management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as call reports, work plans, and with monthly and annual analyses.
  • Recording all sales-cycle activity on the YST HubSpot portal.
  • Building and maintaining a public sector market intelligence database, including information on individual authorities and key personnel.
  • Recommend changes to YST sales & marketing collateral, including product sheets, presentation decks, value propositions, websites, blog posts, and listings on the G-Cloud and Spark procurement portals

Required Skills

  • Market knowledge
  • Product knowledge
  • Technical awareness
  • Sales planning
  • Target selling
  • Prospecting skills
  • Analytical
  • Presentation skills
  • Negotiation
  • Closing skills
  • Relationship building

Personal Attributes

  • Self-confident
  • Personable
  • Professional
  • Inquisitive
  • Measured
  • Self-starting
  • Motivated

Education and Experience

  • Excellent secondary education record essential.
  • Further education qualification preferred.
  • 3 to 5 years of comparable sales success essential.
  • Public sector sales experience preferred.
  • Familiarity with office software and online business tools essential.

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Request for Proposals /about-us/career-opportunities/request-for-proposals/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:57:02 +0000 /?p=20403 The post Request for Proposals appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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Cloud-based data architecture for IoT hardware deployment

We are seeking a fully managed cloud-based solution to store and process data for a regional smart city IoT deployment.

Due to the complex nature of our partner ecosystem and the security requirements of our Consent Matrix information exchange, we need to manage integration of our incumbent private-cloud environment (Digital Ocean, Docker) with multi-cloud environments (AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud Platform, OpenStack and VMware), which process and exchange real-time information from a varied network of sensor devices located in both fixed and moving vehicle situations.

Optimisation of data latency is business critical, as our applications power real-time information systems for public transport and destination operators, and include vehicle and venue occupancy data that must be refreshed at aÌýmaximum of 300ms. Additional managed support requirements include:

  • 24/7 X 365 support
  • Enterprise DR plan & SLA
  • Application portfolio management
  • Configuration and optimization

Contract term: 12m with 6 performance review/break clauses

Budget: up to £60,000

Timescale: Appointment 1 November 2019

Procurement Process: Please submit supplier credentials, questions and final proposals to including:

  • Your Proposed Project Approach
  • Project timelines. Over what period of time would you propose to deliver the 4 phases described above
  • Your Delivery Method & Proposed Service Level Agreement
  • Your relevant experience / track record
  • Your Price

Critically, your organisation must:

  • Hold recognised information security and quality assurance certifications
  • Have all relevant insurances
  • Have at least a 10-year trading history
  • Be able to demonstrate the implementation of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy
  • Have a track record in the implementation of robust, scalable managed hosting technology components or services
  • Be happy to discuss opportunities under a Non-Disclosure Agreement

Potential suppliers will be scored against the following criteria:

  • Proposed Solution & Project ApproachÌý(20%)
  • Price (20%)
  • Supply Timescale (20%)
  • Delivery Method & Proposed Service Level Agreement (20%)
  • Experience / track record (20%)

Next Steps

Please submit your response to hello@yousmartthing.comÌýby 17:00, 11 October.ÌýWe will respond within 7 days to discuss any clarifying questions and to confirm whether your organisation has been shortlisted.Ìý We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. is part funded under the European Regional Development Fund.

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#IoT project management and on-site engineering support

We are seeking a supplier to provide project management and engineering support for a regional pilots of a smart city IoT deployment.

Our intelligent mobility programme focuses on data-transit capacity and network latency affecting the provision of safe, secure transport to venues and events. Primary objectives are to realise a 5G-enabled ‘Travel Assistant’ that will: deliver rail and road travel demand data to service providers and service users to enable better informed decision making; improve transport network integration between modes and destinations, particularly those that cause volume spikes and congestion; and to increase the UK’s capacity to manage transport service delivery, helping to catalyse socio-economic benefits whilst inspiring audiences with robust, engaging, safety critical real-time guidance based on their proximity to venues, events and points of interest.

This activity forms part of the Coventry & Warwickshire Innovation Programme which is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Coventry will provide a dynamic testbed for the project.

KPIs will be measured using Rail Safety Standards Board and DfT WebTAG models to validate the capability of the 5G-enabled service to:

  • advance customer engagement and service-user experience beyond the current state-of-the-art;
  • monetise data on people’s travel intent, showing demand for rail, metropolitan and strategic road network use, highlighting potential spikes in traffic;
  • increase available data showing demand for parking at stations;
  • catalyse transport network optimisation, including multi-modal service operator yield and highways integration via Regional Transport Control Centre’s
  • drive subscriptions to West Midlands’ ‘SWIFT’ account-based ticketing service

Project Management Partner Selection Criteria

The successful project management partner will:

  • Have demonstrable experience and project references (25%)
  • Be familiar with the following YST technology stack components:ÌýMicrosoft, Linux, Docker; Apache, NGINX, Mongo Db and Gravitee (25%)
  • Have good local knowledge, inc. experience of working with regional funding partners (25%)
  • Offer a flexible commercial model & pricing (25%)

Contract term: 12m with monthly performance review/break clauses

Budget: up to £50,000

Timescale: Appointment August 2019

Procurement Process: Please submit supplier credentials including:

  • Your proposed project management approach
  • Your delivery Method & Proposed Service Level Agreement
  • Your relevant experience / track record

Critically, your organisation must:

  • Hold recognised information security and quality assurance certifications
  • Have all relevant insurances
  • Have at least a 5-year trading history
  • Be able to demonstrate the implementation of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy
  • Be happy to discuss opportunities under a Non-Disclosure Agreement

Next Steps

Please submit an initial summary response to hello@yousmartthing.comÌýby 17:00, 19 July.ÌýWe will respond within 7 days to discuss any clarifying questions and to confirm whether your organisation has been shortlisted for interview, following which we will select a preferred supplier move to contact.Ìý We look forward to hearing from you.


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Software Engineers & Information Architects /about-us/career-opportunities/software-engineers-information-architects/ Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:21:58 +0000 http://206.189.16.4/?p=10149 The post Software Engineers & Information Architects appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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We are recruiting a dedicated new team!Ìý

We’re looking for talented, senior, mid-weight and junior software engineers and an information architect to help shape our vision…

What? Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. empowers individuals and organisationsÌýto access and share personally identifiable informationÌýthroughoutÌýsupply-chains, on a ‘need-to-know’ basis.ÌýOur propriety platformÌýreducesÌýtheÌýoverheads and complexity of managingÌýdataÌýprivacy, whilst generating customer value, loyalty and operational efficiency.

Who? A subsidiary of established bespoke software company,Ìý, we set out in January 2015 to help organisations develop ‘smart’ products and services that deliver improved performance by giving individuals ownership and control of their data.

°Â³ó²â?ÌýBuildingÌýon alpha product launchesÌýin the transport sector, we require a dedicated software product engineering team to helpÌýdevelop our platform in order for us to scale. At its core Ä¢¹½´«Ã½. is a cloud-based consent matrix and personal assistant API,Ìýthat securelyÌýexchanges informationÌýacross organisations and supply-chains, alleviating the bottlenecks to information flow that are caused byÌýlegacy systemsÌýthatÌýdon’t talk to eachÌýother. It combines GDPR with IoT to integrate people, places and things.

Where? You’ll be based in the engine room of the UK, in newly refurbished state-of-the-art city centre offices, located less than a minutesÌýwalk from Birmingham New StreetÌýstation. The secure bike racks and on-siteÌýgym are complimentary.

Which? Our platform is primarily .net, and we areÌýfocused onÌýthe enterprise B2B and public sector marketplace. That said, interoperability and maintaining an API and SDKs that can power brilliant consumer experiences is central to our modusÌýoperandi. Whatever your level ofÌýknowledge and experience, above all you’llÌýneed to adaptable, technology stack agnostic, and able to treat each functional challenge as a new opportunity.

 

Software Architect / LeadÌýSoftware Engineer (£45k – £70k + benefits, subject toÌýexperience)

As softwareÌýarchitect / lead softwareÌýengineerÌýyou will help build and lead a new development team.ÌýWe are seeking someone who has a proven trackÌýrecord of leading from theÌýfront, who can both code and manage teams:

  • >5 yearsÌýexperience as a senior software engineer or team lead
  • Architected demonstrable software solutions
  • Experienced in implementing Agile development processes
  • Comfortable with Continuous Integration, Source Control, Pair Programming, Test Automation, Unit Test frameworks
  • Expert in Visual Studio, C#, the .NET Framework and Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript frameworks (Angular / React / Vue), HTML and CSS, SQL / NoSQL databases.
  • Familiar with Azure Web Services (VM, Cosmos, Kubernetes, Data Lake Storage, Amazon Web Services (Elastic Cloud Compute, S3, Lambda, API Gateway), ElasticSearch, Kibana, Logstash (ELK)
  • Knowledge of cross-platform app development, IoT device integration
  • Journey mapping and routing frameworks, including Google Maps API, Open Street Map, Leaflet, Mapbox, Azure Maps a bonus!

 

Back End Software Engineers (£25k – £45k + benefits, subject toÌýexperience)

We are seeking individuals who are passionate about technology and driven to develop their software engineering skills:

  • >3 years experience as a software engineer/developer
  • First or 2.1 degree in Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or other relevant subject
  • Experience of Visual Studio, C#, the .NET Framework and Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript frameworks (Angular / React / Vue), HTML and CSS, SQL / NoSQL databases.
  • Familiar with Azure Web Services (VM, Cosmos, Kubernetes, Data Lake Storage, Amazon Web Services (Elastic Cloud Compute, S3, Lambda, API Gateway), ElasticSearch, Kibana, Logstash (ELK)
  • And ideally with experience of cross-platform app development, IoT device integration
  • Journey mapping and routing frameworks, including Google Maps API, Open Street Map, Leaflet, Mapbox, Azure Maps a bonus!
  • Knowledge of Agile development methods

 

User Experience Designer Ìý(£25k – £40k + benefits, subject toÌýexperience)

We are seeking individuals who are passionate about user experience design, with the ability to structure and communicate connected information architectures and user-journeys, and who can create seamless pixel perfect UIs, where required:

  • >2 years experience in a technology design role
  • Experience in user experience design and information architecture techniques, including storyboarding and wireframes
  • Familiar with capturing and translating user research insights into design requirements
  • Familiar with UI and prototyping tools (e.g. Axure, InVison, Sketch, Zeplin, Figma or equivalent)
  • Knowledge of HTML and CSS, React JS a bonus.
  • Familiarity with Android, iOS, responsive web and cross-platform app development an advantage.
  • Knowledge of Agile development methods

 

Junior Software Engineer Ìý/ Information Architect (Apprenticeship, £15k + fully funded BSc + benefits)

  • >1 years work experience
  • >Level 4 or A-level qualification in appropriate subjects
  • At interview we’ll ask you about all of the above, why you want to make cutting edge technology, and how you think digital identity will shape the future.

When and How?

In the first instance please email hello@yousmartthing.com with the role you wish to apply for as the subject. ÌýYou should include an up to date CV, covering letter and details of any notice period you are currently committed to. (no agencies please)

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Hi, I’m Rob /about-us/career-opportunities/hi-im-rob/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:15:51 +0000 /?p=13505 The post Hi, I’m Rob appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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Senior Software Engineer at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½.

A bit about me, joining the company and what I do…

Bringing ideas and concepts to life is what drives me personally, through the full life cycle of projects, from analysis and design to proof-of-concept, implementation and support.

I am always keen to learn and share new skills with a team. With years’ experience as lead on projects, and as a senior member of a technical team, I bring ideas and enthusiasm to the table whilst motivating and encouraging others to do likewise.

My previous software development experience means I have well-established relationships in the healthcare and energy industries, that have in-turn enabled strong and diverse skills growth, and the ability to work with many different types of organisations and people.

Mentoring students and junior team members have been the most rewarding aspect of my career so far, as we learn together that technology is not just about writing code, it is about sharing challenging problems, conceiving thoughtful solutions and building stronger relationships.

Outside of technology (slightly), I am an independent photographer, marking moments in time, whether it be a new local restaurant, celebrated outdoor event, or someone’s special day. This, of course, gives me an excuse to travel; focusing on localised produce, independent cultures, and personal stories. Technology helps me do this, of course; all of my work can be found at .


Check out some of my work…

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Call For Suppliers 2 /about-us/career-opportunities/call-for-suppliers-2/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:07:47 +0000 http://206.189.16.4/?p=9358 The post Call For Suppliers 2 appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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We don’t want satisfactory, we want wow!

If you can deliver ‘wow’ in the fast-paced technology market, if your team treats every problem as a new opportunity, and if you can clearly demonstrate market-leading expertise, we’d love to hear from you!

Background

MyJrny’ aims to incentivise disconnected service providers within the transport ecosystem to collaborate in the delivery of more integrated and enhanced end-to-end journeys for UK passengers. Our vision is for the cloud-based software and IoT sensor network is designed to connect an individual’s immediate travel requirements and behavioural habits to available services being offered by transport operating companies and providers of complementary services (e.g. food & beverage, accommodation etc.).

Innovation: MyJrny’s unique selling point is its innovative personal data management architecture, which allows the platform to define highly personalised, and thus more relevant travel guidance for users, whilst preserving the individual’s anonymity and right to privacy. Its second innovative feature is the revenue model, which enables service providers to generate income through affiliate commissions from recommended services, and from the exploitation of internet-connected assets, including outdoor signage, buildings and vehicles. The model establishes the technical framework and financial incentive for greater collaboration between transport operators whilst integrating services from other commercial sectors. Through its low cost of deployment and low-touch integration with legacy technologies, afforded by technological advancement and innovation, MyJrny constitutes an essential ‘shared-economy’ component for UK Government to deliver its vision of a smarter and more integrated transport systems infrastructure.

Regional Focus: The aim of the project is to validate the MyJrny model and its assumed benefits by conducting a live pilot across the CWLEP region, during 2018. The industrial research and development activity outlined is required to bring the current MyJrny initiative from proof-of-concept to a mature prototype, which has been validated in a live environment and is ready for commercialisation.

A Unique ‘Mobility-as-a-Service’ product: Enable iD plans to exploit MyJrny in the public, consumer and corporate enterprise markets through the creation of a new white-label ‘personal mobility account’ product, that will be offered to end-users through B2B channel partners in these respective target markets. We have letters of intent in this regard from Transport for West Midlands, Arriva UK Trains, Barclays Bank and Tata.

Our Requirements

We are looking for quotations for services covering system development and regional deployment and testing. An overview of our requirements are as follows:

System Development

We are looking for a software developer on a contract basis to develop the middleware functionality that is being specified.

Although it is not essential, you will preferably have experience with C#, the .NET Framework and Microsoft SQL Server. You may have had some exposure to key web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

We need to develop a mature front-end prototype interface to test and validate the service ‘in-market’. The project will deliver the front-end platform prototype, which by project end, has been validated in a real-world environment by means of a live pilot – i.e. progressing the current prototype to pre-launch phase.

Regional deployment and testing

As part of our regional deployment, we need to ensure that our solution is highly accessibility by users with a broad range of accessibility requirements. Digital Accessibility is crucial for ensuring that all the visitors to our platform are able to access it simply and easily. Improving accessibility and the digital experience will have a positive impact on the estimated 6.1 million UK internet users with accessibility needs and is critical to ensuring that our organisation is legally compliant and maximising access for all.

We require the successful bidder to provide:

  • Testing of web pages against WCAG 2.1/EN 301 549 accessibility guidelines.
  • A RAG risk rating on accessibility issues with supporting notes.
  • A report of accessibility issues, including notes for developers to assist with resolving any issues.
  • Review of the user experience for visitors using assistive technology including screen readers, alternative input methods, text-to-speech and customisation tools.
  • Production of a report detailing how the web pages tested conform to the accessibility guidelines including recommendations for remediating accessibility issues and improving the user experiences for assistive technology users.
  • Create website accessibility statements and accessibility help pages as required.

It is anticipated that the successful partner will provide resources to cover user acceptance testing, unit and system testing.

PHASE 1 – this phase requires specifications for the development of the MyJrny platform prototype to be authored. Key tasks completed within this period will include mapping available transport data APIs, defining typical user experience journey maps, and establishing rules for handling of personal data. Outputs will need to include reports specifying platform functionality requirements based on current customer travel patterns.

PHASE 2 – Comprises building a mature platform prototype enabled via the Phase 1 deliverables and the engagement of commercial stakeholders. Outputs include a pilot-ready MyJrny platform and demonstration app interface, and an engaged and educated user-base ready for pilot deployment.

The table below outlines the project phases this will need to be managed:

Phase Milestones (MS) & Stage Gates (SG) & Deliverables (D)
1. Research, Specification & Qualification MS1: Final Definition of Scope

D.1: Report on business intelligence/integration with partner services

D.2: Report on 200 customer journeys, via surveys

2. Platform Development & Pilot Preparation MS2: Delivery of Detailed Functional Specification;

SG1: Stage-gate completed

MS3: Technical Specification Complete

D.3: Plan on solution architecture

D.4: Single Logic Based Model

D.5: Error Report confirming Fit-for-Use

MS4: Platform Development Complete

SG2: Stage-gate completed

D.6: Platform Prototype TRL 7 delivered

D.7: Platform Demo App delivered

D.8: Report documenting User Acceptance Testing

3. Pilot Deployment & Administration MS5: Pilot Completed;

SG3: Stage-gate completed;

D.9: Business intelligence informs partner services

D.10: Revenue generated distributed

4. Evaluation & Next Steps D.11: Report on analysis of pilot data, e.g. regional transport trends

D.12: Report on 200 customer journey w/MyJrny via surveys

MS6: Project Evaluation Complete;

SG4: Stage-gate completed

D.17: Report on further exploitation of MyJrny

The plan’s execution will need to be overseen by an experienced, full-time, PRINCE2 certified Project Manager. Their main responsibilities include: (1) Coordinating the delivery of all project activities; (2) Establishing an effective communications plan; and (3) Serving as the project’s contact point for interfaces with the funding authority and other external stakeholders.

Our proven in-house management approach will be utilised to deliver the software development. We employ a stage-gate process for tracking the project’s progress from concept to final delivery. Stages are passed when specific technical and commercial metrics are satisfied and signed off by the funding authority.

In your quotation please explain the following:

  • Your Proposed Project Approach
  • Project timelines. Over what period of time would you propose to deliver the 4 phases described above.
  • Your Delivery Method & Proposed Service Level Agreement
  • Your relevant experience / track record
  • Your Price

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Please submit your quotations to us for development services and regional deployment and testing services.

Critically, your organisation must:

  • Hold recognised information security and quality assurance certifications
  • Have all relevant insurances for in-field operatives in place
  • Have at least a 5-year trading history
  • Be able to demonstrate the implementation of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy
  • Have a track record in the implementation of robust, scalable technology components or services
  • Be happy to discuss opportunities under a Non-Disclosure Agreement

Potential suppliers of tendered services will be scored against the following criteria:

  • Proposed Solution & Project ApproachÌý(20%)
  • Price (20%)
  • Supply Timescale (20%)
  • Delivery Method & Proposed Service Level Agreement (20%)
  • Experience / track record (20%)

Next Steps

Please submit your quotation toÌýhello@206.189.16.4Ìýby 29th December. We will respond within 7 days to discuss any clarifying questions and to confirm whether your organisation has been successful.Ìý We look forward to hearing from you.


Enable iD is part funded under the European Regional Development Fund.

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A Technology Project Manager at Enable iD…

A bit about me, joining the company and what I do here at Enable.

Since finishing school, I had placed myself in the family business which in turn had worked out well. However, a year on I came to the conclusion I had to expand my career prospects and figured joining the local college could aid in this conclusion. I started off enrolling myself onto an IT practitioners course where at this point I had very little knowledge on the vast subject, however, upon finishing the course with great marks my views on IT and the technology sector had grown phenomenally, so much so that I carried on my education through an IT based apprenticeship.

Throughout this apprenticeship, predominantly supporting IT systems in primary education, I gained real-life experience and was faced with the troubles almost every IT technician comes across at some point during their career. I also built great interpersonal skills, which help to keep a smile on my face! After a year had gone by my curiosity in other segments of IT had expanded greatly. I had to make a decision – remain an IT technician or explore the expanding world of IT.

With the previous apprenticeship coming to an end, I was invited to interview at Enable iD, where both the reception and senior staff warmly greeted me. During my interview process, I was educated on the company with their current projects and future plans, and how a huge part of my potential role would be based on the focus of IoT (Internet of Things), at this point I knew this was an opportunity I would most definitely wish to pursue and show off my greatest talents.

Upon discovering I was successfully chosen and had secured myself the position of a apprentice Technology Project Manager, I knew this is where I could really start to grow!

On my first day at the company I was again pleasantly welcomed, by Chris (Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Enable iD) who showed me around the incredibly designed offices and introduced me to Enable’s enthusiastic and highly skilled team. I was then shown to my new work-station, where a MacBook Pro accompanied by a bottle of champagne awaited.

Chris and the team have been hugely supportive and explained all my new tasks in great depth. I’m now collaborating on four multi-stakeholder product development programmes and have gained a detailed understanding of what type of ongoing tasks await me – from the administrative side of project management and communications, through to software and IoT network deployment and management. I’m thoroughly enjoying being educated in these projects, getting a fascinating insight into how our hardware and software capability is implemented, to deliver real-time transport network monitoring that enables personalised ‘intelligent mobility ’.

It’s an honor to have the opportunity to continue learning as part of the team here at Enable iD.

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Call For Suppliers /about-us/career-opportunities/call-for-suppliers/ Wed, 07 Jun 2017 13:00:26 +0000 http://206.189.16.4/?p=2912 The post Call For Suppliers appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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We don’t want satisfactory, we want wow!

If you can deliver ‘wow’ in the fast-paced technology market, if your team treats every problem as a new opportunity, and if you can clearly demonstrate market-leading expertise, we’d love to hear from you!

Our core expertise is in bespoke enterprise software development, data management and IoT – predominantly for Intelligent Transport Systems. To complement these skills we need partners who understand multi-disciplinary multi-stakeholder technology deployment programmes.

Background

MyJrny’ aims to incentivise disconnected service providers within the transport ecosystem to collaborate in the delivery of more integrated and enhanced end-to-end journeys for UK passengers. Our vision is for the cloud-based software and IoT sensor network is designed to connect an individual’s immediate travel requirements and behavioural habits to available services being offered by transport operating companies and providers of complementary services (e.g. food & beverage, accommodation etc.).

Innovation: MyJrny’s unique selling point is its innovative personal data management architecture, which allows the platform to define highly personalised, and thus more relevant travel guidance for users, whilst preserving the individual’s anonymity and right to privacy. Its second innovative feature is the revenue model, which enables service providers to generate income through affiliate commissions from recommended services, and from the exploitation of internet-connected assets, including outdoor signage, buildings and vehicles. The model establishes the technical framework and financial incentive for greater collaboration between transport operators whilst integrating services from other commercial sectors. Through its low cost of deployment and low-touch integration with legacy technologies, afforded by technological advancement and innovation, MyJrny constitutes an essential ‘shared-economy’ component for UK Government to deliver its vision of a smarter and more integrated transport systems infrastructure.

Regional Focus: The aim of the project is to validate the MyJrny model and its assumed benefits by conducting a live pilot across the CWLEP region, during 2018. The industrial research and development activity outlined is required to bring the current MyJrny initiative from proof-of-concept to a mature prototype, which has been validated in a live environment and is ready for commercialisation.

A Unique ‘Mobility-as-a-Service’ product: Enable iD plans to exploit MyJrny in the public, consumer and corporate enterprise markets through the creation of a new white-label ‘personal mobility account’ product, that will be offered to end-users through B2B channel partners in these respective target markets. We have letters of intent in this regard from Transport for West Midlands, Arriva UK Trains, Barclays Bank and Tata.

Our Requirements

We require programme and project management services to oversee this complex and multi-disciplinary project, engaging with project stakeholders to deliver a successful outcome.

It is anticipated that the successful partner will provide the following resources:

  1. Senior Project Manager (with project management support as necessary)
  2. Business Analyst
  3. Data Analyst
  4. Communications Manager

There will be a need for business and data analysis services to help us to scope out the project and provide functional specifications for our software development team to work to.

PHASE 1 – This phase requires specifications for the development of the MyJrny platform prototype to be authored. Key tasks completed within this period will include mapping available transport data APIs, defining typical user experience journey maps, and establishing rules for handling of personal data. Outputs will need to include reports specifying platform functionality requirements based on current customer travel patterns.

PHASE 2 – Comprises building a mature platform prototype enabled via the Phase 1 deliverables and the engagement of commercial stakeholders. Outputs include a pilot-ready MyJrny platform and demonstration app interface, and an engaged and educated user-base ready for pilot deployment.

The table below outlines the project phases this will need to be managed:

Phase Milestones (MS) & Stage Gates (SG) & Deliverables (D)
1. Research, Specification & Qualification MS1: Final Definition of Scope

D.1: Report on business intelligence/integration with partner services

D.2: Report on 200 customer journeys, via surveys

MS2: Delivery of Detailed Functional Specification;

SG1: Stage-gate completed

2. Platform Development & Pilot Preparation MS3: Technical Specification Complete

D.3: Plan on solution architecture

D.4: Single Logic Based Model

D.5: Error Report confirming Fit-for-Use

MS4: Platform Development Complete

SG2: Stage-gate completed

D.6: Platform Prototype TRL 7 delivered

D.7: Platform Demo App delivered

D.8: Report documenting User Acceptance Testing

3. Pilot Deployment & Administration MS5: Pilot Completed;

SG3: Stage-gate completed;

D.9: Business intelligence informs partner services

D.10: Revenue generated distributed

4. Evaluation & Next Steps D.11: Report on analysis of pilot data, e.g. regional transport trends

D.12: Report on 200 customer journey w/MyJrny via surveys

ÌýMS6: Project Evaluation Complete;

SG4: Stage-gate completed

D.17: Report on further exploitation of MyJrny

The plan’s execution will need to be overseen by an experienced, full-time, PRINCE2 certified Project Manager. Their main responsibilities include: (1) Coordinating the delivery of all project activities; (2) Establishing an effective communications plan; and (3) Serving as the project’s contact point for interfaces with the funding authority and other external stakeholders.

Our proven in-house management approach will be utilised to deliver the software development. We employ a stage-gate process for tracking the project’s progress from concept to final delivery. Stages are passed when specific technical and commercial metrics are satisfied and signed off by the funding authority.

In your quotation please explain the following:

  • Your Proposed Project Approach
  • Project timelines. Over what period of time would you propose to deliver the 4 phases described above.
  • Your Delivery Method & Proposed Service Level Agreement
  • Your relevant experience / track record
  • Your Price

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Please submit your quotation to us for project management services to meet our requirements and explain how you can help us.

Critically, your organisation must:

  • Hold recognised information security and quality assurance certifications
  • Have all relevant insurances for in-field operatives in place
  • Have at least a 5-year trading history
  • Be able to demonstrate the implementation of its Corporate Social Responsibility policy
  • Have a track record in the implementation of robust, scalable technology components or services
  • Be happy to discuss opportunities under a Non-Disclosure Agreement

Potential suppliers of tendered services will score against the following criteria:

  • Proposed Solution & Project ApproachÌý(20%)
  • Price (20%)
  • Supply Timescale (20%)
  • Delivery Method & Proposed Service Level Agreement (20%)
  • Experience / track record (20%)

Next Steps

Please submit your quotation to hello@206.189.16.4 by 30th June. We will respond within 7 days to discuss any clarifying questions and to confirm whether your organisation has been successful.Ìý We look forward to hearing from you.

Enable iD is part funded under the European Regional Development Fund.

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Technology Project Manager /about-us/career-opportunities/technology-project-manager/ Wed, 18 Jan 2017 17:54:43 +0000 http://206.189.16.4/?p=2568 The post Technology Project Manager appeared first on Ä¢¹½´«Ã½..

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An outstanding opportunity to join Enable iD

Enable iD is a specialist product & service development company focused on the delivery of Internet of Things and personalised data solutions.

A subsidiary of established bespoke software company, , we set out in January 2015 to help organisations develop ‘smart’ products and services that deliver improved performance by giving individuals ownership and control of their data.

Due to securing two exciting new long-term public sector contracts we are now looking for an outstanding Technology Project Manager to join the team.

Key Responsibilities:

 

  • Responsible for client and stakeholder partner liaison
  • Creation and maintenance of detailed multi-disciplinary project plans, covering hardware implementation, software development, stakeholder management and marketing communications
  • Production and dissemination of project management collateral
  • Management of IoT network implementation including supporting site surveys
  • Device configuration and network monitoring via remote management tools
  • Analytics and insight reporting including the implementation and monitoring of key performance indicators
  • Creation of high quality presentation materials
  • Management of communications database
  • Website administration via WordPress CMS
Skills:
  • Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Detail oriented whilst being able to stay focused on and drive high-level objectives
  • Proficiency with Microsoft office suite and MS project (or similar)
  • Comfortable with hosting stakeholder engagement workshops
  • Knowledge of industrial IoT applications an advantage
  • Knowledge of transport sector an advantage
Location:
  • Midlands-based with regular travel to London for client meetings
Would suit:
  • Graduate with 4+ years commercial project management experience. Someone who loves playing with Ìýnew technology but also recognises its strengths and weaknesses.
Reward:
  • Key role in subsidiary of established elite software house
  • Tailored training and benefits package
  • Salary £30k – £40k per annum, subject to experience
To apply:
  • In the first instance please email hello@206.189.16.4 with subject ‘Technology Project Manager’ including your CV and a covering letter.

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