Denise Graham

The skills I use most in my job...

Leadership - Leading a global team to deliver best in class end user suppport

Problem Solving - Identifying issues and driving through a resolution

Data Analysis - identifying key trends and perfromance metrics to drive performance improvment

Project Management - Delivering technology related projects across the organisation

Influencing - Ensuring that through taking my seat at the table the delivery of new services causes minimal disruption to the business

The most interesting thing I've worked on in my career so far...

Bringing together disparate teams across 4 different regions (APAC, India, EMEA & US) to work together as a global function, sharig ideas, best practise and providimg a standardised service. This was particularly interesting due to the different cultures, workign with people who had been in the organisation a long time and were resistant to change.

What inspired me into digital and tech...

Starting in a call centre managing a team responsible for reporting technical faults I quickly established a passion for technology, process improvement and automation. Having always been a people manager across my career, i wanted to be able to use my people skills in an environment that historically didn't attract my skillset. I wanted to be able to prove to myself and others that you can have transferable skills, that customer service skills do have a place in a technical environment and that technical skills can be taught to someone with a basic understanding.

My educational background is...

I studied to 'A' level standard in Hotel Management. I changed my career path following the birth of my children and have developed my skills and knowledge on the job. Now qualified as an ITIL expert, whilst my background isn't specifically technical, I have acquired a broad knowledge across many platforms to enable me to manage a technical team.

What advice I'd give to girls thinking about a career in digital and tech...

Don't be put off by the perception that Technolgy is a male orientated field of work. Working in a technical environment ensures you are learning all the time. Change is a constant and the need for a balance in diversity is being widely recognised as the way forward. NOW is the time to explore the opportunities and not to close your mind to anything without investigating further.

Job type tags:

Analysis Business and strategy Data and information People / team management Problem-solving and developing solutions