Karl Arndt

I am all about execution. Nothing excites me more than bringing a vision to reality. There's a range of technical skills that I can call on to deliver that - business model, operating model, governance, portfolio structure and benefits realisation, team leadership, market analysis, investment decision making... - but really at its heart these are all just tools in the tool box to help teams delivery against strategy. I would be delighted to help deliver yours.

My work spans early stage companies, transformation, investment decisions, portfolio structure, governance, and leading projects and programmes.

Early-stage companies:

• working with founding teams to shape development plans aligned with capital raises
• ruthless prioritisation of effort to focus on the core elements of value creation
• operate across the spectrum from strategic to sleeves-rolled-up solving day-to-day problems.

Transformation

• getting to an agreed perspective on problems or opportunities
• developing a comprehensive plan for delivery
• forming and leading the delivery team, including focusing on benefits realisation.

Investment decisions

• identifying problem/opportunity statements;
• developing business cases;
• conducting market and investment analysis; and
• making investment and capital allocation decisions.

Portfolio structure and governance:

• selecting the right initiatives;
• executing well, including ensuring a laser focus on benefits, not just outputs;
• overseeing and managing risk; and
• knowing when to stop/pivot.

Leading individual projects and programmes, especially operating model and transformation ones across:

• People
• Process
• Technology
• Governance
• Data, and
• Service Delivery Model

And taking people on the journey with communications, transparency (when appropriate), and an approachable leadership style.