David Clifton

Background

About David Clifton

I am an enthusiastic, exceptional leader, with a natural talent for team and business relationship management. In addition to strong leadership, diplomacy, and communication skills, I have over 10 years’ senior management experience within public sector social housing, and have supported the lifecycle of a wide range of IT systems throughout my career. Confident and working digitally smart, I have a proven ability to hire, lead and enable high-performing teams to deliver on goals effectively in challenging, fast-paced, complicated, and politically sensitive environments. I am a naturally innovative, competent, and reliable individual, whose opinions and ideas are valued and trusted by colleagues. I lead by example, setting very high standards for my own work and behaviour, and inspiring others to follow suit, whilst maintaining a strong team culture of trust, accountability, and commitment to impact. Core Skills & Achievements o Demonstrated strong leadership skills, with a proven track record of managing remote teams. o Developed and implemented meaningful metrics and strategies to deliver organisational priorities. o Defined a clear vision, set team and individual goals, and own the strategy and tactics to execute. o Managed large IT projects across multiple stakeholders in support of organisational-wide strategic initiatives. o Encouraged collaboration between budget management teams and executive leadership to develop financial plans to support the service’s strategic initiatives. o Enabled frameworks to manage the people side of change. o Partnered closely with third-party software providers to develop successful business relationships. o Played a leading role in all aspects of software procurement.