Ben Cooke

Ben Cooke

Graduate Software Automation Engineer

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  • About me

    Senior Manager Business Transformation at Vodafone Business

  • Education

    • Durham University

      2012 - 2016
      MPhys Physics and Astronomy First Class (Hons)

      Activities and Societies: Collingwood College Basketball Club, President (2013 - 2016) ; Durham University Handball, Social Secretary (2015-2016) ; Durham University Varsity Basketball Team ; Collingwood College Football Club

  • Experience

    • Cortex Intelligent Automation

      Aug 2016 - Dec 2018
      Graduate Software Automation Engineer
    • Vodafone

      Jan 2019 - now

      My role is to lead large-scale transformation projects spanning multiple business units. I am accountable end-to-end for the delivery of the project/programme and the value delivered.My responsibilities include: working with senior leaders up to C-suite level to understand the business area and it’s challenges; creating a transformation plan to address these; quantifying the business impacts and creating a business case; securing funding; shaping a solution approach; and leading a multi-discipline, cross-functional Agile team to deliver the technology, people and process changes required to achieve the business outcomes. Show less

      • Senior Manager Business Transformation

        Jul 2024 - now
      • Senior Manager - Transformation Lead

        Nov 2022 - Jul 2024
      • Transformation Lead

        Aug 2021 - Nov 2022
      • Lead Automation Architect, Radical Simplification & Automation

        Apr 2019 - Aug 2021
      • Lead Automation Architect, Technology Enterprise Services

        Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • The Open Group Certified: TOGAF® 9 Certified

      The Open Group
      Mar 2018
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    • Certified SAFe® 6 Agilist

      Scaled Agile, Inc.
      Apr 2024
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    • EdX Verified Certificate for Leadership and Influence

      EdX
      Mar 2021
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    • EdX Verified Certificate for Managing Disruptive Change

      EdX
      Dec 2020
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    • PRINCE2® 2017 Practitioner

      PeopleCert
      Dec 2022
    • PRINCE2® Foundation Certification Training

      PeopleCert
      Dec 2022
    • Influence and Impact

      Henley Business School
      Dec 2021