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Jamie Dodd

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Technology Transformation Director at Specsavers
📍 Greater Portsmouth Area, United Kingdom

An IT leader with a background in retail and finance, Jamie is currently the Technology Transformation Director at Specsavers. A graduate of the University of Plymouth, he focuses on growing IT capabilities to support business transformation. People he has worked with often describe him as calm, rational, and business-focused.

Jamie is leading a global initiative to replace Specsavers core optical Practice Management System, moving its technology from stores to the cloud.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Technology Transformation Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Portsmouth Area, United Kingdom
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Global System Rollouts
Currently leading a project to replace the core Practice Management System for Specsavers across all its global markets.
Cloud Transformation
Focused on moving technology from in-store to the cloud, creating digital foundations to support future retail and customer ambitions.
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Career

Work history

1-2022
Technology Transformation Director
Specsavers
6-2018 - 1-2022
Global Director of IT Run Services
Specsavers
7-2016 - 6-2018
Global Head of Application Support, Operations and Integration
Specsavers
1-2015 - 7-2016
Head of Digital Development - Data & Analytics
Aviva
3-2013 - 12-2014
Head of Corporate Applications
Aviva
In the press

Media appearances

How Specsavers embedded quality across the DevOps pipeline. Featured in Tricentis
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Case study: Seeing clearly with data at Specsavers. Featured in Computer Weekly
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Education
1995 - 1998
BSc (Hons)
University of Plymouth
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John of Gaunt Secondary School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire
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