Hybrid Director of Strategic Programmes

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About the role

  • Establishes, shapes, and leads on the execution of the technology delivery of the largest and most complex strategic change programmes (budgets > £10m, resources > 100, multiple 3rd parties).
  • Accountable to the Programme Sponsor for successful technology delivery, typically a regional or global executive board member.
  • Direct line management of technology Heads of Delivery, Programme Managers, and Portfolio Delivery Managers, with matrix management of other technology functions.
  • Manage, motivate, and support programme teams to achieve required outcomes, ensuring clarity on accountabilities, roles and responsibilities.
  • Working closely with the business change management teams to ensure the impacts on business functions are considered and understood.

Requirements

  • Over 15 years of experience, leading programmes that included the following:
  • High levels of management complexity: senior stakeholders spanning multiple business Divisions/Countries/Functions.
  • High levels of technology complexity, including significant replacement of and/or integration to legacy technology.
  • Building of new digital platforms, transforming the technology estate and delivering large scale business change.
  • Required significant shaping activity and stakeholder engagement to agree the required outcomes, scope, and programme structure.
  • Programme Sponsors that were board members.
  • Management of stakeholders who may not have been aligned to the programme objectives/outcomes during the early stages of the programme.
  • Budgets of over £10m, teams of > 100 people spanning multiple Divisions/Functions and management of multiple 3rd parties including large engineering teams.
  • Multi-year deliveries that with phased delivery to achieve business value early.
  • Significant impact on the organisation that requires highly effective communication, training, and operational readiness activities.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Director of Strategic Programmes

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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