Programme Manager

• Programme Manager
• Location: UK Remote / Hybrid (Travel as required)
• Length: 6 Months initially
• Start: ASAP
• Rate: Competitive (inside)

The project:

A major operational transformation programme requiring an experienced governance and delivery professional to bring structure, accountability and visibility across a complex portfolio of operational initiatives. Working closely with senior leadership, you will establish and drive programme governance, executive reporting, portfolio oversight and stakeholder alignment across multiple workstreams.

• Experienced Programme Governance Manager, PMO Lead or Senior Programme Manager with a track record of operating within large-scale operational or transformation environments. You'll be highly organised, proactive and comfortable working within fast-paced environments where priorities evolve quickly.
• You will be recognised for your ability to create structure from ambiguity, manage senior stakeholders, drive actions to completion and deliver high-quality executive reporting. Strong governance, portfolio management and communication skills are essential.

• Key Projects You'll Lead:
• Owning the programme governance framework and reporting cadence, you'll play a key role in ensuring leadership teams have clear visibility of programme progress, risks, priorities and delivery outcomes.

Responsibilities will include:

• Owning and managing the fortnightly executive Steering Committee.
• Coordinating updates and reporting across multiple operational workstreams.
• Building executive-level reporting packs and presentation materials.
• Managing actions, decisions, dependencies and governance outputs.
• Developing and maintaining an integrated programme roadmap.
• Supporting monthly leadership and business review meetings.
• Managing schedules, agendas and stakeholder engagement across governance forums.
• Maintaining a clear programme and project portfolio tracker covering priority initiatives and wider backlog activities.
• Supporting governance design and continuous improvement across the programme.
• Providing oversight and coordination across workstream leads and operational stakeholders.
• Delivering ad-hoc reporting, analysis and programme support as required.

Key experience:

• Programme Governance Management.
• PMO Leadership.
• Executive Steering Committee management.
• Portfolio and roadmap management.
• Transformation programme delivery.
• Senior stakeholder engagement.
• Operational, logistics, supply chain or large-scale business change environments.
• Executive reporting and board-level pack creation.
• Risk, issue and dependency management.

• Next steps:
• Immediate requirement with interview slots being arranged shortly. The successful candidate will be available to start within the coming weeks and be comfortable operating within a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.

Apply ASAP.