At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead transformative programmes in technology, data, and service design.
- Company: A leading provider of social housing and affordable homes.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and leadership development opportunities.
- Other info: Manage a portfolio of 30+ projects with a team of over 20 professionals.
- Why this job: Drive impactful change in a dynamic environment while leading diverse teams.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in transformation programmes and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Head of Programme Management - Perm - £90-110k - London / Hybrid
We are currently partnered with a leading social housing and affordable homes provider to recruit for a Head of Programme Management.
This is a senior leadership role within a large-scale Transformation & Change function, responsible for overseeing the delivery of complex programmes across areas such as technology, data, service design and operational transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight across major transformation programmes.
- Ensure projects are aligned to organisational priorities, delivered to agreed timelines, budgets and quality standards.
- Lead and develop Programme Managers, Project Managers, Change Leads and PMO resources.
- Own programme governance, assurance processes, stage gates and executive reporting.
- Manage programme budgets, business cases, benefits realisation and resource planning.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, sponsors and business leaders to drive successful outcomes.
- Oversee programme risks, dependencies and supplier performance to ensure effective delivery.
Key Requirements
- Significant experience leading large-scale transformation programmes within a complex portfolio environment.
- Strong leadership capability with experience managing both direct and matrix teams.
- Deep understanding of programme governance, assurance frameworks and change delivery methodologies.
- Experience overseeing budgets, financial forecasting, business cases and benefits tracking.
- Proven stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior executive level.
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and delivery partners.
- Strong knowledge of programme delivery approaches including MSP, PRINCE2, Agile or hybrid methodologies.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, complex and evolving environment.
- 1 Portfolio, 5 programme workstreams, 30+ live projects
- Leading a team of 20+ Project professionals with 3 direct reports (Senior Programme Managers).
The successful candidate will be an experienced transformation leader who can bring together diverse teams, influence senior stakeholders and drive high-quality change outcomes across a large and complex organisation.
This role is offered on a hybrid basis with an expectation of 2 days per week in-office.
- Head of Programme Management - Perm - £90-110k - London / Hybrid
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Head of Programme Management employer: Dgh Recruitment
As a leading professional services firm, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and innovative work culture that empowers our employees to excel in their roles. With a strong focus on employee growth, we offer comprehensive training and development opportunities, ensuring that our Data Management & Governance Specialists can thrive in a dynamic environment while enjoying the benefits of a hybrid working model in London. Join us to be part of a team that values data integrity and promotes best practices across the organisation.
