Programme Delivery Manager

Programme Delivery Manager

Full-Time 60000 - 75000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead transformation programmes and connect teams to drive impactful change.
  • Company: Join Argos, a digital-led UK retailer pushing boundaries in customer service.
  • Benefits: Inclusive culture, competitive salary, and opportunities for career growth.
  • Other info: Fast-paced environment with a focus on continuous improvement and customer experience.
  • Why this job: Shape the future of retail while working with top brands and innovative projects.
  • Qualifications: Experience in managing complex transformation programmes and strong communication skills.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.

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Sainsbury's DTD to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

At Argos, we’re a digital‑led UK retailer that keeps pushing boundaries to meet every generation with what they want, how and when they want it.

As a market leader in general merchandise, we serve millions of customers through our website, app, same‑day delivery and Click & Collect services, giving you real opportunities to learn, grow and shape your career.

With roles spanning Commercial, Buying, Merchandising, Design and Supply Chain, through to Digital, Operations, Customer Experience, Marketing, and People and Transformation, you will work with brilliant colleagues and directly shape how we serve our customers every day.

From enabling inspiring choice across our owned brands – including Habitat, Chad Valley and Bush – alongside the world’s biggest brands such as Apple, Lego, Xbox and Samsung, to making shopping effortlessly convenient and championing trusted value, Argos is an exciting place to build your future.

  • Programme Manager (C5)
  • In a nutshell

The role manages the transformation programme for Argos by translating strategy into clear, actionable programmes of work.

It provides programme oversight, ensuring plans are well‑structured, risks and dependencies are managed, and delivery stays on track.

The Transformation Programme Manager connects cross‑functional teams to accelerate decision‑making and hold senior leaders accountable for progress, spotting opportunities to optimise plans, resolve risks early, and deploy resources for maximum impact.

As a visible champion of transformation, the role galvanises colleagues and promotes collaborative, end‑to‑end ways of working.

  • What I Am Accountable For
  • Own transformation programmes through facilitating and managing senior programme forums to drive progress, decisions, actions and provide transparency on progress.
  • Through brilliant strategic programme management, manage delivery at pace through excellent cross‑functional working.
  • Provide a one‑stop‑shop for all Transformation activity related to your programmes, giving confidence and clarity around programmes, benefit delivery and any actions required to bring us back on track and optimise outcomes.
  • Connect individual initiatives through key dependency mapping, identifying cross‑functional actions required to manage dependencies and optimise our plans, while ensuring round‑the‑clock resource requirements (capital, people) are well understood.
  • Support the above by completing the programme management basics to a high standard; ensuring consistent data capture and programme information within our Plan View programme management software, own programme RAID logs and mitigation plans, and support issue resolution at pace.
  • Support creation of clear & regular reporting that is value‑add for the Programme & leadership teams.
  • Manage and continuously improve the process & tooling requirements to support the best engagement and programme outcomes possible.
  • Manage the right metrics to measure progress of delivery against our Transformation agenda & key outcomes, including customer metrics and financial metrics.
  • Through end‑to‑end connectivity & leadership, create a brilliant network to align outcomes, improve connectivity and support knowledge sharing.
  • Drive regular, high‑quality engagement with key business and transformation leaders to stay abreast of key programme developments & ensure broad understanding across our transformation programmes.
  • Work closely with the Transformation Portfolio Office to develop & leverage best practice, driving consistency across the portfolio.
  • What I Need To Know
  • Knowledge in change and project and programme management methodologies.
  • Knowledge and experience of implementing major cross‑functional Transformation programmes.
  • Skilled in risk, dependency and impact management.
  • Analytical and commercially minded, with the ability to link programme outcomes to cost, performance and customer measures.
  • Communicator with the ability to distil complexity into clear, concise and actionable updates.
  • What I Need To Show
  • Experience in reporting, coordinating, and developing MI and dashboards that enable the right behaviour and decisions.
  • Experience working effectively with Group or central functions on property, procurement, tech or capability programmes.
  • Influencing skills, ability to matrix‑manage and engage cross‑business teams.
  • Ability to own and embed change.
  • Organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage numerous projects concurrently.
  • Confidence in communicating with stakeholders across different levels and functions.
  • Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
  • A proactive mindset with willingness to take ownership and follow through on actions.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Customer curiosity and drive for improving the customer experience.

Essential Criteria – Programme Manager

  • Significant experience leading complex cross‑functional transformation programmes, with responsibility for coordinating multiple workstreams, managing delivery plans, and driving outcomes across different business functions.
  • Strong programme governance and risk management capability, including ownership of RAID logs, dependency mapping, mitigation planning, and issue resolution to maintain programme delivery.
  • Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, facilitating programme forums, driving decision‑making, and holding leaders accountable for actions and delivery commitments.
  • Experience producing programme reporting, management information (MI), and dashboards, using data and performance metrics to support decision‑making, track benefits, and measure delivery progress.
  • Strong analytical and commercial acumen, with the ability to evaluate programme performance against financial, operational, and customer outcomes and identify opportunities to optimise delivery.
  • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with a track record of managing multiple projects or initiatives concurrently in a fast‑paced transformation environment while maintaining high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

Benefits

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, welcoming everyone at Argos.

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