Programme Director
Duration: 16 weeks (20‑25 days) engagement starting 1 July
Location: London (on site)
Rate: 1000‑1400 per day (Outside IR35)
Role Overview
This is a 16‑week engagement (20 to 25 days) focused on leading a multi‑workstream retail media transformation programme. You will act as the senior engagement lead and primary point of contact for Adecco Outsourcing, steering the transformation programme with precision and enthusiasm.
Key Responsibilities
- Be the primary client‑facing lead and executive point of contact on behalf of Adecco Outsourcing.
- Provide strategic leadership across the entire transformation programme.
- Lead executive stakeholder engagement, steering committees, and governance forums.
- Represent Adecco in all senior client interactions and programme discussions.
- Oversee delivery across multiple workstreams and consulting teams.
- Ensure alignment between business, operational, technology, and data initiatives.
- Drive stakeholder confidence and maintain strong executive relationships throughout the programme lifecycle.
- Manage programme risks, dependencies, escalations, and strategic decision points.
- Deliver against agreed milestones, outcomes, and commercial objectives.
- Support commercial governance, programme reporting, and client relationship management.
- Ensure programme outputs align with strategic business priorities and transformation objectives.
Required Experience
- Significant experience leading enterprise transformation programmes.
- Strong consulting, client engagement, and stakeholder management background.
- Proven experience acting as the senior client‑facing lead within consulting or transformation engagements.
- Experience overseeing multi‑disciplinary transformation teams.
- Proven track record delivering operating model and business transformation initiatives.
- Strong governance, commercial awareness, and programme leadership capability.
- Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Experience
- Familiarity with retail, media, retail media, martech, or customer data transformation.
- Experience within consulting‑led or advisory engagements.
- Exposure to enterprise architecture and operating model transformation programmes.
- Experience working within complex enterprise stakeholder environments.
Why Join Us?
- Engage with leading experts in the media industry and make a tangible impact!
- Work in a flexible, dynamic environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.
- Be a part of an exciting transformation journey that will challenge and inspire you.
