Contract Programme Manager - Business Transformation

Morson Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Group is seeking an experienced Contract Programme Manager to drive a major business transformation from London. This six-month engagement is delivery‑focused, coordinating multiple workstreams, stakeholders and milestones to translate business priorities into practical outcomes.

You will lead planning, risk management and governance, ensuring teams are ready for change and that new ways of working are sustained beyond initial delivery. Strong collaboration across functions is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering transformation programmes or complex operational change.
• Strong planning, coordination and programme control skills.
• Ability to break down complex requirements into clear, manageable delivery activities.
• Experience facilitating workshops and working with stakeholders across different business disciplines.
• Confidence identifying risks, challenging assumptions and driving decisions through to resolution.
• A practical, hands-on approach, with a strong focus on delivery rather than governance alone.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to bring clarity to complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Transformation Delivery: Coordinate activities across multiple workstreams, maintaining priorities, milestones and progress visibility.
• Process Improvement: Review current ways of working and help develop effective processes for changing requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Organise workshops and bring people together to resolve challenges and progress actions.
• Planning & Dependencies: Maintain delivery plans, monitor interdependencies and flag obstacles early.
• Governance & Reporting: Manage controls, track risks/issues and prepare updates for senior stakeholders.
• Business Readiness: Ensure teams are prepared for change with defined responsibilities and materials.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Align commercial, operational and technical teams and keep decisions at the right level.
• Transition & Implementation: Support practical implementation and sustain changes beyond delivery.

Skills

Transformation delivery

Planning & dependencies

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & reporting

Business readiness

Cross-functional coordination

Transition & implementation

Job description

Contract Programme Manager – Business Transformation

Location: London
Contract: 6 months initially
Day Rate: Up to £600 per day
IR35 Status: Outside IR35

I’m supporting a well-established organisation operating within the media and entertainment sector to appoint an experienced Programme Manager for a significant business transformation initiative.

This is a hands‑on contract opportunity for a delivery-focused professional who can bring structure to complex change, coordinate multiple stakeholders and ensure business priorities translate into practical outcomes.

Working across a varied range of business functions, you’ll play a key role in maintaining delivery momentum, improving ways of working and ensuring teams are prepared for important programme milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Transformation Delivery: Coordinate activities across multiple workstreams, maintaining clear priorities, realistic milestones and visibility of progress.

• Process Improvement: Review existing ways of working, identify opportunities for improvement and help develop effective processes that support changing business requirements.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Organise and facilitate workshops, bring the right people together to resolve challenges and ensure agreed actions are progressed.

• Planning & Dependencies: Maintain delivery plans, monitor interdependencies and highlight potential obstacles before they affect programme outcomes.

• Governance & Reporting: Maintain effective programme controls, track risks and issues, document key decisions and prepare concise updates for senior stakeholders.

• Business Readiness: Help teams prepare for change by ensuring responsibilities, procedures and supporting materials are established ahead of key milestones.

• Cross-Functional Coordination: Build effective working relationships across commercial, operational and technical teams, ensuring priorities remain aligned and decisions are made at the appropriate level.

• Transition & Implementation: Support the practical implementation of agreed changes and ensure new ways of working can be sustained beyond the initial delivery phase.

About You

You’ll be an experienced Programme Manager with a strong background in delivering complex business change across multiple functions.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience delivering transformation programmes or complex operational change.

• Strong planning, coordination and programme control skills.

• The ability to break down complex requirements into clear, manageable delivery activities.

• Experience facilitating workshops and working with stakeholders across different business disciplines.

• Confidence identifying risks, challenging assumptions and driving decisions through to resolution.

• A practical, hands‑on approach, with a strong focus on delivery rather than governance alone.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to bring clarity to complex situations.

Experience within broadcasting, television, media production, entertainment or other content-led businesses would be advantageous. Candidates from other complex, multi-stakeholder environments with strong transformation delivery experience will also be considered.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to contribute to a significant transformation programme within an established media organisation, working with a broad range of stakeholders to help deliver meaningful operational change.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a complex environment, navigating ambiguity and ensuring that plans translate into tangible results.

Contract Details

• Six-month initial engagement

• Up to £600 per day

• Outside IR35

• London-based