Deputy Director, Digital Project and Change Delivery

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS); England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental service agency in the United Kingdom is seeking a Deputy Director for Digital Project and Change Delivery. This role involves leading digital initiatives, ensuring high standards in delivery and risk management. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in digital project leadership and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. This full-time position encourages applications from all backgrounds, ensuring a workforce that represents the society we serve.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in leading digital and technology change initiatives.
• Experience in managing risk mitigation and legacy technology projects.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive delivery excellence across a portfolio of digital initiatives.
• Lead delivery of the DLRM Programme addressing operational risks.
• Enable joined-up delivery and timely resolution of challenges.
• Act on behalf of the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) to ensure the programme meets business case goals and security standards.

Skills

Project delivery excellence

Leadership

Risk management

Collaborative problem-solving

Job description

Deputy Director, Digital Project and Change Delivery

Join to apply for the Deputy Director, Digital Project and Change Delivery role at HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

Location: National – please note the requirements for travel and level of flexibility available as set out in the FAQs section

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 23:55 on Sunday 1st February

About Us

Digital and Technology Services (DTS) designs, builds and runs the digital services of HMCTS. These services are used by people at vulnerable times. It’s important work, and it’s not easy.

Our responsibilities include supporting, managing and developing digital services, and making sure they are legislatively compliant and fit‑for‑purpose. We work closely with operational teams, MoJ Justice Digital and external suppliers to support the business, keeping the needs of the users at heart.

Our mission is to enable swift access to justice through our digital services. We aim to foster an environment that empowers colleagues, encourages accountability, welcomes measured risks and values the ability to say no when needed.

The Role

• Drive delivery excellence across a portfolio of digital and technology change initiatives, ensuring projects and programmes are aligned to HMCTS priorities and delivered to time, cost, and quality standards.
• Provide visible leadership across project delivery and digital workstreams, enabling joined‑up delivery and timely resolution of inter‑programme challenges.
• Lead delivery of the Decommissioning and Legacy Risk Mitigation (DLRM) Programme – a Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) initiative addressing legacy technology, cyber and operational risks.
• Act on behalf of the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), ensuring the programme delivers against its business case, meets the highest technical and security standards, and contributes to the modernisation and resilience of HMCTS’s digital estate.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management, Project Management, and Other

Industries: Government Administration