Executive Programme Manager

FashionUnited Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days+

Birthday day off

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Staff discount

Health cash plan

Flexible working

Cycle to work

Job summary

Superdry is seeking a Senior Chief of Staff/PMO-like role to partner with the CFO and the Executive team. You will convert strategic priorities into actionable plans, drive cross-functional delivery, and ensure decisions are followed through.

The role demands discretion, strategic thinking and a proven ability to challenge senior leaders while keeping multiple priorities on track. You will oversee the executive operating rhythm, prepare briefing materials, and coordinate with governance to align

Qualifications

• Experienced project or programme manager with a recognised qualification (APM, PRINCE2 or PMP).
• Experience in a Chief of Staff, Executive office, strategy or PMO role supporting senior leaders in a large, complex business.
• Confident building trusted relationships at Executive and Director level, with credibility to challenge and hold senior leaders to account.
• Commercially minded, able to turn strategy into practical plans and measurable outcomes.
• Analytically strong, able to pull data and insight together into clear recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Report into the Chief Financial Officer, while supporting the wider Executive team.
• Run the operating rhythm for Exec and leadership meetings, including meeting structure, forward agendas, papers and actions.
• Turn meeting outcomes into clear delivery plans and track progress with owners.
• Translate company strategy into clear priorities, initiatives and measurable actions.
• Project manage key cross-functional initiatives and flag conflicts early.
• Own important issues and bring the right people together to move them forward.
• Prepare analyses and briefing materials for major decisions.
• Represent the Exec's viewpoint in meetings and report progress.
• Spot risks and opportunities requiring Exec attention and suggest next steps.
• Partner with the Senior Governance Manager to align Exec and Board processes.

Skills

Project/Programme management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Discretion & integrity

Ambiguity tolerance

MS Office

Education

APM/PRINCE2/PMP certification

Tools

AI tools

Job description

This is a new role at the heart of how Superdry is run. Reporting to our Chief Financial Officer and working across the Executive team, you'll help our Exec spend their time on the decisions that matter most. You'll turn strategic priorities into clear plans, keep cross-functional projects on track and make sure what's agreed in the room gets delivered. You'll partner closely with our Finance and Legal teams, while your focus is on the Executive's ways of working and delivery. It's a varied, high-trust role for someone who is comfortable challenging senior leaders, handles confidential matters with discretion and gets real satisfaction from making things happen.

You Will

• Report into the Chief Financial Officer, while supporting the wider Executive team
• Run the operating rhythm for Exec and leadership meetings, including meeting structure, forward agendas, papers and actions, supporting minutes alongside the Company Secretariat
• Turn meeting outcomes into clear delivery plans, tracking decisions and actions through to completion and following up with owners, including the Exec themselves
• Translate company strategy into clear priorities, initiatives and measurable actions, and keep a close eye on progress against them
• Project manage key cross-functional initiatives, joining up activity across teams and flagging conflicting priorities, dependencies or resourcing issues early
• Take ownership of important issues that don't naturally sit within one function, bringing the right people together to move them forward
• Prepare analysis, recommendations and briefing materials so the Exec have the right information in front of them ahead of major decisions
• Represent the Exec's viewpoint on projects and in meetings where needed, reporting back on progress at Exec meetings
• Spot emerging risks, organisational issues and opportunities that need Exec attention, and bring them forward with a clear view on next steps
• Partner with the Senior Governance Manager so that Exec and Board processes join up, with clear ownership on each side
• Support clear communication and alignment between the Exec team and the wider business, working with Internal Communications on key messages.

You Are

For this role, finding the right person is much more important than the list of qualifications. You should be comfortable working in a founder-led, evolving business, thinking strategically and getting stuck in, and above all, be someone who keeps things on track and gets the job done across varied stakeholder groups and priorities.

The below list covers some of the experience you could have and skills we’ll need, but we’re still interested to hear from you if your experience looks different to what’s listed here:

• An experienced project or programme manager, ideally holding a recognised project management qualification (such as APM, PRINCE2 or PMP)
• Experienced in a Chief of Staff, Executive office, strategy or PMO role or any other relevant role supporting senior leaders in a large, complex or multi-territory business
• Confident building trusted relationships at Executive and Director level, with the credibility to challenge and hold senior leaders to account on commitments
• Able to understand how senior leaders think and represent their viewpoint accurately when they're not in the room Commercially minded, with the ability to turn strategy into practical plans and measurable outcomes
• Analytically strong, able to pull data and insight together into clear recommendations and briefing papers
• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal, able to convey complex ideas simply using everyday language
• Highly organised, able to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced and sometimes pressurised environment
• Exceptionally discreet and trustworthy, handling sensitive and confidential business matters with the highest levels of integrity
• Proactive and comfortable with ambiguity, taking ownership of issues without needing to be asked
• Confident using Microsoft Office, AI and project management tools to plan, track and report on delivery
• A team player who enjoys working across functions and is excited to help shape a brand new role

Working for Superdry has never been so rewarding…

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, we also offer a holiday buying scheme
• An additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Family is massively important to us, so we have a broad range of family-friendly working policies in place, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Company Pension scheme
• All employees are covered by our Life Assurance policy whilst working at Superdry. We feel it’s important to offer protection for your family and loved ones in such a situation and to support this we offer life assurance cover which pays a lump sum equivalent either twice or four times your annual salary
• A big staff discount – naturally. Because we know that you love to wear Superdry, you’ll benefit from a 50% discount in store and online
• Our Head Office is home to our very own store for staff only where you can treat yourself to heavily discounted sample stock
• A health cash plan is open to all employees.
• Flexible working and core working hours between 10am – 4pm to help you achieve that all-important work-life balance
• Access to onsite parking and as part of our sustainable development goals, we have a selection of electrical car parking points freely available to staff.
• A range of learning and development materials to help you in your career and grow with us
• We like to give back, so we allow our employees time off for volunteering work
• A global employee assistance plan in place that you can access anytime you want - it’s free and confidential
• You’ll also have access to a Cycle To Work Scheme
• A range of local discounts with businesses across Gloucestershire

At Superdry, everyone has a voice and we want to hear it. We create environments where individuality can flourish and is celebrated as part of who we are as a brand. We’re incredibly proud that over 90% of our people feel strongly that they can be themselves at work.

We want to meet people with varied backgrounds because we understand that diversity of thought encourages new ideas to thrive, fuelling creativity and enabling us to do better work. We want to build a team which represents a variety of backgrounds, styles, perspectives, and skills; we hire people based on their merit and potential.

We also welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Superdry and will always accommodate it where possible.

Please note that some jobs may be closed earlier than the published closing date if we get a high volume of applications. We therefore advise that you complete your application at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

Who we are

Superdry have been making world-class product for over 20 years, and we’re proud of it. Our mission is to inspire and engage the contemporary style-obsessed consumer, whilst leaving a positive environmental legacy.

Together with our CEO, we have built a brand that has cut through the global apparel market at record speed, taking market share from brands that have existed for decades.

Our brand direction has never been stronger, evolving American Prep to resonate with a new generation of customers.

We are now on an exciting journey having reset our brand returning to our design-led roots and we are looking for talented people to join us.

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