Go To Market Programme Manager

BDO UK; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy and advisory firm in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Programme Manager to oversee key programmes within their Marketing team. The successful candidate will manage day-to-day activities, ensuring projects align with business strategies while building strong relationships with stakeholders. Applicants should have substantial project management experience, exhibit strong organisational skills, and demonstrate a capability for delivering results in a dynamic environment. This role offers opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Great work-life balance

Support for career development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing projects or programmes effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver against KPIs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with senior management.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of projects within the Gold and priority Silver programmes.
• Develop and maintain programme plans, ensuring milestones are achieved.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and provide regular performance reports.

Skills

Project management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Results-driven

Education

Experience in professional services or consulting

Tools

MS Project

Smartsheet

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Ideas People Trust

We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world.

We'll broaden your horizons

Our Marketing team is the driving force behind the creativity and growth at BDO. Marketing has a broad remit here. Their main goal is to equip the business to win and there are teams covering most touchpoints of the customer journey. Highlights include a national advertising campaign, the launch of a new firm-wide sales planning process and the implementation of new digital marketing tools. Because we know that great ideas can come from anywhere, you can be sure you'll be heard and have the chance to make a real impact. You'll be supported to build your career, but also to be yourself in the office. Help the firm succeed by staying ahead of the latest market trends, confidently implementing your ideas and collaborating with a range of shareholders. You'll be rewarded with a great work-life balance and a career with real purpose.

We'll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long‑lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

The Programme Manager will take day‑to‑day responsibility management of the firm’s Gold and priority Silver programmes, ensuring they are delivered effectively and embedded across the business. Working alongside the Programme Lead and Sponsor, this role will manage programme activities, coordinate activation across streams, sectors, and regions, and track delivery against agreed outcomes. The role requires strong organisational and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive progress and ensure programmes contribute to the firm’s strategic and revenue goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Management & Delivery
  • Manage the delivery of specified projects within the Gold and priority Silver programmes.
  • Develop and maintain programme plans, ensuring milestones, budgets, and deliverables are achieved (championing and driving use of ).
  • Monitor progress, identify risks or issues, and implement solutions to keep programmes on track.
  • Produce regular reporting and insights to demonstrate performance against objectives.
• Activation & Embedding
  • Manage the activation of programmes across streams, sectors, and regions, ensuring consistency while tailoring approaches to local needs.
  • Build strong working relationships with stream and sector MSC leads to drive adoption and impact.
  • Ensure activation plans are delivered effectively, with feedback loops in place to refine programmes.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Act as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders on programme matters.
  • Manage the scheduling, preparation, and follow‑up of programme meetings, workshops, and events.
  • Prepare and deliver updates, presentations, and reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Commercial Impact
  • Manage the tracking of KPIs, business outcomes, and revenue impact linked to the programmes.
  • Identify opportunities for improvement, innovation, and efficiencies in programme delivery.
  • Contribute to ensuring programmes generate measurable commercial value.
• Team Contribution
  • Work collaboratively with the Programme Lead and other team members to ensure a joined‑up approach to delivery.
  • Share best practice and contribute to continuous improvement in programme management across the firm.

Qualifications

• Experience managing projects or programmes, preferably within professional services, consulting, or a corporate environment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Proficiency in programme/project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience engaging senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage risks, resolve issues, and deliver against KPIs.
• Proactive and confident in taking ownership of delivery.
• Results‑driven, with a focus on outcomes and impact.
• Strong team player with a collaborative mindset.
• Adaptable and resilient, able to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Commercially aware, with an interest in how programmes drive revenue growth.