Program Manager

MARKS&SPENCER; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% colleague discount

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Volunteer day

Induction & training

Job summary

Marks & Spencer seeks a strategic transformation leader to drive end-to-end technology and business change across its Customer Contact Centre. You will shape future-ready, digitally enabled operating models, partner with Technology, CX, Operations and suppliers to deliver new systems and AI-enabled tools, and translate priorities into compelling roadmaps and business cases.

You will manage governance, dependencies and benefits realisation, using data and performance insights to drive continuous

Qualifications

• Proven strategic transformation leadership across complex technology or digital change programmes.
• Experience shaping customer-led, digitally enabled ways of working.
• Strong governance, delivery planning and benefit realisation skills.
• Ability to translate priorities into roadmaps, business cases and executive updates.
• Proven stakeholder management across cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• Experience with business readiness and change management to ensure adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic transformation and technology programmes across the Contact Centre.
• Ensure governance, milestones, risks and benefit realisation are robust.
• Shape future-ready, digitally enabled ways of working for customers and colleagues.
• Collaborate with Technology, CX, Operations and third-party suppliers on new systems and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Translate priorities into programmes, roadmaps and executive updates for decisions.
• Proactively manage dependencies, risks and issues to maintain pace and alignment.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Tools

AI-enabled tools

Digital platforms

Job description

What You Will Do

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic transformation and technology programmes across the Customer Contact Centre, ensuring robust governance, clear delivery plans, milestones, risks and benefit realisation.
• Shape and embed future-ready, customer-led and digitally enabled ways of working that improve customer, colleague and operational outcomes across in-house and partner operations.
• Partner with Technology, Customer Experience, Operations and third-party suppliers to deliver new systems, automation, AI-enabled tools and digital capabilities that improve service performance.
• Translate strategic priorities into programme roadmaps, business cases, delivery plans and executive-ready updates that support informed decision-making and investment choices.
• Manage programme governance, dependencies, risks and issues, proactively identifying and resolving barriers whilst maintaining pace, alignment and delivery focus.
• Use customer feedback, operational insight and performance data to measure outcomes, identify improvement opportunities and ensure transformation benefits are sustainable and measurable.

Who You Will Be

• A strategic transformation leader with experience delivering complex technology, digital or operational change programmes within customer-focused environments.
• Customer-obsessed and passionate about using technology, automation, AI and continuous improvement to make services simpler, faster and more human.
• A confident communicator who can translate complex technical detail, data and challenges into clear recommendations and actions for senior stakeholders.
• An influential stakeholder manager who creates alignment across cross-functional teams, suppliers and business leaders whilst balancing competing priorities.
• Highly organised, resilient and comfortable operating at pace in evolving and ambiguous environments where priorities can shift quickly.
• A commercially minded problem solver with a relentless focus on delivering measurable customer, colleague and business benefits.

What You Will Bring

• Proven experience leading complex transformation, technology or digital change programmes within customer service, contact centre, retail or operational environments.
• Strong programme management expertise, including governance, planning, dependency management, risk management, reporting and benefit realisation.
• Good understanding of contact centre operations, customer journeys, service performance measures and the role technology plays in improving customer and colleague experiences.
• Experience working with technology teams, product owners, operational leaders and third-party suppliers to deliver new systems, automation and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to use data and insight to inform decisions, drive continuous improvement and build alignment.
• Experience leading business readiness and change management activity, ensuring successful adoption and long-term sustainability of transformation outcomes.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special...

• 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues, including our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist for you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

Everyone's welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together. If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.