Programme Lead – Global Launch Planning Lead

Jobtailor; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Birmingham seeks a senior Programme Lead to own the content programme and drive a cross‑functional launch roadmap spanning UX, content, configurator, development and market activity.

You will govern delivery against fixed milestones, coordinate cross‑market launches and lead go/no‑go forums, ensuring risks are understood and mitigations actioned. This role requires strong stakeholder management and communicative leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, cross-functional digital or content operations programmes.
• Ability to manage integrated plans across multiple workstreams with fixed dates.
• Strong governance, RAID management and executive reporting.
• Experience across website launches and product/vehicle launch cycles.
• Experience in multi-market or international delivery environments.
• Knowledge of content operations, localization or market engagement models.
• Coordinate complex launches with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and senior leadership influence.
• Strong organisational skills balancing strategy and detail.
• Clear risk assessment, issue resolution and go/no-go support.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall content programme plan and maintain the integrated roadmap across UX, content, configurator, development and market activity.
• Manage delivery against fixed website and vehicle launch milestones, ensuring all workstreams remain on track.
• Run programme governance routines, including RAID management, status reporting, dependency tracking and escalation management.
• Maintain the master launch calendar covering website launches, vehicle launches and key readiness milestones.
• Define and oversee cut‑over plans, launch sequencing and hyper‑care arrangements for each major release.
• Coordinate cross‑stream and cross‑market activity in the run‑up to launch dates, ensuring clear ownership and timely execution.
• Lead readiness assessments and go/no‑go decision forums, ensuring risks, blockers and mitigations are clearly understood.
• Work closely with functional leads to resolve issues, manage interdependencies and protect delivery quality.
• Drive post‑launch review activity and embed lessons learned into future launch planning.

Skills

Programme leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Governance

RAID management

Stakeholder management

Multi-market delivery

Content operations

Localization

Risk assessment

Clear communication

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own the overall content programme plan and maintain the integrated roadmap across UX, content, configurator, development and market activity.
• Manage delivery against fixed website and vehicle launch milestones, ensuring all workstreams remain on track.
• Run programme governance routines, including RAID management, status reporting, dependency tracking and escalation management.
• Maintain the master launch calendar covering website launches, vehicle launches and key readiness milestones.
• Define and oversee cut‑over plans, launch sequencing and hyper‑care arrangements for each major release.
• Coordinate cross‑stream and cross‑market activity in the run‑up to launch dates, ensuring clear ownership and timely execution.
• Lead readiness assessments and go/no‑go decision forums, ensuring risks, blockers and mitigations are clearly understood.
• Work closely with functional leads to resolve issues, manage interdependencies and protect delivery quality.
• Drive post‑launch review activity and embed lessons learned into future launch planning.

Requirements

• Strong programme leadership experience in large, cross‑functional digital or content operations environments.
• Proven ability to manage integrated plans across multiple workstreams with fixed delivery dates.
• Strong governance capability, including RAID management, decision tracking and executive reporting.
• Experience supporting website launches and product or vehicle launch cycles.
• Experience working in multi‑market or international delivery environments.
• Knowledge of content operations, localisation or market engagement models.
• Experience coordinating complex launches, releases or transformation milestones involving multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, delivery teams and market representatives.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance strategic oversight and operational detail.
• Sound judgement in risk assessment, issue resolution and go/no‑go decision support.
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to drive alignment across distributed teams.