Programme Manager

Harvey Nash; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Leeds is seeking a Programme Manager to lead a strategic organisational effectiveness programme. This role focuses on driving a people-first transformation, defining the Target Operating Model, and overseeing multi-workstream HR changes. The ideal candidate should have experience in operating model transformation and strong stakeholder management skills. The position offers competitive compensation in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering people and operating model transformation in large, complex organisations.
• Background in HR, people change, or enterprise operations.
• Strong understanding of job architecture, organisational design, and culture change.

Responsibilities

• Drive a group‑wide Operating Model transformation.
• Lead planning and delivery of a complex HR and organisational change programme.
• Partner with senior stakeholders across HR, Ops, Procurement, and Engineering.

Skills

Programme planning

Stakeholder management

People and operating model transformation

Organisational design

Job description

Programme Manager

Location: Leeds – Hybrid
Type: Fixed Term Contract – 12 months
Salary: 90k–95k
Sector: Financial Services
Start: ASAP

The Role

We're hiring a highly organised, strategic Programme Manager to lead a major Organisational Effectiveness programme within enterprise operations at a leading UK financial services firm.

This is a people‑first transformation – focused on redefining the Target Operating Model (TOM), improving cost efficiency, and designing future‑fit job architecture across functions.

You’ll help shape how the organisation works – from rightsourcing decisions (offshore, onshore, in‑house) to delivering real people and process change at scale.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Drive a group‑wide Operating Model transformation – focused on people, capability, and cost
• Lead planning and delivery of a complex, multi‑workstream HR and organisational change programme
• Partner with senior stakeholders across HR, Ops, Procurement, and Engineering
• Shape and deliver rightsourcing strategies – e.g. what functions should be offshored vs retained in‑house
• Define and deliver detailed programme plans, dependencies, and tracking
• Ensure effective governance, stakeholder alignment, and risk control throughout

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience delivering people and operating model transformation in large, complex organisations
• Background in HR, people change, or enterprise operations
• Strong understanding of job architecture, organisational design, and culture change
• Exceptional programme planning and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working with enterprise cost efficiency or sourcing strategies
• A structured, proactive, and delivery‑minded approach