Programme Manager

Korn Ferry Group; Park Central; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking a Programme Manager (Business Change & Transformation) in Birmingham to lead a portfolio of major programmes, mobilise delivery, and establish governance to move priorities into implementation. You will drive pace, coherence and executive confidence across projects and workstreams, shaping benefits realisation.

The role requires extensive leadership of large-scale transformation, strong stakeholder management and credibility in public-service environments.

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership of large-scale business-change or transformation programmes.
• Strong governance, assurance and senior stakeholder-management experience.
• Evidence of mobilising programmes from a low baseline or recovering stalled delivery.
• Credibility in politically sensitive and complex public-service environments.
• Local-government experience is strongly preferred, with relevant portfolio depth
• MSP training or equivalent programme-management expertise is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic priorities into a coherent programme roadmap, delivery architecture and mobilisation plan.
• Establish programme governance, reporting, assurance, escalation and decision-making arrangements.
• Lead integrated planning across projects, resources, dependencies, finances, risks and benefits.
• Build trusted relationships with Directors, service leaders, Members and delivery partners as appropriate.
• Challenge constructively, maintain pace and hold senior owners to agreed commitments.
• Commission and direct project management and business analysis activity.
• Oversee programme risks, issues and interdependencies, intervening where delivery is off track.
• Provide clear executive and board reporting focused on outcomes, decisions and paths to green.
• Manage scope and change across the programme, protecting agreed outcomes while enabling informed reprioritisation.
• Embed sustainable programme-management capability, coaching and good practice.

Skills

Leadership

Programme governance

Stakeholder management

Programme mobilisation

Risk management

Tools

MSP training

Job description

Role: Programme Manager (Business Change & Transformation)

IR35 determination: Outside

Location: Birmingham

Hybrid, up to 3 days on site each week

Overview:

Provide senior leadership for a portfolio or major transformation programme, mobilising delivery, establishing effective governance and building the relationships required to move strategic priorities into implementation. The role is accountable for pace, coherence, outcomes and executive confidence across multiple projects and workstreams.

Key accountabilities:

• Translate strategic priorities into a coherent programme roadmap, delivery architecture and mobilisation plan.
• Establish programme governance, reporting, assurance, escalation and decision‑making arrangements.
• Lead integrated planning across projects, resources, dependencies, finances, risks and benefits.
• Build trusted relationships with Directors, service leaders, Members and delivery partners as appropriate.
• Challenge constructively, maintain pace and hold senior owners to agreed commitments.
• Commission and direct project management and business analysis activity.
• Oversee programme risks, issues and interdependencies, intervening where delivery is off track.
• Provide clear executive and board reporting focused on outcomes, decisions and paths to green.
• Manage scope and change across the programme, protecting agreed outcomes while enabling informed reprioritisation.
• Embed sustainable programme‑management capability, coaching and good practice.

Requirements:

• Extensive leadership of large‑scale business‑change or transformation programmes.
• Strong governance, assurance and senior stakeholder‑management experience.
• Evidence of mobilising programmes from a low baseline or recovering stalled delivery.
• Credibility in politically sensitive and complex public‑service environments.
• Local‑government experience is strongly preferred, with relevant portfolio depth
• MSP training or equivalent programme‑management expertise is desirable.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit Korn Ferry at www.Kornferry.com