Sea Sector Operations Assurance Lead: Drive Delivery

Thales; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Half-day Friday

28 days annual leave

Volunteer time

Life insurance

Wellbeing program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Thales is seeking an Operations Assurance Lead - Sea Sector in the United Kingdom. You will provide independent oversight to ensure programmes are delivered on cost and schedule, working with senior stakeholders across the Sea Sector and Operations teams.

The role focuses on driving performance, identifying risks early, and guiding programme execution throughout the lifecycle. The position offers a leadership path with exposure to governance processes, cross-functional collaboration, and

Qualifications

• Experience across Programme Management, Engineering and Industry.
• Strong understanding of the full business lifecycle, from bid through to programme delivery.
• Proven ability to influence and engage stakeholders across a matrix organisation.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering results in complex, cross-functional roles.
• Strong commercial and business awareness, with the ability to identify risk and drive performance improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent assurance of programme delivery, ensuring performance against cost, schedule, and risk expectations.
• Lead independent Sea portfolio review and support governance processes across bids and programme execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and Operations Assurance peers to identify risks, improve performance, and strengthen operational delivery.
• Ensure that issues related to the Operations 'Delivery Engine' are resolved/escalated in support of delivery for customers.
• Implement leading/lagging indicators of programme health to enable earlier intervention on issues.
• Flag changes appropriately for review to ensure full understanding of the operational impact.
• Ensure full breadth of Operations capacity/capability is considered during bids.

Skills

Programme Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Business Acumen

Leadership

Job description

Thales is seeking an Operations Assurance Lead - Sea Sector in the United Kingdom. You will provide independent oversight to ensure programmes are delivered on cost and schedule, working with senior stakeholders across the Sea Sector and Operations teams.

The role focuses on driving performance, identifying risks early, and guiding programme execution throughout the lifecycle. The position offers a leadership path with exposure to governance processes, cross-functional collaboration, and