Senior Programme and Delivery Manager

Salt Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment in London is seeking a Senior Programme & Delivery Manager to lead a major transformation and migration initiative. You will own end-to-end delivery, from planning to go-live, coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors while managing budgets and commercial outcomes.

The role focuses on change management, clear communications, and delivering value against outcomes in a fast-paced, evolving environment with 2–3 days on-site work in Greater London.

Qualifications

• Strong project management experience in complex digital implementations.
• Ability to manage budgets, suppliers, and commercial outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and change management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project/programme management, define plans, milestones, risks and dependencies.
• Provide governance, reporting and stakeholder updates across functions and vendors.
• Oversee budgets, cost management and commercial terms with third-party suppliers.
• Coordinate phased roll-out across teams and regions, ensuring readiness for go-live and migration.
• Define roles and processes for content and localization workflows; drive cross-team alignment.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Vendor management

Change management

Stakeholder communication

Job description

SENIOR PROGRAMME & DELIVERY MANAGER (Transformation and migration)

£550-£650 pd Outside IR35 6 months rolling 2-3 days on-site (C. London)

Why this role matters

The Programme Manager will lead a complex, cross-team initiative overseeing the on-boarding and implementation of a new system. This role is critical in ensuring a smooth transition from the legacy system, while driving adoption of new tools and ways of working. In addition to delivery, this role will provide clear commercial oversight of the programme, ensuring spend is controlled, supplier performance is actively managed, and value is delivered against agreed outcomes. Supporting change management and communications will be a key focus, helping teams through both technical and operational change while maintaining delivery momentum.

Project Delivery & Planning

Lead end-to-end project/programme management. Define and manage the project plan, milestones, risks, and dependencies. Coordinate across Product, UX, Design, Engineering, Marketing, Content, and vendors. Provide clear governance, reporting, and stakeholder updates.

Commercial Control & Supplier Management

Own day-to-day commercial oversight of the programme, including budget tracking and cost management. Ensure clear linkage between spend and deliverables, with no uncontrolled scope expansion. Manage third-party vendors against agreed scope, milestones, and commercial terms. Identify and elevate commercial risks early, including delays, cost overruns, or misalignment to outcomes. Work closely with procurement and finance to ensure appropriate governance, approvals, and value realisation.

Implementation & Roll-out

Oversee phased roll-out across teams and regions. Ensure readiness across content migration, integrations, and processes. Coordinate testing and go-live activities to minimise disruption.

Ways of Working & Alignment

Define clear roles and processes for content and localization workflows. Enable collaboration across Digital Product and Marketing teams. Manage cross-team dependencies and drive alignment.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Act as the central coordination point across teams. Deliver clear, concise updates tailored to different audiences. Build strong relationships to drive engagement and momentum.

What you'll bring to the team

• Strong project management experience in complex digital implementations
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, suppliers, and commercial outcomes alongside delivery
• Proven change management and stakeholder engagement skills
• Excellent communication and ability to simplify complexity
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Collaborative, pragmatic, and delivery-focused

SENIOR PROGRAMME & DELIVERY MANAGER (Transformation and migration)

£550-£650 pd Outside IR35 6 months rolling 2-3 days on-site (C. London) *Rates depend on experience and client requirements