Senior Programme Manager - Maternity 12 FTC

Deliveroo; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food delivery service in London is seeking a Senior Programme Manager for a 12-month maternity cover. The role is hybrid, requiring 3 days in the office. You will lead complex programmes aimed at improving service quality and operational excellence across the global support ecosystem. Candidates should have extensive experience in delivering cross-functional programmes and a strong ability to influence stakeholder alignment. The position offers competitive benefits focused on employee welfare.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Generous annual leave

Parental leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional programmes.
• Ability to translate strategy into actionable roadmaps.
• Skilled in leading large-scale change.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of high-impact initiatives.
• Establish structures for status tracking and risk management.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.

Skills

Programme Leadership

Strategic Planning

Change Leadership

Operational Acumen

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

Senior Programme Manager – Customer Experience (12 Month Maternity Cover) - L5

January 2026 - start date

Hybrid role - 3 days office - London

Why Delivero

Our mission is to transform the way you shop and eat, bringing the neighbourhood to your door by connecting consumers, restaurants, shops and riders. We are transforming the way the world eats and shops by making access to food and products more convenient and enjoyable. We give people the opportunity to buy what they want, as they want it, when and where they want it.

We are a technology-driven company at the forefront of the most rapidly expanding industry in the world. We are still a small team, making a very large impact, looking to answer some of the most interesting questions out there. We move fast, value autonomy and, and we are always looking for new ideas.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Programme Manager to join the Customer Experience Programme Management Function for a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover.

This role is central to delivering complex programmes that improve service quality, reduce cost, and scale operational excellence across Deliveroo’s global support ecosystem — including Customer Care, Partner Services Centre (PSC), Rider Services Centre (RSC) and Trust/Fraud.

Reporting to the Head of Customer Experience Programme Management, you will orchestrate the delivery of strategic, cross-functional programmes that span operations, product, strategy, technology and markets. You will ensure benefits realisation, clarity, alignment, and momentum across multiple teams to land change effectively and sustainably.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead Strategic Programmes: Manage the end-to-end delivery of high-impact initiatives across Support and Trust, ensuring robust planning, governance, and progress tracking.

• Programme Governance & Reporting: Establish clear structures for status tracking, risk management, and executive reporting, ensuring transparency and accountability.

• Cross-Functional Alignment: Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Product, Markets, Tech, Data Science, Strategy, Operations, facilitating alignment, managing dependencies, and removing delivery barriers.

• Insight & Impact Measurement: Monitor progress and impact on success metrics, and communicate impact clearly and persuasively to senior leadership throughout the programme lifecycle.

• Champion Best Practices: Embed programme management excellence across the group by developing and implementing effective frameworks, tools, and ways of working that enable consistent, high-quality delivery.

Requirements

• Extensive Programme Leadership: Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional programmes with measurable business impact across multiple markets or functions.

• Strategic Planning & Delivery: Able to translate strategy into actionable roadmaps, manage interdependencies, and drive effective execution in ambiguous environments.

• Change Leadership: Skilled in leading large-scale change, influencing adoption of new tools and processes, and driving alignment across senior stakeholder groups.

• Operational & Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of customer operations or service environments, balancing efficiency, quality, and experience.

• Structured & Analytical Thinking: Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data, anticipate risks, and make clear, evidence-based recommendations.

• Communication & Influence: Exceptional communicator, comfortable engaging senior audiences, simplifying complexity, and enabling clear decision-making.

• Collaboration & Resilience: Able to lead through influence, coordinate across diverse teams, maintaining focus and momentum in fast-paced, evolving and uncertain contexts.

Workplace & Benefits

At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. Benefits differ by country, but we offer many benefits in areas including healthcare, well-being, parental leave, pensions, and generous annual leave allowances, including time off to support a charitable cause of your choice. Benefits are country-specific, please ask your recruiter for more information.

Diversity

>At Deliveroo, we believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. All you need is a passion for (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest-growing businesses in a rapidly growing industry.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our hiring process. We recognise that some candidates may require adjustments apply for a position or fairly participate in the interview process. If you require any adjustments, please don't hesitate to let us know. We will make every effort to provide the necessary adjustments to ensure you have an equitable opportunity to succeed.