Strategic Alignment Lead

BBC UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC UK is seeking a Strategic Alignment Lead within its Media Tech department. Hybrid work across BBC UK offices, with a focus on turning complex portfolios into clarity, alignment and action.

The role does not involve managing delivery; instead it helps leaders understand priorities, trade-offs and required next steps, shaping how strategic choices are made across a digital portfolio for audiences now and in the future.

Job description

London, GBR, W1A 1AA | Cardiff, GBR, CF10 1FT | Glasgow, GBR, G511DA | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GBR, NE991RN | Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH

JOB DETAILS

Job Band: E

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Department: Media Tech

Location: Any BBC UK office (Hybrid)

Salary: £65,400 - £87,133 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Large organisations rarely struggle because they lack ideas. They struggle because priorities compete, decisions take too long, important signals are missed, and nobody is looking across the whole system. We're building a new function to help solve those problems.

As a Strategic Alignment Lead, you'll help BBC MediaTech turn complexity into clarity, alignment and action. You won't manage projects. You won't own delivery. You won't run operational services.

Instead, you'll help leaders understand what matters most, where trade-offs exist, and what action is needed next.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You’ll operate at a digital portfolio level helping shape how strategic choices are made across a complex portfolio of digital products, not just how work is delivered. As a newly established function, you’ll help define how Portfolio Alignment works in practice, not just operate within an established model. This is an opportunity to influence how work is sequenced and coordinated across a complex environment, supporting strategic decisions that help the BBC deliver for audiences now and in the future.