Transformation Programme Director

RELX Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global information provider in the UK is looking for a Programme Manager to lead large-scale transformations. You will align programme outcomes with business objectives, establish governance, and manage stakeholder relations. The ideal candidate has proven leadership experience, exceptional commercial acumen, and the ability to thrive in complex environments. The role promotes a healthy work/life balance with various benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Comprehensive Pension Plan

Generous vacation entitlement

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large‑scale transformations.
• Exceptional influencing skills at the executive level.
• Strong commercial acumen with vendor management experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct the delivery of programme outcomes aligned to business objectives.
• Establish governance and decision rights across functions.
• Communicate progress transparently and manage risks.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Team motivation

Job description

Our Programme Delivery Office brings together experts in Project, Change, Programme Management and Digital Transformation to deliver transformational initiatives across Elsevier's analytical and digital ecosystem. Our mission is to enable strategic execution that creates measurable value for our customers, our teams, and our business. We partner globally across business units to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and ensure the seamless delivery of business & technology transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Directing the delivery of programme outcomes aligned to strategic business objectives, with a focus on driving transformation and long-term value.
• Establishing pragmatic governance, dependency management and decision rights across programmes and functions.
• Developing trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to enable decision‑making and ensure alignment across global teams.
• Communicating progress with transparency, from executive sponsors to front‑line teams; escalating early on structural risks.
• Safeguarding scope, schedule, budget and quality; running RAID, dependency and change control rigorously.
• Supporting and empowering project teams, holding them to outcome‑based milestones, stopping or steering activities that don't add value.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of large‑scale Sales / Lead‑to‑Invoice / Salesforce transformation within a complex, global matrix organisation.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience in vendor and budget management.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills at the executive level.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to simplify complexity and bring clarity to multiple workstreams.
• Track record of value‑centric delivery-OKRs, benefits realisation, and adoption metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate diverse teams, fostering engagement through a shared purpose and clear outcomes.
• Consultative and collaborative approach comfortable leading across business and technology.
• Experience matrix managing teams of varying sizes and capabilities, applying different motivational and development strategies as needed.

Ideal Candidate

You are a confident and empathetic leader who thrives in complex environments. You bring structure where there is ambiguity, foster alignment across diverse stakeholders, and inspire teams to deliver transformational change. You combine strategic insight with execution discipline, ensuring programmes deliver measurable outcomes that advance our business goals.

About Elsevier

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education, and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

Work in a way that works for you. We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long‑term goals.

Benefits & Perks

• Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.
• Working for you – We know that your well‑being and happiness are key to a long and successful career.
• Comprehensive Pension Plan
• Home, office, or commuting allowance.
• Generous vacation entitlement and option for sabbatical leave
• Maternity, paternity, adoption and family care leave
• Flexible working hours
• Personal Choice budget
• Internal communities and networks
• Various employee discounts
• Recruitment introduction reward
• Employee Assistance Program (global)