Transformation Programme Lead - Cluster Delivery & Assurance

Hiscox; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiscox is seeking a Transformation Programme Manager to lead a defined cluster of transformation workstreams within the Group Transformation Office. You will partner with workstream sponsors, manage delivery risks and dependencies, and provide independent assurance while enabling cross-functional collaboration across Finance, Technology, People, Risk and Procurement.

You will drive to ensure clear decisions, readiness for business adoption, and effective delivery with accountable sponsors and

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading, assuring or recovering large and complex programmes.
• Able to judge whether plans are realistic and identify the real causes of delivery risk.
• Confident working with senior sponsors and workstream leads, including giving clear and respectful challenge.
• Strong planning, dependency management and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with your workstream cluster to build relationships with sponsors and leads, understand objectives, and connect workstreams to support across functions.
• Assess delivery health by testing scope, milestones and dependencies and provide evidence-based delivery views.
• Manage dependencies and capacity, agree owners and dates for hand-offs, and resolve cross-cluster conflicts.
• Lead targeted intervention and recovery when delivery confidence falls or when required, and track recovery measures until delivery is stable.
• Support clear decisions by writing concise governance updates and providing delivery evidence and forecasts.
• Support readiness and lasting outcomes by ensuring business readiness, adoption plans and accountability.

Skills

Programme management

Delivery assurance

Dependency management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Governance

Hybrid delivery

Communication

Job description

Hiscox is seeking a Transformation Programme Manager to lead a defined cluster of transformation workstreams within the Group Transformation Office. You will partner with workstream sponsors, manage delivery risks and dependencies, and provide independent assurance while enabling cross-functional collaboration across Finance, Technology, People, Risk and Procurement.

You will drive to ensure clear decisions, readiness for business adoption, and effective delivery with accountable sponsors and