£85,000 - £92,500 Per Annum
Full Time
Temporary
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
IT
Posted 3 hours ago
Expires In 29 Days
Job Description
Location: Milton Keynes (Average 2 Days a Month In-Office)
Salary: £85,000 - £92,500
Contract: Fixed-Term (Finishes July 2026)
Network IT is recruiting for a Head of Programme Delivery to lead a major HR Systems transformation programme. This fixed-term role (to July 2026) will take ownership of two high-profile workstreams – Systems, Automation & Innovation and Position Data & Establishment Control – ensuring delivery to time, budget, and strategic objectives.
This is a hands-on programme leadership position, ideal for an experienced change leader with a track record of delivering complex HR, data, or systems transformations. The successful candidate will combine strategic programme oversight with detailed project management, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to drive adoption of new ways of working across a large, complex organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of the HR Systems Project, ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with institutional objectives.
- Oversee planning, dependencies, resource allocation, risk management, and reporting across both workstreams.
- Drive stakeholder engagement across People Services, Digital Services, Finance, Faculties, and Business Units.
- Manage relationships with 3rd party suppliers and partners, ensuring performance and value for money.
- Establish and maintain robust governance, reporting, and escalation structures.
- Champion adoption of automation, AI, and data governance disciplines, embedding new practices and behaviours.
- Maintain programme budget oversight, reporting progress and risks to leadership and governance groups.
- Significant experience leading large-scale, complex programmes in HR, digital systems, or transformation.
- Proven track record of delivering major change initiatives, ideally including SAP SuccessFactors or equivalent enterprise platforms.
- Strong knowledge of data governance, organisational design, and change management principles.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior/executive levels.
- Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on delivery levels, driving outcomes at pace.
- Demonstrable people leadership skills, fostering inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing teams.
- Experience working within large, complex environments with diverse stakeholder landscapes.
Daniel Crean
Daniel.Crean@networkitr.co.uk
01212309111
Division 809
Network IT Birmingham
13 Bennetts Hill
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 5RS
0121 230 9111
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