Lead Program Manager

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Takeaway Full time

Ready for a Challenge

Then Just Eat might be the place for you. We're a leading global online food delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it's a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About this role:

As the Strategic Initiative Lead, you will work hand-in-hand with the Senior Director Strategic Accounts to drive strategic initiatives, enhance organisational efficiency, and facilitate communication across departments. Strategic Accounts include large global partners such as McDonald's, Subway and Burger King, as well as National players such as New York Pizza and BurgerVision.

Responsibilities include the build and delivery of complex cross-functional projects, providing executive advisory and support, analysing data to inform decision-making, and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence. This role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

These are some of the key ingredients to the role:

  • Strategic Leadership: Serve as the 'face & voice' of the senior leadership team, driving global strategy implementation and pillar requirements throughout the organisation;
  • Chief of Staff Role: Act as a trusted advisor and soundboard for the Global Strategic Accounts Senior Director, providing day-to-day support (manage budgets, team performance, team operations) and overseeing pillar results and reporting;
  • Cross-functional Single Point of Contact: Act as a point of contact for cross-functional teams (Sales Strategy, Legal, Finance, Logistics, Heads of Strategic Accounts etc.), supporting initiatives such as target setting and cross-company strategies;
  • Strategic Project Delivery: Lead strategic initiatives (varying scale and complexity), develop new processes and frameworks, build business cases for funding, and drive projects to successful completion;
  • Capability Development: Drive pillar skill and knowledge development through enablement, playbook and masterclass delivery, aligned with business strategy and core metrics;
  • Vertical and Horizontal Communications: Facilitate cross-company communication, best practice sharing and knowledge management (e.g. QBRs, All Hands, Offsites etc.);
  • Team Leadership and Development: Lead, coach, and motivate a team of three project managers to deliver high impact programs such as the chains P&T roadmap, ThoughtSpot data tool adoption and chain communications program. Foster a high-performing environment by setting clear expectations, defining goals, and offering guidance and direction to ensure successful project outcomes and individual growth.

What will you bring to the table?

  • Track record as Chief of Staff, executive management or global strategy role, preferably in a commercial environment;
  • Strong problem-solving and execution focus to ensure the vertical strategy is effectively implemented;
  • Experience in building strong relationships and managing stakeholders across different departments and at all levels within an organisation;
  • A visionary self-starter with a continuous improvement mentality and a tenacity for problem solving;
  • Highly organised, pragmatic and results-focused; driven to manage projects full cycle.


At JET, this is on the menu:

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.

Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition.

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging

No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat We're committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colorful selves to work every day.

What else is cooking?

Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Have a look at our career site where you can find people's stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels.

Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now

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