Head of Transformation

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

The Group Strategic Programmes team lead Sky’s largest consumer-facing and broader transformational changes, with teams in the UK, Italy, and Germany. The team works alongside business leaders to make our most aspirational product, proposition and content investments into a reality for our customers

What you'll do:
- Lead end to end delivery of large and complex (and usually high profile) programmes. This often involves working across different territories and /or with Comcast NBCU colleagues- Drive and take accountability for programmes through all relevant stages of the lifecycle, from initiation through to closure and review, regularly reporting to Executive sponsors, leading teams from across the business via multiple workstreams (e.g. technology, operations, digital, marketing, commercial, finance etc)- Provide challenge and offer alternative solutions where applicable- Shape the initiation of activity, defining the scope/approach. ensuring a clear rationale, defining the governance and reporting structure- Deliver clear, accurate and independent updates to senior executives across the business (e.g. MD level and above). Ensuring all stakeholders are clear on status and issues /risks are known, appraised and being mitigated- Drive delivery to realise the business case- Own the E2E plan, identifying key milestones, priorities, dependencies and resources- Depending on the programme need, facilitate change management, operating model design, or process improvement

What you'll bring:
- Experience of large & complex blue-chip organisations or via a high calibre management consultancy leading large scale, cross functional change programmes- Considerable experience dealing with, and managing, senior executives & leaders, managing competing priorities alongside ambitious expectations- Vision, drive, diplomacy and the ability to make things happen in an environment of ambiguity, complexity and multiple stakeholders- Ability to influence others in the absence of any direct authority- Strong communication (and listening) skills at all levels - able to translate messages in a straightforward and simple manner- Ability to build effective and trusted relationships and collaborate with a range of individuals at all levels in the organisation (including Executive level)- Strong experience in delivering change within the business environment- Experience in transformation, including programme leadership, change management or operating model design

Team overview:
Sky Studios

We want to make Sky Studios famous for exceptional content and a place where Europe’s top creatives want to do their best work. By 2024, viewers across Europe will be able to enjoy twice as much Sky original content as they do today, fully supported and backed by Comcast NBC Universal. We’re an agile Studio, seeking out untold stories while working in creative partnership with today’s best writers, producers and on-screen talent - bringing viewers content they wouldn’t find anywhere else.

How you'll work:
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:
Inclusion:
At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.
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