Digital Transformation Lead

4 weeks ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Government Digital Service Full time

Job Summary

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is seeking a highly skilled Digital Transformation Lead to join our team. In this role, you will play a critical part in shaping and implementing our digital transformation strategy, driving innovation, and delivering high-quality public services that empower people across the UK.

About the Role

We are looking for an exceptional leader with a proven track record in programme and portfolio management, strategic planning, financial management, and commercial skills. You will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of our digital transformation strategy, ensuring that we are aligned with government priorities and delivering value to citizens.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and Implement Digital Transformation Strategy: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement a comprehensive digital transformation strategy, aligning with government priorities and delivering value to citizens.
  • Lead Programme and Portfolio Management: Oversee the development and delivery of complex programmes and portfolios, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery, and effective risk management.
  • Strategic Planning and Financial Management: Develop and manage multi-million-pound budgets, oversee financial forecasting, budget monitoring, and spend, ensuring financial sustainability and accountability.
  • Commercial Skills and Procurement: Organise and lead procurement activities, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring timely, valuable, and quality delivery.
  • Leadership and Influencing: Form, collaborate, and lead senior teams, taking an open and sharing attitude, comfortable with uncertainty, accountability, and being the escalation point for internal and external issues.

About the Benefits

GDS offers a range of benefits, including:

  • Flexible hybrid working with flexi-time and the option to work part-time or condensed hours
  • A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of
  • 25 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year up to a maximum of 30 days
  • An extra day off for The King's birthday
  • An in-year bonus scheme to recognise high performance
  • Career progression and coaching, including a training budget for personal development
  • Paid volunteering leave
  • A focus on wellbeing with access to an employee assistance programme
  • Job satisfaction from making government services easier to use and more inclusive for people across the UK
  • Advances on pay, including for travel season tickets
  • Death in service benefits
  • Cycle to work scheme and facilities
  • Access to an employee discounts scheme
  • 10 learning days per year
  • Volunteering opportunities (5 special leave days per year)
  • Access to a suite of learning activities through Civil Service learning

About GDS

The Government Digital Service (GDS) exists to help government make brilliant public services that empower people in the UK. We work at the very centre of government to drive digital transformation, focused on users. We build and maintain common platforms, products, and tools for others to use and create great public services that are accessible, inclusive, and easy to use.



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