Programme Director - Central Data Team

at  ITV Jobs

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Director level experience of leading the end-to-end delivery of complex data transformation programmes
• Taking accountability for the operational and financial performance of the programme
• Experience in leading the development and execution of change plans for complex programmes
• Ownership of programme delivery to successfully deliver business outcomes and strategic benefits
• Extensive Agile delivery experience
• Ability to work independently, with little direction, and to tight and evolving deadlines
• Credibility and gravitas when navigating Board level relationships
• Management of complex stakeholder relationships, including C-suite
• Experience of driving commercial relationships and value for money with third parties and vendor team

• Act as senior delivery authority for the Data programme
• Work with the CDO and senior business leaders to deliver ITV’s data strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and growth plans.
• Represent the programme alongside the Chief Data Officer at Boards, including escalating strategic risks and issues, and driving decisions around the speed and scope of the programme
• Accountable for the operational delivery and financial performance of the programme
• Responsible for overseeing the planning and execution of the individual workstreams, bringing rigour and a best practice approach throughout
• Build, lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team across all stages of the programme
• Drive commercial relationships and value for money with third parties and vendor teams, in conjunction with Procurement
• Lead the creation of an agile, adaptable, innovative and creative approach to developing solutions as a working practice / culture within the programme
• Establish and oversee robust programme management governance and controls
• Lead planning, budgeting and business case development for the programme, with Finance
• Work with other Transformation Programme Directors and the TMO s to ensure that cross programme dependencies are managed and understood
• Support other TMOs activities, for example, defining the Transformation Roadmap, operating model changes and alignment of transformation with ITV’s wider strategy

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Director level experience of leading the end-to-end delivery of complex data transformation programmes
• Taking accountability for the operational and financial performance of the programme
• Experience in leading the development and execution of change plans for complex programmes
• Ownership of programme delivery to successfully deliver business outcomes and strategic benefits
• Extensive Agile delivery experience
• Ability to work independently, with little direction, and to tight and evolving deadlines
• Credibility and gravitas when navigating Board level relationships
• Management of complex stakeholder relationships, including C-suite
• Experience of driving commercial relationships and value for money with third parties and vendor teams

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Demonstrable experience in leading the development and execution of large complex, data transformation programmes
• Maturity of skills and breadth of experience in programme management principles, methodologies and tools (e.g. Smartsheet, Jira, Google Suite)
• Experience of managing complex risks, issues and dependencies across transformation portfolios
• Excellent stakeholder management and conflict management skills
• The ability to navigate relationships at senior management level
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with a proven ability to facilitate workshops, present to and engage teams
• Experience in creating high quality deliverables with excellent attention to detail, experience with Google suite preferable
• Experience of designing and implementing change management interventions
• Experience in Data transformation and/or the media industry is highly beneficial
• Experience as a Management Consultant preferable