Transformation Project Manager; Maternity Cover

About The Role

Do you enjoy bringing order to complexity? Maybe you’re someone who helps organisations focus on what really matters, and takes people with you through change? For you, it’s not just about delivering, it’s about shaping which initiatives matter, where the business focuses its energy, and how change is delivered s is a rare opportunity to step into a strategic transformation role, working at the intersection of strategy, delivery, and people, partnering closely with senior leaders to bring clarity, focus, and momentum to change.

If you’re driven by impact rather than process alone, enjoy turning complexity into practical outcomes, and want to take people with you on the journey, this role offers the chance to shape how transformation happens across the business, deciding what to prioritise, when, and how to deliver meaningful results.

Please note this role is not purely focused on system/software transformation, it provides oversight, governance and change management to all projects, both commercial and operational, across the business. This could include but is not limited to Product Launches, Target Operating Model, Business Process Improvement, People and Culture Transformation.

Location: Corby, Northants (Hybrid – 3 days at our Corby HQ)

Role Type: 9-12 Months Maternity Cover, Full Time

This is a broad, influential role with three core areas of focus:
prioritisation & governance
, delivery
, and enablement
.

Firstly, you’ll act as a central point of coordination and gatekeeping for transformation and project activity across the business. You’ll help assess ideas and initiatives against strategic fit, impact, urgency and capacity, supporting leaders to make informed decisions about what should be delivered now, what can wait, and what may not be the right priority at all.

Alongside this, you’ll continue to evolve a consistent and practical project management framework (PMO-style) for the business. This will include pipelining, prioritisation criteria, templates, governance, risk management and best practice that can be embedded and used by colleagues across the organisation.

Secondly, and the main focus of the role, you’ll lead and coordinate a portfolio of high-impact commercial and transformation initiatives. These projects may span new brands, products, channels, culture and new ways of working. You’ll take ideas from concept through to delivery, balancing pace with realism, and ensuring outcomes feel embedded into BAU rather than bolted on.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted partner who brings structure, challenge and momentum.

You don’t have to come from a “pure PM” background. We’re open to experienced Transformation Project Managers or PMO Leads that have been commercially facing, Transformation Leads or Change professionals who enjoy working at the intersection of strategy, delivery and people.

You’ll bring a track record of delivering large-scale/transformational initiatives that add commercial or strategic value, along with experience of working in transformation, scale-up or evolving environments where structure is still being shaped.

You’ll also bring;

• Confidence working with senior leaders to influence priorities and decisions
• The ability to balance pace with practicality, and ambition with capacity
• A full understanding and demonstrable experience of utilising best practice PM methodologies
• Experience of effective use of project management systems or software solutions
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• The ability to understand long term business strategy and deliver to achieve desired change and/or benefit realisation
• Pro-activeness and the ability to effectively manage priorities and workload accordingly

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