Corporate Development Programme Manager

This role is based in our 5 Howick Place office. Are you a programme manager who thrives on bringing clarity to complexity? Do you enjoy working through detail to uncover root causes and align stakeholders around practical, fact‑based solutions? If so, this could be your next challenge. We're looking for an organised, collaborative, and solutions‑focused individual to join our Group Corporate Development team in this pivotal role.

You'll help drive some of the most significant initiatives in our organisation—from M&A to strategic disposals and integrations—ensuring they're delivered effectively, with precision and accountability. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys influencing outcomes behind the scenes, coordinating cross‑functional activity, and ensuring that big‑picture strategies translate into structured, well‑managed delivery. M&A Programme Management

• Maintain and evolve the Group's M&A delivery framework, ensuring effective governance, communications, and cost management.
• Engage with stakeholders early in the deal cycle to align expectations and coordinate pre‑deal activity.
• Provide regular updates and briefings to over 30 internal stakeholders, ensuring clear and timely information flow.
• Onboard new stakeholders to the M&A process and help integrate them into our delivery approach.

• Monitor the progress of integrations and disposals, ensuring key operational activities stay on track, with delivery risks and process issues escalated for visibility and resolution.
• Lead weekly reviews with functional leads to identify, track, and elevate any issues or risks.
• Step into direct programme management roles on specific deals when required.

• Capture lessons learned from each deal to improve future performance and refine playbooks.
• Maintain and enhance tools, templates and methodologies that support delivery—ensuring they are scalable and user‑friendly.
• Continuously challenge and evolve our M&A operating model to support a wide range of deal types.

• Be a key point of coordination between Group Services and Divisions, ensuring a consistent and joined‑up approach.
• Help resolve conflicts by facilitating discussions, aligning interests, and documenting agreed outcomes.
• Support the Corporate Development leadership in responding to ad hoc queries, audit needs, and risk‑related matters.

• Support stakeholders in applying the M&A delivery framework effectively, acting as a coach and point of contact for tools, templates, and process queries. Where needed, provide cover and analytical support across the internal investment process.
• Help manage resourcing allocations for Group‑level M&A programmes.
• Support the wider corporate development agenda, including investment planning and transformation projects as required.

• Influence outcomes at a Group level
• Drive real change through practical delivery
• Grow your internal profile and strategic skillset

We're looking for someone who is curious, resilient, and pragmatic—someone who enjoys working behind the scenes to connect dots, resolve issues, and drive clarity. You'll need a blend of structure, emotional intelligence, and the ability to remain composed under pressure.

• Programme management experience in a large, complex organisation – ideally FTSE 100 or equivalent.
• Familiarity with the M&A lifecycle (even if not a technical M&A expert).
• A natural coordinator, able to work across functions, manage stakeholders and bring structure to ambiguity.
• Proven problem‑solving ability—comfortable going deep into detail to get to root causes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to lead meetings and navigate sensitive conversations.
• A proactive mindset driven by continuous improvement and a bias for action.
• Comfortable managing multiple work streams, with excellent organisational skills.

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