Job Title
Programme Manager – Transformation
Ref #
59090
Date posted
Friday, May 15, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
Location
Woking
Business area
Strategy, Transformation & Business Development
Department
Business Services
Position level
4 - Management / Technical Expert (L-18)
Working time
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Working pattern
9am - 6pm Monday to Friday
What to Expect

Enterprise-wide programme leadership role within McLaren Automotive’s Transformation function, accountable for mobilising and delivering a portfolio of cross-functional change that improves performance and embeds sustainable ways of working. 

Leads end-to-end delivery across operating model, process, technology/data, and change adoption—providing clear governance, dependency management and benefits realisation to ExCo/SLT standards.

Accountable for: 

  • Mobilisation and delivery of enterprise transformation programmes 
  • PMO governance, delivery assurance, and portfolio reporting (ExCo/SLT-ready) 
  • Change management, communications, and adoption to embed new ways of working 
  • Benefits realisation, risk management, and dependency management across functions 
  • The primary focus is to translate strategic intent into measurable, sustained improvements in delivery performance, cost, quality, customer outcomes, and organisational effectiveness. 

What You'll Do
  • Own the enterprise transformation portfolio: scope, mobilisation, integrated roadmap, and critical path across functions
  • Set and run governance (forums, decision rights, cadence), ensuring clear accountability and timely decisions
  • Integrate workstream plans and manage cross-functional dependencies, resource constraints, and delivery trade-offs
  • Provide ExCo/SLT-ready reporting and decision packs (milestones, RAG, benefits, risks, issues, dependencies)
  • Run RAID management and escalation; drive resolution through the right owners and forums
  • Shape initiatives with the business: define outcomes, scope, design principles, and delivery approach
  • Maintain programme standards and artefacts (business case, scope, plan, RAID, decisions) to executive quality
  • Drive benefits discipline with Finance and accountable owners: baseline, track, and trigger corrective action
  • Lead change across the portfolio: impacts, communications, engagement, training, readiness, and adoption metrics
  • Plan cutover and transition to BAU ownership, including controls, operating rhythms, and hypercare where required

What You'll Bring
  • Senior experience leading enterprise-wide transformation portfolios/programmes in a large, matrixed organisation (automotive/manufacturing/engineering preferred)
  • Proven delivery across people, process, technology and data with measurable outcomes and adoption
  • Strong portfolio/programme management: governance, planning, RAID/dependencies, delivery assurance and reporting
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen, including business case development and benefits tracking
  • Executive-level stakeholder management and communication; able to influence, challenge and produce concise decision material
  • Practical change leadership: comms, training, readiness and adoption; comfortable landing change in operation
  • Resilient, delivery-focused and comfortable working at pace with ambiguity and senior scrutiny
  • Continuous improvement mindset; able to standardise ways of working and embed effective controls
  • Experience within automotive, luxury, mobility or advanced engineering sectors; understanding of product development and/or manufacturing environments
  • Experience delivering ERP/PLM/CRM/BI or comparable enterprise digital change programmes
  • Formal qualification or certification in programme/project management and/or change management (e.g., MSP, Prince2, PMP, Agile, Prosci)

What We'll Do for You
We offer a wide – ranging benefits package, which includes:
  • Structured career development framework
  • 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
  • Enhanced company pension scheme
  • Discretionary annual bonus award
  • Private medical insurance and health cash plan
  • Life assurance benefit
  • Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
  • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
  • Generous parental leave policies
  • A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice
Who Are We?
No restraints. No limitations. We don’t simply push boundaries. We completely rethink them. McLaren Automotive exists to create breath-taking performance road cars.

It takes a community to do what we do. A diverse group of people with many areas of expertise, united by their passion to deliver visionary products and set new benchmarks. 

McLaren Automotive commits to equal opportunity for all. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion is at the heart of our impact, it drives our innovation and enables us to truly create something special. Join us on our journey. 

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