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Programme Director - Business Operations, London

Client: Globe Business Media Group

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 11feb744cfab

Job Views: 15

Posted: 12.08.2025

Expiry Date: 26.09.2025

Job Description:

About the Role

We’re looking for a dynamic and hands-on Programme Director to lead and evolve our strategic transformation agenda. This is a high-impact role at the heart of a fast-moving, private equity-backed business, where you’ll work across a diverse portfolio of initiatives aimed at driving value and improving our client and employee experiences. Projects might include product launches, systems implementations, process transformation or pricing and commercial optimisation. You’ll bring structure, clarity, and momentum to our programmes while staying close to the detail and delivering real results.

Why This Role?

• Work across a wide variety of strategic initiatives with real business impact.
• Collaborate with smart, driven people in a fun and fast-paced environment.
• Play a key role in shaping the future of a growing, high-potential business.

Why LBR?

An amazing market position, enviable growth, collaboration and wonderful people are just some of the reasons to further your career with Law Business Research. Our culture is shaped by our core values that promote equality, agility, and respect in everything we do.

Law Business Research has been recognized as a winner at the 4 Inspiring Workplaces Awards. We’re proud of our inclusive and inspiring culture and are committed to creating a positive workplace for all employees.

We are also partnered with organizations to help us become a more inclusive employer and to achieve Level 2 Disability Confident Accreditation. We actively engage in charitable and community initiatives, including supporting Swawou School in Sierra Leone, which provides education for girls.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring all candidates have the same opportunity to succeed regardless of sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability.

Department: Business Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London (Hybrid)

Reporting To: Director of Strategy

Key Responsibilities

1. Enhance Programme Management: Refine objectives, KPIs, and tracking tools; establish structured management approach; manage small team of Project Managers.
2. Prepare Robust KPI Reporting: Develop KPI tracking systems; simplify data; provide insights.
3. Engage and Empower Teams: Introduce tooling; build confidence; foster relationships across functions.
4. Be a Hands-On Contributor: Offer critical thinking; step into projects; unblock delivery; facilitate workshops; create scalable approaches; support analysis and narrative building.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven experience leading complex programmes, preferably in private equity or high-growth environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset with a passion for results.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a proactive attitude.

Benefits

Our people are our most valuable asset. We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• Start of employment: Eye care, Employee Assistance Programme, a day off for your birthday.
• After 3 months: Pension contributions.
• After 4 months: Life assurance.
• After probation: Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, wellbeing allowance, gym access, perks platform.
• After 1 year: Private healthcare.
• Additional Perks: Company socials, affinity networks, mentoring, volunteering, mortgage advice, flexible working, parental leave.

We are committed to an inclusive, respectful, and engaging workplace, and part of the Disability Confident Scheme. Please inform us if you need reasonable adjustments during the application process.

About Law Business Research

Please visit our website for more information.