Programme Lead - Finance - 12-18 Month FTC Luton/Hybrid
When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. With almost 300 aircraft flying over 1,000 routes to more than 32 countries, we’re the UK’s largest airline, the fourth largest in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. The Programme Lead role has accountability for the leadership of a set of projects and initiatives that together deliver defined benefits and improvements to business performance.The Programme Lead will work with executive sponsors and functional leads across the business to successfully define the business outcomes, benefits and business case for the programme underpinned by a clear scope and sequence of change required to enable those benefits on behalf of the Programme Sponsor.
Proactively monitor progress, resolve issues and manage risks and report at regular intervals to the Sponsor and the Head of Portfolio
Plan and design the programme to deliver the programme goals with clarity on the decomposition of projects and work-streams
Establish a robust dependency management regime both within the programme and against the wider change portfolio or business priorities
Manage the programme resources ensuring identification of the appropriate allocation of skills into the underlying projects or initiatives and that resources allocation is optimised. Provide effective line management to project managers and coaching/mentoring to other programme team members
Work with procurement and technology supplier management to ensure the third party contributions to the programme provide value for money
Experienced in running projects introducing new payment types in a high-transaction-volume environment, including utilisation of automated matching software for reconciliation purposes
Strong experience in programme management with a track record in delivering to cost, time and quality, ensuring flawless execution and full extraction of benefits
Experience of designing change projects which align both the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ elements of the organisation e.g. strategy, processes, systems, structure, values, behaviour, skills, engagement and communication
Proven ability to lead, engage, and influence up to and including board level
Strong coaching skills and ability to transfer knowledge and techniques. Line management of up to 7 direct reports.
Strong commercial acumen
Financial literacy (budgeting, reporting, interpretation) and managed £multi-million budgets
Awareness of financial controls, ideally operating within a SOX-type control framework
Experience working within an agile & waterfall frameworks
Competitive base salary
~ Up to 30% annual bonus
~25 days holiday
~ BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
~7% pension
~ Life Insurance
~ Work Away Scheme
~ Flexible benefits package
~ Excellent staff travel benefits
At easyJet our aim is to make low-cost travel easy – connecting people to what they value using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.
We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all.