Job Description:
Programme Manager - Global Capability Centre
London/Manchester/Stains (hybrid)
Permanent
We make health happen
At Bupa, our purpose is simple and powerful: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.
To keep delivering for our customers and our people, we’re transforming the way we work, aiming to become the world’s most customer centric healthcare company.
As Programme Director you’ll play a key role in shaping how our Internal Products and Platforms function operates, by building and scaling product and technology teams within our Global Capability Centre (BCC) in India.
You’ll also help drive the strategy that supports the transformation of our network capabilities, so our technology services are resilient, secure, and fit for the future.
This role links directly to our mission because it’s about creating better outcomes for customers through stronger ways of working, better delivery discipline, and high performing teams that can deliver what our business and customers need.
Key Responsibilities
As Programme Director you’ll take accountability for planning, set up and delivery across the BCC programme and associated network transformation outcomes. Key responsibilities include:
• Designing and implementing target operating models, meaning clear ways of organising people, processes and governance, for both Networks and the BCC
• Building practical delivery plans, including roadmaps, milestones and resource plans that align to strategic priorities
• Setting up governance that supports clear decision making, strong risk control, and transparent reporting
• Establishing product teams and capabilities with pillar leads, including defining skills, structures and delivery practices
• Overseeing execution to deliver outcomes on time and within budget, including proactive dependency, risk and issue management
• Embedding a culture of continuous improvement, using data, metrics and retrospectives to improve delivery and customer outcomes
• Leading end to end delivery management, including clear stakeholder updates, essential documentation, and delivery assurance
• Supporting delivery in a global environment, working across the UK and India with a focus on partnership, clarity and momentum
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for an inclusive, outcomes focused leader who can balance strategic thinking with hands on delivery. Ideally you’ll bring:
• Proven experience establishing or scaling high functioning technology teams within a global capability centre (GCC), offshore delivery centre (ODC) or similar model
• A strong track record of designing and implementing target operating models and practical governance frameworks
• Experience planning and delivering large scale technology change programmes, including building roadmaps, managing milestones and driving execution
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leaders up to CIO level
• Financial and commercial awareness, including budget oversight, business case thinking and value realisation
• Confidence working across global, distributed and multicultural teams, with willingness to travel when needed
• A commitment to working with integrity, due skill and diligence, and keeping customer fairness at the centre of change
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
1. 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
2. Enhanced pension and life insurance
3. Private medical insurance
4. Access to our health and wellbeing services
5. Discounts on Bupa products and services
Why Bupa
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.