As our Digital & Transformation COO, you'll be at the heart of our transformation. You'll bring clarity, pace, and precision to how we operate—ensuring our plans are well-governed, our investments deliver value, and our people have the capability and culture to thrive. You'll work closely with the Chief Digital Information Officer, CTO, and other senior leaders to shape and deliver our strategic vision. You'll be a key voice for DWP Digital—internally, across government, and with partners like GDS and HM Treasury. This is a role of real legacy. You'll help build the digital capability of the future, influencing across government and investing in the people and platforms that will serve the UK for decades to come. You will lead and deliver: Performance and Planning Own the operating model and complete view of Digital Group, ensuring governance, planning, and ROI. Lead workforce planning for 4,500+ FTE and oversee multi-year investment and delivery plans. Define and track performance through OKRs and KPIs aligned to departmental strategy. Governance and Risk Lead organisational governance and risk management, identifying and resolving blockers early. Represent Digital Group at departmental committees and manage relationships with GIAA. Finance Oversee a £1bn budget and headcount, ensuring financial maturity and value for money. Advise the CDIO on strategic, policy, and budgetary matters. Capability and Capacity Partner with People & Capability to build a diverse, skilled, and empowered workforce. Lead talent strategy, professionalisation, and capability development across the group. Communications and Engagement Bring our strategy to life through compelling communications and engagement. Proven senior leadership in digital and change within a mission-critical environment, with experience influencing and managing complex senior stakeholder relationships across multi-site organizations. Demonstrable success in building capability and high-performing teams through recruitment, coaching, empowerment, and development. A track record of delivering business value, innovation, and efficiency with significant budget accountability, aligned with user needs. Experience in setting strategy and tracking progress using OKRs or KPIs to drive outcomes. We're hiring a new Digital & Transformation Chief Operating Officer to lead one of the UK's most ambitious digital transformations. DWP Digital is a £1 billion organization with over 4,500 digital experts. We design, build, and run technology powering services for 23 million citizens and supporting 90,000 colleagues across the Department for Work and Pensions. Our mission is to deliver better, more efficient, and resilient public services, and we need your leadership to take us further. Location: Knightsbridge, England, United Kingdom | > 1000 employees | Corporate / Direct Employer About DWP Digital: The technology arm of the UK's Department for Work and Pensions, driving innovation to deliver essential services, using cutting-edge digital solutions to improve efficiency, accessibility, and user experience in pensions, benefits, and employment support. We aim to build an inclusive, customer-centric welfare system supported by robust digital infrastructure. We offer a broad benefits package, including: Flexible working patterns, hybrid working, and job share options. Civil Service Pension with employer contributions of 28.97%. Generous annual leave (25-30 days) plus public and privilege days. Support for financial wellbeing, travel, and lifestyle benefits. Health and wellbeing support, including counselling and HASSRA membership. Enhanced family leave policies.
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