[Royal Mail]
Job reference 338738
Programme Manager
Competitive salary plus car allowance, healthcare, annual bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time
Hybrid working in London Farringdon x3 days a week
Royal Mail is delivering a once‑in‑a‑generation Future ERP transformation, replacing legacy systems with a modern SAP S/4HANA Finance platform. We’re looking for a Programme Manager to lead a major Finance technology delivery workstream and drive measurable improvements in financial processes, data quality, controls, and reporting.
The Role
You will lead a multi‑year programme of work within the Future ERP portfolio, shaping delivery strategy, managing suppliers, and ensuring secure, compliant, and high‑quality outcomes. You’ll work across Finance, Technology, Data, Integration, and Commercial teams to deliver a scalable Finance platform that supports Royal Mail’s long‑term ambitions.
What You’ll Do
* Lead a Finance ERP programme, defining roadmap, phases, milestones, and success measures.
* Secure investment through robust planning, estimates, and business case inputs.
* Ensure delivery governance, risk management, financial control, and regulatory compliance.
* Build strong relationships with senior Finance and Technology stakeholders.
* Manage System Integrators and software vendors to ensure value and quality.
* Lead and develop programme teams, supporting consistent delivery capability.
What You’ll Bring
* Proven experience delivering large, complex technology programmes.
* Strong background in ERP or enterprise platform delivery — ideally SAP S/4HANA Finance.
* Ability to translate Finance strategy into actionable delivery plans.
* Excellent stakeholder, commercial, and risk management skills.
* Experience in regulated, financially critical environments.
* Confident communicator able to influence senior and executive leaders.
Extra Benefits
• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Funded Dental – As a manager you are eligible to a level of employer funded dental insurance*
• Health Assessment – As a manager you are eligible to an employer funded health assessment every 2 years*
• Benefits Account – You will have access to your personal benefits account on our ‘My Bundle+’ platform. There are more than 800 retail offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills as well as employer provided and voluntary benefits to suit your lifestyle.
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
Next Steps
The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.
Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.
We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we’d love to hear from you. (delete if essential criteria only)
Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.
We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.
For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/
Closing Date: 27Th May 2026 Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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