We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to join the Business Change function within our vibrant and supportive English Language Teaching (ELT) Sales and Marketing team. The role will support the Global Director Sales and Marketing to drive a prioritized global sales and marketing (GTM) transformation plan to address capability, process and systems. This is a key role in supporting the Press’s ambition to transform the core business, to prioritize innovation, and to deliver on our ambitious plans for growth.
You will be a member of the Global Sales and Marketing leadership team. Along with the Global Director, and other key operational leaders, you will be responsible for defining the programme of work to transform our end-to-end revenue system (GTM) and business and deliver on a the strategic priorities in support of the ELT strategy and 5-year plan. The role will work with multiple departments and divisions, and be responsible for managing, and delivering the programme of work, to ensure the right projects are in place and on target to deliver the agreed benefits.
Key areas of responsibilities in this role will include:
Programme definition, scoping and planning
Programme governance
Matrix People Management
Financial oversight and budget management
Change implementation
GTM and revenue architecture strategy
Communications strategy and stakeholder management
Please refer to the enclosed job description for the detailed key accountabilities in this role.
We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have/be:
Significant experience of managing large scale complex programmes across a range of industries and geographies
Broad experience in a global organisation using in-sourced and out-sourced services.
Proven track record of collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a virtual, matrix environment
Experience of setting and managing budgets
First-hand experience of GTM organization transformation in education/publishing/SaaS (desirable)
Ability to deliver transformation / strategic projects in a complex geographical/ functional matrix organization.
Ability to build strong business cases identifying critical dependencies and key risks.
Able to lead and motivate diverse teams to deliver complex projects within a matrix environment.
Strategic thinking skills and ability to analyse complex issues, be bold in decision making and to design and implement practical solutions to address them that align to and deliver on strategic goals
Strong influencing, leadership and interpersonal skills.
Ability to simplify and communicate complex concepts and information.
Process driven
Business Analysis skills
Insightful, comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty, pro-active, collaborative and consultative
Benefits
We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days’ holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.
We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.
Please see our Rewards and Recognition page for more information.
Please note this advert may be removed before the advertised end date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.
