£136,500 Per year
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Transformation Programme Director at Macmillan Cancer Support is responsible for leading a significant enterprise-wide change initiative focused on enhancing customer and income management. This role requires a blend of strategic vision and hands-on leadership to ensure the transformation delivers measurable benefits for individuals affected by cancer. The director will engage with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment and accountability throughout the organization. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of how Macmillan connects with supporters and delivers vital services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead transformation end-to-end, ensuring milestones are met on time and within budget.
- Shape and communicate a compelling vision to inspire momentum and alignment across the organization.
- Develop and own a coherent transformation strategy and governance framework that delivers quantifiable value.
- Drive benefits realization with clear KPIs and transparent reporting.
- Deliver rigorous financial oversight and demonstrable ROI.
- Embed lasting change through new systems and processes supported by cultural shifts.
- Oversee robust risk management, business continuity, and compliance.
- Build high-performing teams fostering a culture of accountability and continuous learning.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in delivering large, complex, technology-enabled change programmes.
- Proven track record of leading £10m+ programmes to time, budget, and measurable benefit.
- Deep experience across technology, data, and business transformation, with CRM experience highly advantageous.
- Strong financial acumen and experience in building business cases.
- Expertise in procurement and third-party partner management.
- Versatility across Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead culture change and drive adoption of new processes and technologies.
- Emotionally intelligent, adaptable, and calm under pressure.
Salary (Rate): £136,500.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Transformation Programme Director - CRM Fixed Term Contract (18 months) Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours Hybrid - Split between home and our London Office Salary - circa £136,500, depending on skills and experience
About us At Macmillan Cancer Support, we believe that no one should face cancer alone. Every day, we stand alongside people living with cancer – providing practical, emotional and financial support when it matters most. Now, we’re looking for an exceptional leader to help us transform how we serve them.
About the role The Transformation Programme Director will be the single accountable leader for designing and delivering enterprise-wide change. You will unite technology, people, culture and process behind one compelling vision, ensuring transformation delivers measurable impact for those who need us most. You’ll combine strategic clarity with hands-on delivery leadership. You’ll inspire confidence at Board level while energising teams across the organisation. And you’ll ensure that every pound invested delivers meaningful value. This is more than a programme leadership role. It is a rare opportunity to lead one of the most significant cross-organisational transformations at Macmillan, shaping how we connect with supporters, partners and people living with cancer, and ensuring we can sustainably fund and deliver life-changing services long into the future.
What you’ll do Lead transformation end-to-end You will hold full accountability for the design and delivery of the Customer and Income Management (CIM) programme across Technology & Data, Engagement, Services, Finance & Operations, HR and beyond, ensuring milestones are met on time and within budget, with tangible business benefits realised. Shape and communicate a compelling vision You will bring people with you. Through powerful storytelling and strong stakeholder engagement, you will inspire momentum and alignment across the Executive Team, Trustees and Senior Leaders. Deliver measurable value You will: Develop and own a coherent transformation strategy and governance framework that delivers quantifiable value, including cost savings, increased income, and enhanced customer experience. Drive benefits realisation with clear KPIs and transparent reporting such as project completion rate, technology adoption rate, and innovation rate, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with organisational goals. Deliver rigorous financial oversight and demonstrable ROI Align programme objectives with organisational strategy, regularly reviewing progress with the Executive Team and Board Success will be measured not only in delivery, but in impact, operational efficiency, enhanced service quality, increased income, improved customer experience and sustained cultural change. Embed lasting change You’ll ensure new systems and processes are supported by real behavioural and cultural shifts, driving high adoption rates and long-term sustainability. Strengthen resilience and trust You will oversee robust risk management, business continuity and compliance (including safeguarding and data protection), ensuring zero major incidents and strong governance throughout. Build high-performing teams You will foster a culture of accountability, resilience and continuous learning ensuring the right capabilities are in place at every stage of the programme.
Who you are You are an experienced transformation leader with: Strong experience of delivering large, complex, technology-enabled change programmes A proven track record of leading £10m+ programmes to time, budget and measurable benefit Deep experience across technology, data and business transformation (CRM experience highly advantageous), alongside people and cultural change Strong financial acumen - experienced in building and delivering against business cases in partnership with Finance Expertise in procurement and third-party partner management Versatility across Agile and Waterfall methodologies Demonstrated ability to lead culture change across complex programmes, driving adoption of new processes, behaviours, and technologies. But beyond your experience, it’s who you are that matters most. You are: Emotionally intelligent, adaptable and calm under pressure A trusted voice who brings credibility, transparency and honesty Resilient, persistent and energising Highly organised and forward-thinking Grounded in purpose, leading with both head and heart
Recruitment Process Application deadline: June 29th First interview dates: TBC To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We are an organisation that is committed to setting candidates up for success, so we can support you to be at your best during the application or selection process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice, or a conversation on reasonable adjustments. We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people. If you would like to discuss your application or anything further in regards to a career at Macmillan Cancer Support please email us at TATeam@macmillan.org.uk .