Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The Financial Times is seeking an experienced Corporate Systems Technology Programme Manager to lead complex, enterprise-wide initiatives across Product & Tech and the wider organisation. This hands-on leadership role initially focuses on Oracle Finance technology transformation, Workday platform modernisation and integrations, and business model redesign. You will lead programmes that modernise finance and people capabilities, improve business decision-making, and enable scalable business models across the FT. Your responsibilities include guiding multiple workstreams, teams, suppliers, and stakeholders from initiation through to successful delivery, ensuring programmes are well organised, closely managed, and aligned with agreed objectives, success measures, benefits, and business priorities. You will engage with business and technology departments, bridging Product, Engineering, Data, Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Architecture, and business sectors to transform complexity into clear strategies, decisions, and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities
Guide intricate technology and business transformation initiatives from initiation through execution, adoption, and benefits achievement. Develop and sustain consolidated programme plans spanning various workstreams, delivery teams, suppliers, and third-party partners. Establish effective programme governance, ensuring delivery remains aligned with organisational strategy, investment objectives, and agreed outcomes. Drive execution through effective planning, decision-making, dependency management, issue resolution, and clear accountability. Coordinate delivery across business and technology teams, incorporating technical constraints, architectural requirements, security considerations, and operational impacts. Lead programme steering committees, governance forums, and reporting, providing clear visibility of progress, risks, decisions, financial performance, and delivery forecasts. Manage programme budgets, forecasts, investment tracking, and financial performance, supporting funding recommendations where required. Identify and manage programme-level risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies, developing mitigation and recovery plans. Lead relationships with third-party suppliers, systems integrators, and technology partners, monitoring performance against contractual commitments and programme outcomes. Support commercial and procurement activities, including statements of work and contract negotiations. Lead business change, organisational readiness, communications, implementation, and adoption activities, supporting business leaders in owning outcomes and benefits. Build trusted relationships with senior business and technology collaborators, facilitating alignment and constructive decision-making when priorities, scope, investment, or risk trade-offs arise. Ensure programmes transition successfully into operational support, business adoption, and ongoing value tracking.

About Us
The Financial Times ranks among the world’s top news organisations, known globally for its authority, integrity, and accuracy. At the FT, curiosity flourishes and ambitious thinking is celebrated. You will have the opportunity to reach millions, produce work that matters, and provide impartial journalism in a polarised world. Our warm, collaborative culture connects you with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations, and wellbeing. Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and motivate you, allowing you to uncover new skills and build a career that can take you anywhere.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected, and valued. We are dedicated to eliminating obstacles for everyone, with an emphasis on tackling challenges faced by underrepresented groups. We foster a supportive workplace where employees can be authentic and perform at their highest potential.

Working Model and Benefits
We currently operate a hybrid working model requiring staff to work onsite 50% of the time, subject to role requirements and regular review. Flexible working requests are considered, though not all patterns suit every role. This balanced approach supports flexibility while protecting our culture, enhancing collaboration, communication, team cohesion, and peer learning. Benefits vary by location but include generous annual leave, medical coverage, inclusive parental leave options, discounted gym memberships, and opportunities to contribute to the community.

Experience
Extensive experience directing large-scale technology and/or business transformation programmes with multiple interconnected workstreams. Broad technology delivery experience including digital products, SaaS platforms, cloud technologies, infrastructure, cyber security, enterprise applications, data platforms, or organisational transformation. Proven track record of leading complex cross-functional delivery involving senior business and technology collaborators. Experience coordinating third-party suppliers, systems integrators, or technology delivery partners in multi-vendor environments. Strong programme planning, governance, financial management, risk management, and dependency management skills. Experience delivering in Agile, hybrid, and/or traditional delivery environments. Confidence communicating with executive collaborators, steering committees, and governance boards, translating complex programme information into clear decisions and recommendations. Strong commercial insight including budget and investment oversight and understanding of benefits and business value realisation.

About you
Excellent communication, facilitation, influencing, and problem-solving skills. Ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and facilitate alignment and constructive decision-making. Comfortable leading business change, organisational readiness, communications, implementation, and adoption activities. Professional, proactive, and collaborative approach to programme leadership.

Qualifications
Professional programme or project management certification such as MSP, PfMP, PgMP, or equivalent, with demonstrated ability to apply relevant methods in practice.

Desirable
Experience in media, publishing, subscription, SaaS, or other technology-led organisations. Experience delivering enterprise transformation, operating model change, or technology modernisation programmes. Familiarity with enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, cybersecurity frameworks, and modern software delivery practices.