Overview

Are you an experienced Programme Director with the ability to combine executive-level influence with hands-on delivery? We are looking for a contract Programme Director to lead a strategically critical 18-month platform migration programme, delivering our new subscriptions management platform and managing migrations across UK and US brands while ensuring compliance, customer-centricity and commercial growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

Reporting to our Customer Digital Director in Subscriptions, you’ll lead a programme team spanning project management, marketing operations, technology and brand stakeholders. Your challenge is to keep delivery on track, ensure priorities are clear and each brand’s migration completes with minimal disruption to customers.

As the Programme Director, you will oversee the successful design, governance and delivery of our subscriptions platform migration programme. This business-critical transformation spans more than 100 brands across multiple markets and requires both strategic oversight and hands-on leadership and organisation.

You will lead a portfolio of brand migrations, managing a core programme team that includes the US Programme Manager and two Marketing Migration Leads. You will direct this team to ensure their work aligns with the roadmap and programme outcomes.

Experience That Will Put You Ahead Of The Curve

• 10+ years of programme/project leadership experience in digital, IT or subscription-based businesses
• Proven success delivering transformation programmes
• Knowledge of agile delivery and programme governance
• Hands-on experience working directly with technical delivery teams
• Ability to work across time zones with occasional early or late meetings
• Ability to analyse and interpret data
• Experience with platform migrations or large-scale system implementations
• Experience balancing commercial, regulatory and customer needs in decision-making

What’s in It for You

The expected range for this role is £90,000 - £110,000. This is a Hybrid role from our Bath or London Office, working three days from the office and two from home.

• Plus more great perks, including uncapped leave
• Profit share/bonus when targets are met
• Refer a friend bonus when they join Future
• Wellbeing support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes
• Opportunity to purchase shares in Future with our Share Incentive Plan

Internal job family level P3

Who We Are

We’re Future, the global leader in specialist media. With over 3,000 employees across 200+ media brands, Future provides trusted, expert content online and offline through our websites, magazines, events, newsletters, podcasts and social spaces.

We’re building on ambitious growth momentum and are looking for driven people to be a part of it.

Inclusion and Diversity

We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to thrive. We strive to hire fairly and inclusively, welcoming talent from every background.

The table is open to everyone, and a diverse team is part of our future.

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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