
Sanderson Recruitment
Service Design Lead
Job Description
Salary: £125,000 - 150,000 per year
Requirements:- Extensive service design and process improvement experience.
- Proven experience within large-scale transformation programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Experience leading teams and building high-performing cultures.
- Expertise in end-to-end service design, process mapping, and operating model design.
- BPMN experience is desirable.
- Active SC clearance is essential.
- Lead the service design workstream across a large transformation programme.
- Drive As Is, To Be, and transition state design.
- Lead and develop a team of service designers and analysts.
- Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders.
- Ensure service design activities align with programme delivery and business outcomes.
- Drive collaboration across multiple workstreams.
- BPMN
- Support
More:
We are supporting a major transformation programme and are seeking an experienced Service Design Workstream Lead to take ownership of a critical workstream. This is a 6-month initial contract based in London with a hybrid working pattern of 1-2 days onsite per week. The rate is up to c£600 inside IR35 via umbrella. We are committed to respect, equality, and inclusion, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. We also offer support during the recruitment process if adjustments are needed.
last updated 31 week of 2026
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Sanderson Recruitment
London
IT
Skills & Technologies
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£137,500
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£85,000
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This salary is 62% above the UK median for Lead roles (£85,000/yr).
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