Sanderson Recruitment

Sanderson Recruitment

South East London, West Midlands

Programme Service Design Lead

Full-Time£137,500 - 150,000 per yearhierUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £137,500 - 150,000 per year

Requirements:
  • We are looking for an experienced Programme Service Design Lead to lead service and process design across a major transformation programme.
  • Extensive experience leading service and process design within large-scale transformation programmes
  • Proven expertise in end-to-end service design and business process re-engineering
  • Experience designing As-Is, To-Be, and transition-state services and processes
  • Strong knowledge of BPMN, Lean, Six Sigma, and L2-L4 process modelling frameworks
  • Experience aligning service design to Target Operating Models (TOMs)
  • Ability to balance governance, risk management, and delivery pace
  • Strong planning, prioritisation, and workstream management skills
  • Experience leading and developing multi-disciplinary onshore and offshore teams
  • Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and relationship-building skills
  • Strong analytical and decision-making capability in complex environments
  • Experience defining process performance measures, benefits baselines, and benefits realisation approaches
  • Knowledge of service design, process mapping, and business architecture tools
  • Ability to establish high-performing teams and effective ways of working
  • Strong communication and presentation skills with senior stakeholders
Responsibilities:
  • We will lead service and process design across a major transformation programme.
  • We will define the service design approach and govern design standards.
  • We will lead a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality As-Is, To-Be, and transition-state service designs.
  • We will work closely with programme leadership and stakeholders.
  • We will ensure services and processes support transformation objectives.
  • We will deliver measurable business benefits and maintain service continuity.
  • We will align services and processes with the target operating model.
  • We will balance governance, risk management, and delivery pace.
  • We will define process performance measures, benefits baselines, and benefits realisation approaches.
  • We will establish high-performing teams and effective ways of working.
Technologies:
  • BPMN
  • Support

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last updated 31 week of 2026

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About Sanderson Recruitment

Sanderson Recruitment

Sanderson Recruitment

South East London

IT

Skills & Technologies

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