Programme Manager (Target Operating Model Implementation)- London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Programme Manager (Target Operating Model Implementation) to work for our client within the Public Sector / Organisational Transformation space. This is a 6 month contract opportunity with strong potential to extend and can be delivered on a hybrid basis based in London, with on‑site presence required depending on programme needs and senior‑stakeholder engagement.

Our client is delivering a major organisational transformation programme focused on designing and implementing a new Target Operating Model. This role sits at the heart of the programme, providing strategic leadership, shaping workstreams, driving delivery momentum and ensuring alignment across senior stakeholders, while remaining hands‑on enough to unblock progress and ensure real‑world execution.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of a complex Target Operating Model implementation programme, ensuring clear structure, governance and accountability
• Work closely with Executive and senior leadership to shape programme direction, refine approach and maintain alignment across workstreams
• Manage programme‑level risks, dependencies and stakeholder expectations, ensuring issues are resolved quickly and effectively
• Balance strategic leadership with hands‑on delivery, stepping into operational detail where required to maintain pace and clarity
• Drive programme discipline, ensuring robust planning, reporting, prioritisation and measurable progress against agreed outcomes

• Significant experience leading complex organisational transformation or Target Operating Model programmes
• Strong credibility with senior leadership and Executive‑level stakeholders, with the confidence to challenge constructively
• Excellent programme structuring, governance and delivery skills, with a track record of driving clarity in challenging environments
• Ability to switch effectively between big‑picture strategic thinking and detailed, practical delivery
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Programme Manager delivering large‑scale change in complex organisations

Additional Capabilities: 

• Pragmatic and outcome‑focused, with a strong sense of accountability
• Comfortable working at pace and bringing order to ambiguity
• Willing to take a hands‑on approach rather than operating purely at oversight level

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading graduate employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension