Programme Manager - Transformation

Overview

Lead the HR PMO to ensure People transformation and continuous improvement initiatives are prioritised, governed and delivered effectively across the employee lifecycle, partnering with People Solutions, Digital & Technology and HR leaders.

What you'll do

• Own the HR Transformation PMO framework, establishing consistent governance, reporting, planning and delivery standards across HR CI projects and transformation initiatives.
• Maintain an integrated portfolio view of priorities, milestones, budgets, resources, dependencies and risks, enabling effective decision making and delivery oversight.
• Partner with HR leaders to shape transformation roadmaps, translating strategic priorities into executable programmes and projects, including ownership of the PSE team workplan.
• Drive delivery excellence across HR technology implementations, operating model changes, service improvements, policy harmonisation and organisational transformation initiatives.
• Champion employee-centric transformation, ensuring initiatives improve employee, manager and HR user experiences across key moments that matter.
• Manage governance forums, proactively managing and resolving risks, issues, dependencies and decisions.
• Deliver reporting and insights, providing visibility of progress, value delivery, resource demand and programme health.
• Support benefits realisation by ensuring initiatives are linked to measurable business and employee outcomes.
• Partner with Finance and programme leaders to manage budgets, forecasts, investment decisions and resource planning across the portfolio.
• Drive continuous improvement of transformation governance, delivery methodologies and PMO practices, leveraging technology, automation and AI where appropriate.
• Lead and develop HR Project Managers and the wider PMO team, setting clear priorities, performance expectations and development goals.
• Build capability through consistent standards, disciplined delivery, strong governance and effective stakeholder engagement.
• Lead standalone HR projects and workstreams, delivering agreed outcomes to scope, time, cost and quality.

What you'll need

• 8-10 years' experience in programme management, PMO, transformation, operational excellence or related disciplines.
• Proven experience leading complex global transformation programmes and portfolios.
• Strong expertise in programme governance, portfolio management, resource planning, budgeting and benefits realisation.
• Experience delivering HR transformation, HR technology or business transformation initiatives in complex global organisations.
• Strong understanding of employee lifecycle processes, HR operating models and shared services environments.
• Experience working with enterprise HR technologies such as Workday, ServiceNow or similar platforms.
• Demonstrable experience using data and insights to drive decision-making and delivery performance.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Strong communication and influencing capabilities across global and cross-functional environments.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and align multiple stakeholders around shared outcomes.
• Strong commercial thinking, analytical capability and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrable capability to lead change, drive adoption and deliver sustainable business outcomes in complex environments.

Nice to have

• Formal certification in project management methodologies (e.g. PMP, APM, PRINCE2, Agile).
• Knowledge of automation, AI and digital transformation practices.
• Previous experience of managing a team.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru Campus 31.
• Job posting end date: 2026-11-05.