Strategic Programme Manager
The Strategic Programme Manager will play a central role in delivering our strategy, working with leaders across the business to manage the programme of strategic projects.
We're looking for a Strategic Programme Manager to join the team at tails.com. This individual will play a central role in delivering our strategy, working with leaders across the business to manage the programme of strategic projects.
Changing the world of pet food for good
We’re tails.com, a dog food subscription company with a big difference. We create truly tailored food for each and every dog we serve. We start by asking people a few simple questions about their dog. Then we use that information to create their dog’s unique tails.com recipe – so their dog gets exactly the nutrition they need, in the taste they love, delivered to their door every month. It’s clever stuff.
We’ve got ambitious plans. Having created an entirely new category in pet food, we’re now scaling fast in the UK and Europe – backed by Purina, one of the world’s largest pet food companies. You’ll join a bunch of smart people working towards the same goals – and a bunch of smart-ish dogs, all working on their own thing.
Together, we’ll change the world of pet food for good.
Organise & Engage
The purpose of the People group is to ensure we have a highly motivated and engaged pack working within a highly effective operating model to deliver our strategy. We are the custodians and champions of the unique and powerful tails.com culture and we make sure our people, at all levels, have what they need to deliver their best work every day.
Sound like a team you'd like to join? Here’s how you’ll make a difference:
The role
The Strategic Programme Manager will be at the centre of delivering our strategy and responsible for how our teams and capabilities come together cross-functionally to collaborate and deliver game-changing outcomes. You will work with our leaders to ensure we are focusing on the highest impact strategic work. You will play a crucial role owning the programme of strategic projects and the ways of working that enable teams to work together effectively to execute our strategy. This is a new role for tails.com, so you will have the opportunity to shape the future of this role, the team and the way we deliver strategy at tails.com. This role reports directly into the Head of Strategy & Business Operations.
You'll be responsible for:
- Programme management of our strategic projects, supporting prioritisation, resourcing, and managing interdependencies
- Overseeing the reporting and tracking of the strategy execution, responsible for the key tools we use for this purpose
- Orchestrating the way we organise and work cross-functionally to deliver our strategy, supporting individuals across the organisation to understand this operating model
- Chairing monthly meetings with C-suite and leadership team attendees
- Supporting the Head of Strategy & Business Operations by sharing performance updates and flags; Helping identify implications for future strategic decisions and focus
- Supporting with ad-hoc strategic projects where relevant
The skills you’ll bring:
- Effective and proven programme management skills
- Clear and impactful communication, both verbal and written
- Strong interpersonal skills, to build trust with and influence senior stakeholders
- Robust problem solving and analytical skills (spreadsheet manipulation a must)
Our commitment
We’re proud to be an active equal opportunity employer. We want to give everyone a fair chance to join us in changing the world of pet food for good. We do this by conducting a structured recruitment process for all candidates, as well as actively promoting our roles to communities that are under-represented at tails.com.
During your interview process you’ll meet some of our team with varying levels of responsibility and experience. We want to give every candidate a fair interview process and if you need any reasonable adjustments made, please let us know.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive salary, reviewed annually
- Annual bonus, based on company performance
- Flexible core hours, giving you true work life balance
- Hybrid role to ensure this role works for you
- 25 days of holiday (excluding bank holidays) which increases over time to a max of 27 days
- 9/10 day working week to enhance your wellbeing without a reduction in pay and leave allowance
- Optional 5 days unpaid leave and 1 paid volunteer day each year
- When you need a change of scenery, you can work from abroad 2 weeks every 6 months
- Health insurance for you, paid by tails.com, and discounted gym membership
- Extended maternity, shared parental and adoption pay. Up to 6 months at 70% pay, linked to statutory parental pay
- Flexible paid care leave to support immediate dependents, people close to you and pets
- An external financial coach to support a range of topics - debt management, savings and investments
- In house L&D team, with access to year round courses to help drive your development
- 50% discount on all tails.com and 40% on Republic of Cats products
What’s next?
If this sounds like it matches your experience and what you’d love to do, we can’t wait to hear from you! If you’re unsure whether you fit our criteria exactly, please get in touch anyway. And because we believe that diverse teams perform better, we’d especially love to hear from you if you’re from an under-represented demographic.
Here’s a taster of how our recruitment process works:
- Upon submission, your application and CV will be reviewed by the Hiring Manager.
- If selected, you will then have a call with our Talent Acquisition Manager so we can learn more about your general background, skills, and experiences (30 mins).
- If selected for the next stage, you will then have a video call with the Hiring Manager (45 mins).
- Should you be successful, you will then be invited to our office to present your recommendations in response to a provided task to a panel of interviewers (60 mins).
- Lastly, the final interview will be a video call with a senior leadership member (30 mins).
- Department
- People
- Locations
- Richmond
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
Strategic Programme Manager
The Strategic Programme Manager will play a central role in delivering our strategy, working with leaders across the business to manage the programme of strategic projects.
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