Separation Programme Manager

The Programme Manager will oversee and deliver key technology initiatives within the business services sector, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and to a high standard. Based in Hemel Hempstead, this temporary role requires a skilled professional to lead cross-functional teams and manage resources effectively.

Client Details

This opportunity is with a reputable organisation within the business services industry. The company is a medium-sized enterprise known for its focus on innovation and delivering tailored solutions to meet client needs.

Description

We are seeking an experienced Separation Programme Delivery Lead to oversee and execute a complex IT carve out within a fast-paced, Private Equity-backed environment. This role requires a seasoned delivery professional with a track record of successfully leading IT separations, divestments, or carve outs - ideally within PE portfolio companies or similarly high-pressure transitional contexts.

You will be responsible for bringing clarity, pace, and structure to an evolving programme, ensuring robust governance, integrated planning, and high-quality delivery across multiple workstreams. Lead the end-to-end IT separation programme, shaping scope, plans, milestones, and delivery outcomes.

• Establish and embed programme governance, including RAID management, reporting cadence, decision forums, and assurance.
• Rapidly stabilise delivery, defining structured work packages and converting early ambiguity into executable plans.
• Create and manage integrated programme plans, ensuring alignment across technical, operational, and business domains.
• Orchestrate cross-workstream dependencies and manage critical sequencing for TSA exit and cutover readiness.
• Shape and assure the output of a Systems Integrator, ensuring deliverables meet agreed scope, timelines, and acceptance criteria.
• Engage and influence senior stakeholders, providing clarity, progress visibility, and clear decision pathways.
• Drive milestone delivery, ensuring the programme remains on track and key decision points are met with high-quality inputs.

Profile

A successful Separation Programme Delivery Lead should have:

• Proven experience delivering IT separations, carve outs, or divestments, ideally within Private Equity-backed organisations.
• Ability to operate independently, driving structure and pace in dynamic and ambiguous environments.
• Strong programme management and governance skills, with experience establishing control frameworks rapidly.
• Experience working with or overseeing a Systems Integrator during a complex separation or transition.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and leadership capabilities.
• Strength in integrated planning, dependency management, and risk/issue control.
• Ability to deliver impactful outcomes from day one.

Job Offer

• Competitive daily rate between £550-600 a day Outside IR35, depending on experience.
• Exciting opportunity to work on impactful technology programmes.
• Temporary role offering flexibility and project-based challenges.
• Office location in Hemel Hempstead, providing a convenient work environment.

If you are a motivated Separation Programme Delivery Lead looking for your next challenge in the business services industry, apply today to join a forward-thinking organisation.