Programme Director

We're looking for a senior, highly versatile Programme Director to lead delivery across a complex, multi-channel marketing, tech, data & AI ecosystem.

The Programme Director will lead a global team of senior project managers across both workstreams and business groups, and act as the connective tissue between multiple departments, providing senior-level orchestration, integrated programme plans, and consistent communication across all workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Own and orchestrate the fully integrated programme, aligning Creative, Media, AEO, Strategy and Analytics teams around shared plans, priorities and timelines.
• Develop and maintain integrated timing plans, roadmaps, governance models and delivery frameworks across all workstreams.
• Act as the central point of escalation and alignment for both DEPT® Project Managers and client stakeholders.
• Provide senior level programme leadership, ensuring consistency, quality and cohesion across all outputs and strategic decisions.
• Facilitate collaboration between teams to ensure work connects and ladders up to the broader programme goals.
• Co-ordinating inputs from multiple specialist teams.
• Partner closely with Delivery Leads, Strategy and Media leads to maintain clarity on scope, priorities, risks and dependencies.
• Maintain strong client / agency relationship, ensuring confidence in programme direction, delivery cadence and governance.
• Monitor programme health, risks, resource planning and overall operational efficiency, working with team leads to resolve blockers quickly.
• Ensure the client experiences a one-DEPT® integrated model.
• Support commercial management (scoping, forecasting, change control) with local and central Delivery teams.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in a senior delivery/programme role within a digital/creative/marketing agency environment.
• Demonstrable experience working across multiple disciplines - ideally a blend of Creative, Media and Web/Tech.
• Strong understanding of how strategy, creative, media, tech, AEO and analytics connect within an integrated programme.
• Proven ability to create and maintain complex multi-workstream timing plans and delivery frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence senior clients and internal leaders.
• Confidence operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and turning complexity into clear direction.
• Highly organised, calm under pressure, and experienced in managing senior cross-functional teams.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset - able to spot risks early and navigate teams through challenges.

Benefits

• Private health insurance and access to a range of healthcare and preventive services;
• Sports & cultural benefits to support your wellbeing and work-life balance;
• Dog-friendly office;
• Hybrid working policy;
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021.
• Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global , at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications;
• Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.