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Salary Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.
This role is situated within the Customer Growth Team within the Consumer Group. The team looks after performance across all of Sky’s products, Loyalty (rewarding our customers) and partnerships, Retail (our Sky stores), Trading and how we effectively manage and communicate with our customer base.
What you'll do:
- Develop an in-depth understanding of business needs, with the ability to articulate objectives and requirements to technical teams and progress solutions which achieve maximum commercial and customer benefit.
- Shape, influence and lead key strategic transformation initiatives and/or change programmes.
- Translate recommendations into a defined and manageable project scope.
- Communicating key and relevant updates to Director/Exec level, having secured agreement on the approach with all partners.
- Accountability for the delivery of multiple projects/programmes, ensuring scope is agreed, clear direction is set and teams deliver on time and to budget.
- Management of direct and virtual teams. With a laser focus on team development and effective coaching, in order to deliver successful project outcomes.
- Implement clear and effective project/programme controls (i.e benefits, scope documents, project plans, RAID logs), with progress communicated.
- Establish and improve project governance for workstream meetings, programme boards and DSG’s.
- Ownership of change management (ensuring that the business area is ready for the change to be adopted).
- Perform post-implementation review activities to ensure output and processes continuously improve.
What you'll bring:
- Advanced partner engagement ability - experience of influencing partners at Director level and quickly develop a strong network of contacts.
- You will have a “can do” attitude with strong resilience, be able to bounce back quickly from set-backs and suggest alternative plans.
- You’ll have the ability and the confidence, to challenge appropriately, at a senior level.
- Consistent record of leading teams and galvanising those teams behind a common vision, with a proven track record of delivering desired outcomes.
- Previous experience of working in a fast paced, dynamic environment with proven experience of managing virtual teams.
- Demonstrable experience of projects in either a consulting or large blue chip, complex organisation with an awareness of different project methodologies.
The Rewards:
There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package!
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband!
- Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences
Your office base:
Osterley:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.
On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion:
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
