Sky

Business Change Lead

Sky  •  Osterley, GB (Remote)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

Change Delivery sits at the heart of Sky’s business. We turn strategic ambition into delivered change, leading theprogrammesthat matter most to our customers, ourpeopleand the Consumer CEO agenda

We are the team that helps Sky move from idea toimpact Whether we are launching a new product, shaping a major propositionchangeor transforming the way our contactcentresand engineers serve customersChange Delivery brings the structure, pace and leadership needed to make complexchangehappen.

Our work connects technology, product, commercial and operational teams across the business, to create a clear route from strategy through to launch,stabilisationand handover.

Recentprogrammesinclude the launch of Sky Glass Air, Sky SmartHomeand Sky’sCityFibrepartnership, alongside work to roll out our best Sky Mobile and Sky Broadband services to more customers than ever before.

As a Business Change Lead,you’lltake ownership of end-to-end delivery on some of Sky’s biggest and most visibleprogrammes, including major product launches across TV, Connectivity and Smart Home.You’lllead in environments where the answer is not always clear, setting direction, buildingconfidenceand bringing teams with you through ambiguity.

This is a role for someone with a transformation mindset: someone who can see the bigger picture, translate complexity into a clear story, and use data, insight and judgement to help senior leaders make informed decisions.You’llbe comfortable communicating at executive level, shaping the narrative, surfacing the right risks and decisions, and keeping momentum when delivery is challenging.

Our Business Change Leads are part of the Change Delivery People Leadership team, alongside the Heads of Delivery. They line manage and matrix lead Business Change Managers, helping ambitious delivery professionals grow while ensuring ourprogrammesare set up to land well for customers,colleaguesand the business.

Whatyou’lldo

  • Lead high-profile, end-to-endprogrammesfrom early scoping andmobilisationthrough to launch readiness, implementation,stabilisationand handover into BAU.

  • Set direction in complex and ambiguous environments, creating clarity onobjectives, scope, outcomes, deliveryapproachand the decisions needed to move forward.

  • Create and run the rightprogrammerhythm, including integrated planning, governance, progress tracking, reporting,escalationand senior decision-making.

  • Coordinate delivery across multiple teams including technology, commercial product, global product, commercial and operations, flexing confidently across agile, waterfall and hybrid delivery methods.

  • Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and delivery partners, using clear, data-informed communication tomaintainalignment,confidenceand pace.

  • Turn delivery information, risks and insight into compelling narratives that help executive audiences understand progress, trade-offs,decisionsand customer impact.

  • Linemanageand matrix lead Business Change Managers, balancingpeopleleadership withprogrammepriorities and creating the conditions for high-quality change outcomes.

  • Play an active role in department-wide initiatives, helping strengthen how Change Deliveryoperates,communicatesanddelivers forthe business.

Whatyou’llbring 

Essentialcriteria

  • Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functionalprogrammesin fast-paced, largeorganisations, ideally within communications, media,technologyor customer operations environments.

  • Strong end-to-endprogrammeleadership, with practical experience acrossmobilisation, governance design, integrated planning, RAID and dependency management, delivery reporting, launch readiness and handover.

  • A transformation mindset, with the ability to connect strategy to execution, challenge constructively, simplify complexity and keep teams focused on outcomes.

  • Excellent senior and executivelevelstakeholder communication skills, with the judgement to tailor messages, tell a clear story from data and insight, surface decisions andmaintainconfidence when delivery is challenging.

  • Confidence setting direction where there is ambiguity, incomplete information or competing priorities, bringing enough structure to enable progress without slowing delivery down.

  • Outstanding problem solving, planning and conflict resolution skills, with the ability to bring diverse groups together and drive shared solutions to complex delivery challenges.

  • A self-starting, delivery-focused approach, with the ability to spot what needs to be done, take ownership without waiting for direction andmaintainmomentum across multiple moving parts.

  • Inclusive leadership experience, witha track recordof leading ambitious individuals and flexing between strategic direction and delivery detail whenprogrammesneedadditionalfocus.

Desirableskills andexperience

  • Experience working across agile, waterfall and hybrid methodologies;SAFeagile experience is desirable but not essential.

  • Confidence with AI tools and enthusiasm for developing how these can be applied in the workplace to support delivery excellence.

Benefits andperks

There'sone thing peoplecan'tstop talking about when it comes tolifeatSky: theperksHere’sa taster: 

  • Free SkyTVpackage,including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema  

  • Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution

  • Private healthcare with mental health support 

  • Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance 

  • Discounts on Sky products, includingSky Mobile,Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect 

  • Sharesave and Tech schemes 

  • A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Howyou’llwork

We'veadopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 2daysin the office per week.

Your office base 

Osterley

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped withstate-of-the-arttechnology and workspaces,there’splenty of space to see yourbig ideascome to life. Hereyou’llfind 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley,Gunnersburyand Ealing Broadway stations.Plus, there’sfreeonsite parking available for cars,motorbikesand bicycles.

Livingston

Our Livingston office atKirkton Campus is home to our first and biggest Contact Centre. It’salso home to our Sky Up Academy, placing young people at centre stage as media creators. With an on-site restaurant,gymand beauty salon, you can make your routine work for you. 

The nearest train station is Livingston North. A Sky shuttle bus runs between the station and campus every 20 minutesthroughout the day. Sky Watermark, our central site for Livingston, is also just a short shuttle bus away. 

Who we are

We’reSky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us meansyou’llbe bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers,colleaguesandsociety

Werean equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.We'rea Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates.We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you whereappropriate Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can. 

Just so you know: if your application is successful,we’llask 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.

To be eligible for this role youare required tohave theappropriate rightto work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSkyon social media.

Sky

About Sky

Sky connects and entertains millions of people across Europe. At the heart of everything we do, is a belief that people deserve better. For decades, we’ve shaken up every category we entered to give people what they love, to make life a little easier and to provide great value. That’s how we bring millions of customers the joy of a better experience in TV, broadband and mobile.

In TV, we offer the best sports coverage, unmissable TV and the smartest ways to stream and aggregate the TV you love. In broadband, we power homes and businesses, with a fast, reliable connection. In mobile, we bring people closer, with plans at unbeatable value. And now, you can even keep your home connected and protected, through our smart insurance. We design our products to fit seamlessly into your life, with service whenever and however you need it.

That’s how we do better for customers. And we believe in better for society too. We power the cultural economy in the UK and beyond, making award-winning news, original sport, and entertainment. We contribute billions to UK GDP, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs and sharing both our journalism and our coverage of the arts, free of charge. We are cutting emissions and making recyclable, energy-efficient products, and we give back, through free internet access and digital skills for under-served communities and young people.

Sky is owned by Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company.

Industry
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Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Middlesex, GB
Year Founded
1989
Website
sky.com
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