Programme Director

Programme Director UK (Remote) £700 to £800 a day (Outside IR35) 12 to 36 Months We are supporting one of the world's most complex enterprise security transformation programmes and are looking for an exceptional Programme Director to take ownership of a multi-million euro portfolio delivering large scale network and security modernisation across a major global customer. This is a high visibility leadership role operating at executive level, driving the delivery of complex security migration programmes across international enterprise environments with thousands of users, multiple workstreams, aggressive timelines, and senior stakeholder exposure across both business and technical functions. You'll be expected to operate as the senior delivery lead across the programme, managing governance, commercial oversight, executive reporting, customer engagement, delivery risk, technical alignment, and cross functional coordination at scale. What You'll Be Doing Leading enterprise scale security and network transformation programmes from mobilisation through to delivery Acting as the senior escalation point across complex customer environments Managing executive stakeholder relationships across technology, operations, security, and business leadership teams Driving governance, programme reporting, RAID management, financial oversight, and delivery accountability Coordinating large cross functional teams across architecture, engineering, security, operations, and third party partners Overseeing complex migration strategies involving SASE, cloud security, and network transformation technologies Managing multiple concurrent workstreams across international environments Ensuring programme delivery aligns with customer objectives, timelines, and operational requirements Leading steering committees and executive level programme reviews Creating structure and control within fast moving, high pressure enterprise programmes What We're Looking For Proven experience operating as a Programme Director or Senior Programme Lead within enterprise technology environments Strong background delivering large scale customer facing transformation programmes Experience managing complex security, cloud, or network modernisation initiatives Deep understanding of enterprise delivery governance and stakeholder management Previous experience delivering SASE or secure network transformation programmes Ability to operate comfortably within highly visible, politically complex enterprise environments Strong commercial awareness with experience managing large budgets and programme reporting Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at C-suite level Experience working within global matrix organisations Experience with technologies such as Prisma Access, Zscaler, or Netskope