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As part of Stagwell, the challenger network transforming marketing through AI, Stagwell Media is transforming media through an agile, integrated model that powers growth and helps brands navigate an evolving marketplace. Powered by next-generation agentic technology, including The Media Machine, its AI-native operating system, the agency accelerates optimization, maximizes media investment efficiency and drives higher-quality audience engagement. With more than 2,300 experts across 50+ markets, Stagwell Media delivers transformative results for leading global brands including Lenovo, DP World, and P&G.\nOverview\nThis is a high-impact, London-based Programme Director role reporting directly to the Global CEO of Stagwell Media Platform. As a senior individual contributor, you will own the delivery of the organisation's most critical tactical and strategic business transformation programmes - operating across a globally dispersed, senior stakeholder landscape spanning the US, UK and beyond.\nYou will not manage a large team - you will move the organisation. This role demands someone who combines rigorous programme discipline with commercial and political acumen: a collaborator who builds trust at every level, and who knows precisely when to push, when to escalate, and how to do both with care and precision.\nResponsibilities\nProgramme Delivery & Governance\nOwn end-to-end delivery of strategic and tactical transformation programmes across Stagwell Media Platform, ensuring milestones, dependencies and risks are actively managed.\nDefine and maintain robust programme governance frameworks - including workplans, RAID logs, status reporting and executive dashboards - primarily within Adobe Workfront.\nDrive accountability across cross-functional workstreams, maintaining relentless focus on outcomes and deadlines.\nSenior Stakeholder Management\nBuild trusted relationships with C-suite and senior leaders across Stagwell's global network, with particular emphasis on US-based stakeholders.\nCommunicate programme status, risks and recommendations clearly and confidently to the Global CEO and executive committee.\nNavigate complex organisational dynamics with diplomacy - identifying when to collaborate, when to challenge, and when to escalate.\nStrategic Business Transformation\nContribute to the design and execution of Stagwell Media Platform's business transformation agenda, translating strategic intent into executable plans with clear KPIs and measurable outcomes.\nIdentify blockers, interdependencies and capability gaps; proactively propose solutions and drive alignment across teams.\nAct as a trusted integrator - bringing coherence and momentum to a complex, fast-moving portfolio of initiatives.\nOperational Excellence\nChampion best-in-class programme management practices, tooling and disciplines, embedding Adobe Workfront as the platform of record for delivery tracking.\nProduce clear, concise reporting for senior audiences, including board-level updates, steering committee packs and CEO briefings.\nOperate with a proactive, solutions-first mindset - taking initiative to move things forward without waiting to be asked.\nQualifications\nKEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS\nOn-time, on-scope delivery of strategic transformation programme milestones across the business.\nQuality and consistency of programme governance, reporting and stakeholder communications.\nSenior stakeholder satisfaction - as assessed through direct CEO feedback and business unit engagement.\nAdoption and effective utilisation of Adobe Workfront across managed workstreams.\nProactive identification and resolution of programme risks and escalation points before they become critical issues.\nCompensation\nCompetitive","description_format":"text","description_chars":3830,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Advertising","Creative Agencies","Market Research","Digital Media"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-13T14:08:36Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-13T15:47:43Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/stagwell-smp-programme-director","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/stagwell-smp-programme-director.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-13T15:47:43Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":31682,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1790083},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1790083"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fstagwell-smp-programme-director"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fstagwell-smp-programme-director"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fstagwell-smp-programme-director"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/stagwell-smp-programme-director\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fstagwell-smp-programme-director"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4251620}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"stagwellglobal.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4251620},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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