Programme Lead – Global Launch Planning Lead

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG)

Programme Lead overseeing end-to-end planning and delivery of content operations for vehicle launches. Ensuring alignment across multiple workstreams and maintaining governance discipline.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeBirmingham • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the overall content programme plan and maintain the integrated roadmap across UX, content, configurator, development and market activity.
Manage delivery against fixed website and vehicle launch milestones, ensuring all workstreams remain on track.
Run programme governance routines, including RAID management, status reporting, dependency tracking and escalation management.
Maintain the master launch calendar covering website launches, vehicle launches and key readiness milestones.
Define and oversee cut-over plans, launch sequencing and hypercare arrangements for each major release.
Coordinate cross-stream and cross-market activity in the run-up to launch dates, ensuring clear ownership and timely execution.
Lead readiness assessments and go/no-go decision forums, ensuring risks, blockers and mitigations are clearly understood.
Work closely with functional leads to resolve issues, manage interdependencies and protect delivery quality.
Drive post-launch review activity and embed lessons learned into future launch planning.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong programme leadership experience in large, cross-functional digital or content operations environments.
Proven ability to manage integrated plans across multiple workstreams with fixed delivery dates.
Strong governance capability, including RAID management, decision tracking and executive reporting.
Experience supporting website launches and product or vehicle launch cycles.
Experience working in multi-market or international delivery environments.
Knowledge of content operations, localisation or market engagement models.
Experience coordinating complex launches, releases or transformation milestones involving multiple stakeholders.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, delivery teams and market representatives.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance strategic oversight and operational detail.
Sound judgement in risk assessment, issue resolution and go/no-go decision support.
Clear communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to drive alignment across distributed teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays – we understand the importance of you getting some down time.
Annual Wellbeing Day – enjoy an additional day on us to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
Pension Scheme – helping you save towards your retirement home in the sun!
Corporate Medical Cash Plan – claim back the cost of your medical treatments.
Smart Working Options – spend up to 40% of your working week from home.
So many savings – through our online community platform, you can access dozens of daily deals, from money off top brands to discounts on days out.
Employee Assistance Programme – our people are at the heart of everything we do, so if you’re happy, we’re happy.
Cycle to Work Scheme – save on the cost of biking to work.
Monthly Employee Awards - Employee of the Month programme with £250 bonus
Raising money for charity including a paid Volunteer Day – we’re all about giving back… and having lots of fun in the process!
Referral scheme – know the perfect person to join the team? You could bag £1,500 for a putting a good word in.
Wellbeing Programme – giving you the opportunity to join regular, interactive Wellbeing Workshops or join our 30 plus Wellbeing Champions.
Enhanced Family Friendly Leave – support for you and your family to help you navigate through the craziness of family life.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Integrated PlanningGovernance CapabilityRisk AssessmentIssue ResolutionLaunch SequencingDependency TrackingDecision TrackingPost-Launch ReviewContent Operations KnowledgeLocalisation Knowledge

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationOrganisational SkillsInfluencing SkillsJudgement