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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
The Financial Times ranks among the world’s top news organisations, known globally for its authority, integrity, and accuracy. It aims to provide quality information and services around the globe.
At the FT, curiosity flourishes and ambitious thinking is celebrated. Here, you’re given the opportunity to reach millions, produce work that matters and provide impartial journalism in a polarised world.
In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing.
Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and motivate you. With no set path, you’ll uncover new skills and build a career that can take you anywhere.
Develop a newsworthy career at the FT.
We believe in the power of unique perspectives and want all voices in our organisation to be heard, respected, and valued. A supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be authentic and perform at their highest potential. We are dedicated to eliminating obstacles for everyone, with an emphasis on tackling challenges faced by underrepresented groups.
We are looking for an experienced Corporate Systems Technology Programme Manager to lead complex, enterprise-wide initiatives across Product & Tech and the wider FT.
This is a hands-on programme leadership role, with an initial focus spanning Oracle Finance technology transformation, Workday platform modernisation and integrations, and business model redesign. You will lead programmes that modernise finance and people capabilities, improve business decision-making and enable scalable business models across the organisation.
You will guide multiple workstreams, teams, suppliers, and interested parties from beginning to end. You will guarantee programmes are well organized, closely managed, and achieved according to agreed objectives, success measures, benefits, and business priorities.
Engaging with business and technology departments, you will offer the programme direction and technical comprehension necessary to bridge Product, Engineering, Data, Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Architecture, and business sectors, transforming complexity into clear strategies, decisions, and outcomes.
What's in it for You?
Our benefits differ depending on the location, but we are dedicated to offering top-tier perks at all our offices. These include generous annual leave, medical coverage, inclusive parental leave options, discounted gym memberships, and chances to contribute to the community. Full details of our benefits are available here.
We currently operate a hybrid model which requires staff to work onsite 50% of the time, subject to role requirements & regular review. While flexible working requests will be considered, not all patterns are suitable for all roles. We believe this balanced approach supports flexibility and protects our culture, making collaboration and communication easier, building stronger relationships and team cohesion, and supporting peer learning. We reserve discretion on reasonable notice to change this approach either generally or for specific individuals or teams.
We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.
Please inform us if you need any reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the application process or to facilitate your attendance at an interview. Should you wish to discuss your needs or have any inquiries, email talent@ft.com and a member of our team will gladly assist you.
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