Programme Director – SAS Analytics Transformation - #2160243

Programme Director – SAS Analytics Transformation

Location: Sheffield, UK - Hybrid Weekly 2-3 Days

Department: Data & Analytics Office (DAO)

Role Type: Programme / Transformation Leadership

Contract - InsideIR35

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Programme Director to lead an enterprise-wide SAS Analytics transformation. The role will own the transformation strategy, target-state direction, investment priorities and overall outcomes, while providing senior leadership across business, technology, data, architecture, risk, control and supplier stakeholders.

The successful candidate will oversee a portfolio of transformation initiatives including SAS modernisation, workload migration, code remediation, platform adoption and legacy decommissioning, ensuring delivery within agreed scope, funding, risk and quality parameters.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the overall SAS Analytics transformation strategy, vision, target state and delivery outcomes.
• Define transformation priorities, sequencing, success measures and investment requirements.
• Lead enterprise-level SAS modernisation, migration, remediation and legacy decommissioning programmes.
• Provide executive leadership across CDAO, technology, business, architecture, risk and control functions.
• Lead Steering Committees and executive governance forums, driving decisions on scope, funding, risk and delivery.
• Manage cross-programme dependencies, major risks, issues and escalations.
• Establish and maintain transformation governance, controls, assurance and executive reporting.
• Own portfolio-level investment planning, budgets, financial forecasts and resource strategy.
• Lead and develop Programme Managers, senior delivery leads and workstream leads.
• Manage strategic suppliers, commercial relationships, service levels and third-party performance.
• Drive adoption of the target SAS environment, including migration, training, operational readiness and transition to BAU.
• Ensure transformation benefits are realised and embedded sustainably within the organisation.

Key Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in Programme Director / Programme Management / Transformation Director roles.
• Strong experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation programmes.
• Proven experience with SAS Analytics / SAS modernisation / SAS migration programmes.
• Experience managing complex technology and data transformation portfolios.
• Strong understanding of migration, legacy decommissioning and platform modernisation.
• Excellent executive stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong experience in governance, risk, controls, financial management and benefits realisation.
• Experience managing Programme Managers and large, distributed delivery teams.
• Strong supplier and third-party management experience.
• Experience within a large, complex or regulated organisation, ideally financial services/banking.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, dependencies and significant transformation risks.

Main / High-Value Skills

SAS Analytics Transformation | Programme Director | Enterprise Transformation | SAS Modernisation | SAS Migration | Data Transformation | Technology Transformation | Legacy Decommissioning | Programme Governance | Executive Stakeholder Management | Risk & Controls | Portfolio Management | Budget & Financial Management | Supplier Management | Change Management