Lead Programme Planner

The purpose of this role is to plan and support the delivery of a wide and exciting range of Creative projects, acting as a central point of co-ordination for the Brand Design team. No direct experience of Brand Design is necessarily required, but a passion and desire to understand the work is essential, as you will be working closely with the designers. Your main responsibility will be to deliver consistent project management processes across Brand Design and collaborate with the wider group of project professionals across Creative and JLR. You will be using your initiative to solve queries and problems as they arise, to ensure that projects are delivered efficiently and effectively.,

• Lead the project planning for Brand Design within the Creative department by organising project planning board, including fielding and prioritising incoming requests, maintaining project management processes and tracking any project changes.
• Work with all project stakeholders to ensure the project portfolio provides appropriate data to support the prioritisation of work.
• Provide project summary updates, resolve queries and manage change across all projects.
• Support resource planning using the project portfolio to guide the short-term management of Brand Design resource, as well as provide data to enable comprehension of future demand.
• Support the early identification of risks or issues to project delivery, working with team members to answer queries as they arise and, using the agreed framework, effectively communicate and mitigate issues.
  
  Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Strong understanding of project management principles.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and deliver projects.
• Confident in documenting project plans that track and report key activities, milestones, dependencies, and resource requirements.
Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

As a part of the Creative team, you'll be at the core of what we do at JLR, shaping the future of modern luxury. Working in Vehicle Design, Materiality, Brand Design, Digital Design, Business Planning and Transformation, you'll collaborate with other creative minds to deliver sustainable solutions using cutting-edge technology. Unleash your creativity on iconic brands. Come, be a proud creator of the exceptional.