Director of Global Programmes, Retail Development

Job Description

This is a rare opportunity for a senior leader to shape prioritise and drive the global retail development (RD) transformation agenda at scale.

As Director of Global Programmes Retail Development you will own and orchestrate the full portfolio of complex cross-functional programmes that power our physical retail growth across global branded channels!

From local market footprint strategies to globally scaled concepts you will lead and support RD functional teams to turn ambition into executable governed and prioritised programmes.

Sitting on the Global Retail Development Leadership Team you will define what truly matters bringing precise prioritisation strategic clarity and structured governance to a portfolio that spans new markets new store formats design evolution real estate strategy and global rollouts. You will balance forward-looking portfolio planning and resource optimisation with senior stakeholder alignment acting as the single point of visibility for programme health risks capacity and outcomes.

This is a fully empowered role for a strategic doer someone who can shape the roadmap challenge priorities optimise global resources and then relentlessly drive delivery!

Were pleased to share that we offer a hybrid working week arrangement called Best of Both requiring 3 days in the office location and 2 days from home.

Relocation assistance is offered for this position.

Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.

The closing date for all applications will be Friday 26th June 2026. Applications will be actively reviewed and shortlisted during this time.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead Complex Global Programmes Drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale multi-year retail programmes spanning expansion real estate operations and store development ensuring projects are delivered on time on budget and to the highest quality.

• Programme Governance & Risk Management Establish and enforce robust governance frameworks including stage-gate management escalation protocols and interdependency oversight across regions.

• Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management Translate Retail Development priorities into a clear actionable multi-year programme roadmap making data-driven decisions on resource allocation investment trade-offs and CapEx/OpEx optimisation.

• Executive Stakeholder Leadership Act as a trusted advisor to Snr Directors VPs and senior stakeholders influencing decisions and providing clear compelling updates on programme status risks and value delivery.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration Operate independently across geographies and time zones coordinating multiple priorities aligning global regional and market teams and ensuring seamless execution across the retail portfolio.

• People Leadership & Capability Building Lead develop and performance-manage a high-performing team building strategic programme management capability to scale global Retail Development initiatives.

Do you have what it takes

• Retail Expertise & Cross-Functional Programme Leadership Experience in retail organisations with a strong track record of leading complex multi-year programmes across expansion real estate operations and store development.

• End-to-End Programme Ownership Proven ability to own large-scale global programme portfolios from concept through execution ensuring delivery on time on budget and to quality standards.

• Programme Governance & Risk Management Deep expertise in governance frameworks stage-gate management escalation handling go/no-go decisions and managing cross-regional dependencies.

• Commercial Acumen & Data-Driven Decision Making Experience managing significant CapEx/OpEx budgets evaluating business cases and making investment trade-offs to optimise return.

• Senior Stakeholder Management & Influence Trusted advisor to (Snr)Directors VPs and senior leaders with exceptional executive communication presentation and relationship management skills.

• Global Fast-Paced Delivery & People Leadership Comfortable working independently across geographies and time zones managing multiple priorities while leading developing and performance-managing teams.

• Fluency in English - both written and verbal.

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Play your part in the team succeeding

An advocate for change. A spokesperson for Retail Development. A leader who ensures we move from reactive project execution to disciplined scalable value-driven programme management.

If you are experienced in complex retail programme environments thrive in ambiguity and have the credibility to influence at senior level while staying close to execution this is an opportunity to build and lead the holistic engine behind global retail growth.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time including prior to any advertised closing date. So if youre interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Whats in it for you

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount We know youll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible youll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team youll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

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