Deputy Director Business Strategy

DWP is looking to fill the Deputy Director Business Strategy role in Finance directorate.

The Deputy Director for Business Strategy is a critical leadership role within DWP Finance Group. The postholder will play a central role in supporting and enabling transformation across the Department, ensuring that the 2030 Strategy and Plan is embedded, understood and consistently applied across the organisation.

This role sits at the heart of departmental transformation. It requires a strategic thinker who can operate confidently at pace within a complex Whitehall environment, influencing senior leaders and navigating departmental governance to drive long‑term change.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & People Development Empower and inspire your division to deliver excellent service and grow individual and team capability. Foster a positive, inclusive, and collegiate working environment that supports continuous improvement and professional growth.

Transformation Delivery Support Work closely with the Transformation Office (TO) and senior colleagues to establish an enterprise‑wide strategy and design authority. Develop products, frameworks and ways of working that embed the 2030 Strategy and Plan. Support colleagues across DWP in applying the strategy consistently.

Transformation Mobilisation – Assurance Design and embed a process (as part of the virtual TO) to track and assure progress against the 2030 Strategy. Identify risks, gaps and opportunities to accelerate delivery. Provide clear evidence and insight to senior leaders to support decision‑making.

Transformation Mobilisation – Strategic Projects Lead priority strategic-thinking and mobilisation projects to support implementation of the 2030 Strategy. Enable service groups and delivery teams to prepare for and deliver major transformational change.

Business Strategy Design & Development Work across the Department to agree updates to the business strategy in line with emerging skills and capabilities. Design and embed an annual process (agreed with Executive Team) to ensure the strategy remains aligned to departmental priorities. Maintain the strategy as a live, evolving product that guides operational and transformational decision‑making.

Stakeholder Engagement Build trusted relationships with senior leaders across DWP, managing expectations and influencing outcomes. Act as the finance focal point for Policy Group in interactions with HM Treasury and Ministers.