Pentland Brands
Head of Operating Model Enablement & Programme Management
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Head of Operating Model Enablement & Programme Management
Head of Operating Model Enablement & Programme Management
We’re Pentland Brands: a global family business behind some of the world’s most iconic active and lifestyle brands. We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.
About the Role
This role exists to design, embed, and continuously improve the cross-brand, cross-functional processes and ways of working that enable Pentland to deliver its strategy consistently across our brand portfolio.
The Head of Operating Model Enablement & Programme Management leads the enablement of our concept-to-consumer operating model worldwide, partnering closely with functional leaders who remain accountable for change in their own areas. The team provides process design expertise, adoption support, and capability-building, while also leading large, cross-functional transformation programmes and giving the Exec a single, trusted view of portfolio status, prioritisation, and benefits realisation.
Responsibilities
Operating Model & Programme Leadership
- Lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of Pentland’s global operating model, including concept-to-consumer processes and ways of working across the brand portfolio.
- Build and lead a team of Operating Model Enablement Partners to design fit-for-purpose processes and embed new ways of working with functional leaders, ensuring sustained adoption post-go-live.
- Drive continuous process improvement across the operating model, identifying opportunities for simplification, standardisation, and efficiency across brands, regions, and functions.
- Lead the delivery of large, cross-functional transformation programmes, acting as the accountable delivery leader where ownership is not clear-cut.
- Own the business case for cross-functional programmes, ensuring strong delivery discipline across outcomes, milestones, dependencies, and risks.
Team & Project Management
- Build and lead a team of senior programme managers capable of running complex, multi-functional change from mobilisation to value realisation.
- Provide the Exec with a single, consistent view of project status, prioritisation, sequencing, and dependencies across the global transformation portfolio.
- Surface major project risks and issues early to the correct decision-makers and track benefits realisation across the portfolio.
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Strategic Influence & Partnerships
- Act on behalf of the COO on specific topics, initiatives, and priorities, representing the COO in forums and working groups.
- Support joined-up working across the COO function, including Sourcing, Product Development, Supply Chain, IT, AI, eCommerce, and Analytics & Data Governance.
- Develop and maintain practical frameworks, toolkits, and standards to help functional leaders deliver projects and unlock value.
- Provide coaching and training to functional teams, building a community of practice for those leading transformation initiatives.
- Engage with the Exec, functional leaders, brand leaders, and regional leaders to communicate the vision and progress of operating model and transformation work.
Team Development & Governance
- Build strong working relationships across the COO leadership team to ensure operating model and transformation work aligns across functions.
- Coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, growing expertise in process design, improvement, change adoption, and programme delivery.
Requirements
Experience & Expertise
- Significant senior leadership experience in operating model design, business transformation, or large-scale programme delivery, preferably within a global, multi-brand organisation.
- Deep commercial fluency across the concept-to-consumer value chain, particularly in product, merchandising, and integrated business planning.
- Proven track record of leading complex, cross-functional transformation programmes from mobilisation through to value realisation.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to influence and partner effectively with Exec-level leaders across functions, brands, and regions.
- Expertise in process design, change adoption, and capability-building, with proven success in embedding sustainable ways of working.
- Strong delivery discipline, including business case development, milestone tracking, dependency management, and risk/issue resolution.
- Experience building, developing, and leading high-performing teams, with a coaching mindset focused on capability growth.
- A collaborative, low-ego approach that aims to unlock cross-business value without compromising functional accountability.
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Why Pentland Brands?
Our Purpose
Pentland Brands powers globally recognised sport, outdoor, and lifestyle brands, including Speedo, Berghaus, Canterbury, Endura, Ellesse, Kickers, and Mitre.
We are a global family business with a clear purpose: pioneering brands that make life better. Through collaboration across teams, functions, and locations, we create products, experiences, and partnerships that help people lead more active, confident, and positive lives.
Joining Pentland Brands means:
- Contributing to a business with real global impact.
- Building the future of brands with heritage, ambition, and scale.
- Working in a collaborative environment for those who want to improve processes and contribute meaningfully.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with discretionary bonus.
- Hybrid working with flexible start and finish times.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Product discounts and sample sales.
- Enhanced family-friendly policies.
- Healthcare support, gym, and fitness discounts.
- Cycle-to-work scheme and electric car scheme.
- Full details available on our UK Benefits page.
The Interview Process
We design our interview process to be clear, straightforward, and supportive.
If you’re a strong match for the role, here’s what to expect:
1. Talent Team Intro Call
- A 30-minute video call with our Talent Team to discuss the role, your experience, and any questions you may have.
2. Experience Interview
- A deeper dive with the hiring manager, exploring your skills, experience, approach, and how they align with the role, Pentland’s principles, and ways of working.
3. Final Interview
- An in-person visit to our office, with a focus on practical discussion and an opportunity to meet the team.
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