Head of Business Integration & Governance - 12 Month FTC

The Head of Business Integration & Governance is a leadership role responsible for enabling the Managing Director, Chief Operations Officer, and LCST Senior Leadership Team to operate at maximum effectiveness. The role ensures business alignment, operational discipline, governance coherence, and engagement across the LCST Programme. Acting as an integrator and operational anchor point, the Head of Business Integration & Governance reports performance and ensures delivery of LCST's contractual commitments. Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Programme Delivery & Priority Management:

• Support the Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer in coordinating delivery priorities, operational activities, and programme objectives
• Monitor progress against key deliverables, identifying risks, issues, dependencies, and required interventions
• Coordinate cross-functional activities to ensure timely execution of programme commitments
• Support the Chief Operating Officer in prioritising and sequencing activities across all LCST directorates
2. Collaboration & Operational Coordination:
• Work closely with the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Leadership Team to maintain alignment across daily, weekly, and monthly operational activities.
• Act as deputy for the Chief Operating Officer as required, ensuring continuity of decision-making and programme leadership
• Lead and coordinate priority initiatives and business improvement activities as directed by the Managing Director or Chief Operating Officer
• Track and expedite critical actions and decisions requiring senior leadership attention
3. Governance, Assurance & Business Management:
• Lead the Governance Team and Managing Director's Office, ensuring efficient delivery of governance and business management activities
• Manage the planning, preparation and coordination of internal and external governance reviews
• Produce and coordinate high-quality briefing packs, presentations, reports and papers for executive, customer and governance forums
• Track governance actions, decisions and commitments, ensuring timely completion and reporting
• Maintain governance processes, reporting mechanisms and management information to support programme delivery
• Support the Executive Assistant in managing the Managing Director's and governance calendars, priorities and engagements
4. Performance Reporting & Operational Insight:
• Analyse operational performance data, dashboards and KPIs to identify emerging trends, risks and issues
• Facilitate performance reviews and deep-dive investigations with subject matter experts to support issue resolution
• Develop concise management reports and executive summaries to support leadership decision-making
• Monitor performance improvement actions and report progress to senior leadership forums
5. Stakeholder Management & Engagement:
• Maintain effective working relationships with Authority customers, Leidos leadership teams and key programme stakeholders
• Coordinate customer engagements, senior leadership meetings, governance reviews and site visits
• Support communication and engagement activities across the LCST programme
• Act as a key liaison between directorates to facilitate collaboration and issue resolution
6. Operational Management & Continuous Improvement:
• Coordinate operational improvement initiatives across Emersons Green and Bicester sites
• Review and improve business processes, working practices and reporting mechanisms to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Support organisational change activities and implementation of operational improvements
• Promote collaboration, accountability and effective ways of working across the programme
7. Resource & Workforce Planning:
• Lead workforce planning activities across the LCST programme, balancing resource demand and supply across directorates
• Work with Directorate Leads, HR and Programme Controls teams to maintain workforce forecasts and resource plans
• Monitor workforce requirements against programme demand, operational priorities and contractual commitments
• Ensure alignment between workforce plans, the Integrated Master Schedule, Team Builder and resource tracking tools
• Produce workforce reports and insights to support leadership decision-making
  
  Strong understanding of LCST programme delivery, governance and customer operations
• Proven experience supporting senior leaders within complex and fast-paced environments
• Experience in governance coordination, business management, operational planning and performance reporting
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insight
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of executive-level reports and presentations
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple organisational levels
• Highly organised, proactive and capable of managing competing priorities and deadlines
Skills Desired :
• Experience working with the Ministry of Defence, defence logistics or large-scale operational programmes
• Knowledge of governance frameworks, audit processes and compliance environments
• Project or Programme Management qualifications (APM, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent)
• Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma or other continuous improvement methodologies
• Experience using programme controls, resource planning or workforce management tools
  
  The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme (http://https//www.leidos.com/company/global/uk-europe/LCST) for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK's defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).
Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening. What Makes Us Different: Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change. Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours. People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing . We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares., Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Clearance Requirements:
• BPSS Pre-screening required to start
• SC required for the role
Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction... What we do for you: At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance. We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Flexible Working Scheme, Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .